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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Also known as: Rainbow Six: Vegas [UK]

The glorious return of the thinking man's shooter

Be warned, though, that Vegas takes its tension-drenched atmosphere very seriously - perhaps too seriously for some PC gamers. Despite all your cautious self-preservation, a good portion of your conflicts will inevitably finish with a "Game Over" screen, as the game doesn't enable you to save anywhere. Sure, this helped to ratchet up the feeling of mortal danger on console systems, but PC gamers expect to be able to hit a quicksave key whenever they like, and may grow irritated with the thin spread of check points here.

Remarkably, however, we found ourselves reloading that last checkpoint without hesitation more times than not. The game gives you so many tools to work with (snake cameras, smoke grenades, heat vision, etc) that you're always eager and able to attempt new strategies.

The most obvious tool is your Rainbow Six team - really more of a Rainbow Two - and they are surprisingly helpful. Crucial, even. Completing a mission without having them breach and clear a door, or sending them to the opposite side of a room to draw fire, can be next to impossible. And while they do need an awful lot of medical attention, throwing yourself into the center of crossfire to deliver a life-saving Pulp Fiction-esque injection is one of the most heart-pumping aspects of this game, or any game.


 
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Genre: Action
Release date: Dec 12, 2006
Published by: Ubisoft
Developed by: Ubisoft Montreal
Franchise: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Min system requirements: P4 3.0 GHz or equivalent, 1 GB RAM, 7 GB HD space, 128 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible 3D card
Recommended system: P4 3.5 GHz or equivalent, 1 GB RAM, 7 GB HD space, 256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible 3D card
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
16 player VS
4 player CO-OP
Online
16 player VS
4 player CO-OP
9 AWESOME
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