Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

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Reviewed by junky12345 on August 01, 2008  |  report this review

You'll love your teammates and the control you have over them. They are not useless by any means. If you analyze each situation correctly and issue the proper orders, the bad guys don't have a chance. For example, say you come upon a room with two closed doors. Tell your boys to prepare for entry while you cruise to the flank and scope out the room. You'll then use your snake cam and see where the targets are. You can then set which targets have priority, and then have your boys chuck in a flashbang, take out the tangos, and secure the hostages in less than two seconds. By the way, did I mention this game is realistic? You will feel as if you are Logan Keller, leader of a covert government hit squad. The command controls are very easy to use. Depending on what you have told your squad members to prepare for, you will have a number of command options mapped to the D-pad. To expound upon the previous example, you can tell your boys to enter the room with guns blazing, with a flashbang to stun, or a frag grenade to clear out a hostage free room. This is a tactical, squad-based shooter that will have you scratching your head and laughing with joy. It is very easy to control and play, but difficult to master. You will find yourself dying frequently, and having to restart from the last checkpoint until you find a tactically sound solution.

If you think you can just move around like Schwarzenegger and miraculously come out unscathed while taking out 25 terrorists, you're sorely mistaken. If that's the kind of shooter you're looking for, then you will be frustrated. This game requires patience and calculated maneuvers. In order to help you remain stealthy, and keep your gray matter in tact, Ubisoft Montreal has developed a system for cover use that makes "Gears" jealous. It is an absolutely dynamite control scheme, and is the kind of thing that will be standard issue for all FPS games in the future. Like Gears of War, you will be able to use available cover by holding down on a button (the button varies depending on what button mapping you choose). You will then be taken to a 3rd person view. You can choose to fire blindly without any risk, but also without any accuracy, or you can set your virtual crosshairs on the tango, tap your analog stick, pop out from behind the wall, send the bullet flying toward your enemy's cranium, and hop back into cover all before the tango hits the floor. The execution is silky smooth and oh so lethal.

Guns, Lots of Guns.

Hint by C_for_Vendetta on September 25, 2007  |  report this hint

If your a close range kinda player;
The XMS shotgun is the best. Good range, better stopping power. Attach a lasersight for better accuracy. A six round clip and single or semi-auto firing modes are key.

Medium to long range more to your liking?
I can recommend no other than the MP5N. Single, Auto, and 3 round burst modes for any occasion. Great range and stopping power. Extremely accurate and versatile. Good for any situation. If you lean towards close or medium range, the reflex scope is the best. Long range? definitely the rifle scope.

If your a long range sniper there are two ways to go. The M40A1 can be fitted with a 6x, 12x scope like everything, and provides the best stopping power. However, it's single shot, so if you miss you've got to wait to load another shot. Unless your a crack shot, i suggest the PSG-1. Lacking ever so slightly in power, it's semi auto, which can help if your accuracy has gone down.

Watch out, grenades take a second to pull out before you can throw them, and a lot of the time they'll bounce back from whatever your hiding behind. Unless you've got a clear shot, back up a bit after you chuck your grenade, that is, unless its a flashbang or tear gas.

The Glock 18 isn't as powerful as most of the pistols, but it is fully automatic, so keep that in mind if your doing a lot of blindfire.

I didn't know this for a while so i thought I'd put it up. Remember to click on the left stick to turn upside down while rappelling, to take out anyone in the vicinity of the window without exposing too much of yourself.

If your doing multiplayer terrorist hunt, watch out. The game doesn't put all of the enemies in the map at the beginning. So, as you progress to different areas it spawns enemies around there. Watch out, and be ready to fire fast, the may spawn ever right in front of you, ready to fire.