Touch the Future Now at StaplesTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PlayStation 3)
Manufacturer: Ubisoft Entertainment Part number: 34321
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- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned First-Person Shooter franchise to date. Team Rainbow takes to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as a terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable, heights. The future of global security hangs in the balance as ... Read more
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Gamespot editors' review
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PlayStation 3) price range: $14.24 - $19.99
- Reviewed by: Jason Ocampo
- Reviewed on: 06/29/2007
- Released on: 06/26/2007
Rainbow Six Vegas is one of the very best Xbox 360 shooters of the past year, so it was only a matter of time before Ubisoft brought it over to the PlayStation 3. Thankfully, the PS3 version is just as good as the Xbox 360 game, and it even packs a lot of content that 360 fans had to pay extra for. The result is one of the very best tactical shooters made to date.
In Rainbow Six Vegas, you play as Logan Keller, the leader of one of Rainbow's elite three-man counterterrorist assault teams who is called into action after an operation in Mexico goes bad and, for some reason, the terrorists strike the casinos and high-rise hotels of Las Vegas. Your job is to stop them and ascertain their intentions, which involves the standard McGuffin device that will kill millions, and a secret military base hidden inside a massive hydroelectric dam. The story borrows a few too many plot twists seen in other Ubisoft games, namely Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, and the lack of a satisfying resolution makes the plot feel like a paper-thin reason to battle an army of terrorists in Las Vegas, of all places; but this is all easy to overlook, because the combat in Rainbow Six Vegas is simply excellent.
Viva Las Vegas and all that in Rainbow Six Vegas.
What elevates this chapter of Rainbow Six is the cutthroat tactical combat that relies on the use of cover. In Rainbow Six Vegas, slabs of concrete are your best friend, along with the edges of doorways, slot machines, the sides of SUVs, and pretty much anything else solid that you can put between yourself and the enemy. By moving up to those objects and holding down a button, you can "hug" the cover and then poke your body out from the sides or the top to shoot at the enemy before ducking down again. Or, if you're under heavy fire, you can poke your rifle around the corner and fire blindly to keep the bad guys at bay. The game seamlessly transitions from first-person to third-person perspective when you do get behind cover, so you get a very cinematic effect of watching yourself huddle while bullets impact around you.
You don't fight alone in Rainbow Six Vegas, either; you're usually accompanied by your two teammates. The artificial intelligence does a great job of controlling these agents as they follow you. Pathfinding, for instance, is very rarely a problem, as they can navigate the cluttered environment effectively, and they use cover just as well as you do. Controlling your teammates is simple, too. By simply pointing at a spot on the ground and tapping the X button, you can tell them to move to that position. Point at a door and hit X, and they'll "stack up" to it, or get into position to clear the room. Hitting down on the D pad tells them to either hold place or fall in behind you.
While the basic controls are pretty easy to pick up, Rainbow Six Vegas does have some weird default settings on the PS3 that seem unintuitive. No problem, as you can select the tactical control setup in the options menu, and that is similar to the excellent Xbox 360 control setup. Vegas also features support for the Sixaxis motion controls, though it feels completely tacked on and adds unnecessary complexity to what should be a simple task. The motion controls are used for when you snake a camera underneath a doorsill to scout the other room. You must move the Sixaxis in order to move the camera around, though the controls are so touchy and clumsy that the process of targeting and calling out enemies is a pain. Even worse, the motion controls don't adhere if you selected the invert Y-Axis controls in the options menu, so every time you use the camera it reverses what you're used to. This makes for an annoying, though not game-killing, issue.
What promotes Rainbow Six Vegas over its predecessors is the sensation that you're really playing as an elite commando. For instance, these new Rainbow agents borrow a page or two from Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher, and you can play in a highly mobile and agile manner. You can quickly rope out of a helicopter onto the top floor of a skyscraper, run over to the side, and leap over the edge on a rappel line, all in a few seconds. While on the rappel line you can hang upside down, lower yourself far enough to see into the target room, then call out the location of the terrorists inside. Then, on your command, your team will burst through the window and clear the room. This isn't just a mere gimmick, either, as the levels are designed so that most rooms have multiple points of entry, so you can determine your takedown strategy for each one. Admittedly, one of the contrivances in the game is that bad guys in a neighboring room seem unaware of all the gunfire and explosions going on down the hall, but at least this lets you execute textbook takedown after takedown throughout a level.
Conduct attacks in the dark using night vision.
On the normal difficulty level, Rainbow Six Vegas is a moderately challenging game, though it's fairly forgiving thanks to the fact that you can absorb a fair amount of damage before you die. There are no health packs or health meters to worry about. Instead, when you take damage your vision begins to blur, and if you take too much damage you die. However, if you manage to find cover and avoid getting shot for a few seconds, your vision begins to clear and you'll be back at full health. This lowers the frustration level considerably, as you don't have to worry about rationing the health meter.
However, if you ratchet up the difficulty setting to "realistic," Rainbow Six Vegas becomes an incredibly tense and difficult experience--in a good way. In realistic mode, the amount of damage you can absorb before you die is much lower than in normal mode, and this makes you rely on using real-world tactics and playing a lot more conservatively (and, well, realistically). For instance, instead of charging across an open area like you might on normal difficulty, you'll probably want to pop a smoke grenade to provide concealment; otherwise, you'll get cut down before you get halfway to your destination. Realistic mode will result in you dying a lot, but when you do, you'll realize more often than not that it's because you did something stupid, which means you get to learn from your mistakes and be smarter for it.
User reviews
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Very Good!
by Gadget_Gizmo on July 4, 2007
Pros: Great graphics/sound, Fun single player and on-line, good voice chat
Cons: Old game port
Summary: This game is getting great reviews around the internet. The two others that posted that they compare this game's graphics to the PS2 games are WRONG. They don't ...
Summary: This game is getting great reviews around the internet. The two others that posted that they compare this game's graphics to the PS2 games are WRONG. They don't know what they are talking about.
I've tried the game on both 1080i and 720p. And 720p looks the best and WAY better than any PS2 game PERIOD!
The game graphics are comparable to the 360's version as well. But did you notice that they didn't mention that? Probably because they are 360 fans.
Basically, the other two reviewers are lying. Don't believe me? Take a look at the other reviews around the internet.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Overall a great game
by johnnydk on March 26, 2009
Pros: I think the realism and graphic is great. I recommend this game for everyone. http://www.squidoo.com/playstation3shopping is a helpful website that I found. It got game introductions and where to buy cheap ps3 games.
Cons: Can't think of one.
Summary: In conclusion, I like this game. I recommend it to everyone.
Summary: In conclusion, I like this game. I recommend it to everyone.
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Underrrated - Even for a Port
by Tha_Legend on November 5, 2007
Pros: Good online, character creation, and different game modes.
Cons: Hosted by players not dedicated servers resulting in lag. No lobby.
Summary: It's a good game. I feel it is underrated by users because most of them are rabid fanboys.
Summary: It's a good game. I feel it is underrated by users because most of them are rabid fanboys.
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Definitely not as good as SOCOM
by PlayDog7 on August 14, 2007
Pros: Realism and Intuitiveness
Cons: Graphics, Gameplay, Online Play
Summary: Very optimistic about this game as i've been an avid Socom fan on PS2, this was not even close to as good as those games. From the first time ...
Summary: Very optimistic about this game as i've been an avid Socom fan on PS2, this was not even close to as good as those games. From the first time I played to the last I could never get into this game. This one went back to the store last night for Madden 08, not a total waste as I got some online play in with a few friends and it got me $30 off Madden plus an additional 20% for being a new title. Hopefully Socom will show the real graphical capabilities of the PS3!
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Decent Game
by wiggsdiggs on August 10, 2007
Pros: Consistant action
Cons: Story Mode to short
Summary: I bought this game with high expectations after reading reviews. I really enjoyed this game however it seemed as soon as I was really into it...the game ended. I ...
Summary: I bought this game with high expectations after reading reviews. I really enjoyed this game however it seemed as soon as I was really into it...the game ended. I was surprised how short the story mode was. I guess after playing "Resistance Fall of Man"...Rainbow Six didn't quite measure up. However playing the story mode was fun...just way to short.
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Dissapointment once again.
by TheOne33175 on July 19, 2007
Pros: Consistant action, cover and command modes make game very realistic.
Cons: Graphics are choppy, Online gameplay is crap
Summary: I am not a 360 fan but after I have seen the game on the PS3 I can tell you from experience that it looks better graphically on the 360. ...
Summary: I am not a 360 fan but after I have seen the game on the PS3 I can tell you from experience that it looks better graphically on the 360. I am very dissapointed with Ubisoft. They are one of the best when it comes to making games but apparently after delaying this game so much they still didnt get it right. The graphics are good but you know it should be better when the 360 version looks better than the PS3. I hate the fact that some haters out there dont realize what potential this game had on the PS3 and how we all were expecting so much of this game and were let down so fast. The story line is short but fun. The graphics shoulve been a whole lot better but Sony and Ubisoft dropped the ball on this one. I await Ghost Recon with doubt and hope PS3 can get it together. Bottom line, should you but Rainbow Six? Not really. It is a fun game to play but you'll be dissapointed after you see the graphics and you know they coulve done better. You are better off renting it as the story line is short and the online gaming is horrible (losts of lacking and its not organized). Rainbow Six is a tremendous dissapointment after you have seen and know what the PS3 is capable of. We can only hope that Ubisoft shuts us all up with something coming up in the future. Any one who says that this game is complete and totally awsome is arogant and hasnt seen what PS3 can really do and what it should be.
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simply dissapointing
by npgrine on July 14, 2007
Pros: one player story mode is loads of fun
Cons: online play is awful. graphics are down right inferior
Summary: My expectations for this game were sky high, and for good reason. Every major game review website had this game as phenomenal. No less than an 8.5 out of ...
Summary: My expectations for this game were sky high, and for good reason. Every major game review website had this game as phenomenal. No less than an 8.5 out of 10 anywhere.The truth is this game is a huge let down. plain and simple. I have no idea how the major review sites came to those scores.
Here is the truth:
I played and finished the entire story mode. Story mode is action packed and loads of fun. Intense fire fights with terrorist scum.
Played online for as long as I could stand the awful audio quality coming through my headset and the choppy video performance. Without a doubt, the biggest surprise is how terrible the graphics are. They simply aren't at the level they should be given what is capable with the PS3. I will never understand how ubisoft arrived at the decision that this game was ready to be dropped on shelves.The bottom line is this game is all hype. The potential was unlimited. The end result is a huge flop. -
Extremely dissapointing and apparaently very overrated.
by alg19060 on July 2, 2007
Pros: Realistic gameplay. Requires strategic problem solving.
Cons: Shabby, undetailed graphics Online is practically unplayable.
Summary: Just like many others, I was very excited when this game finally hit the shelfs. I immediately snagged my copy and was soon left very disappointed. I can't believe ...
Summary: Just like many others, I was very excited when this game finally hit the shelfs. I immediately snagged my copy and was soon left very disappointed. I can't believe how last gen the graphics are and how horrible online play is. Changing from 1080i to 720p is certainly better but not much. I really expected more out of this game.
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Very Disappointing performance!
by blastreach on June 29, 2007
Pros: Fun campaign mode play. Deep levels.
Cons: Terrible graphic performance (have to manually set PS3 to 720p to get even PS2 graphics). Online play terrible!
Summary: If you were like me and thought this game would be awesome, you will be disappointed as well. The campaign version is quite fun and has nice detailed levels, however, ...
Summary: If you were like me and thought this game would be awesome, you will be disappointed as well. The campaign version is quite fun and has nice detailed levels, however, the graphic performance will leave you stunned (and not in a good way).
The graphics look like a PS2 port, not HD. Text is blurry and enemies hard to make out (and I'm playing on a 57" widescreen HDTV!). If you hard change your PS3 display settings to 720p (instead of 1080i or 1080p) it is just a bit better.
Sound is all messed up as well. I have to crank up the volume to hear my squad's communications just to have incoming call from command blare out of my rear speakers at me!!! (even after tweaking volume levels in-game)
If you expected this game to be great for online, you would also be disappointed. The lobby interface is spartan, no instructions available to explain goals of games, games take forever to load, microphone performance is terrible and just gets worse over time playing.
In conclusion, a fun game in campaign mode with limitations, but online is just a joke!
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Ubisoft Entertainment
- Part number: 34321
- Description: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned First-Person Shooter franchise to date. Team Rainbow takes to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as a terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable, heights. The future of global security hangs in the balance as you battle to defend classic Vegas locations and environments like Fremont Street, the Strip, and interactive casinos. Experience Las Vegas like never before - through revolutionary next generation technology as team Rainbow works against the clock to keep one of the world's most recognizable cities from complete and utter devastation.
Product Basic Spec
- Platform Playstation 3
- ESRB rating Mature - Blood,Strong Language,Intense Violence,Suggestive Themes
- Genre Action
- Elements Action - first person tactical shooter
- Context Realistic
- Number of players 1-2 Players
- Online modes Competitive,Team Oriented,Cooperative
- Sound Dolby Digital 5.1
- Resolution 1080i,720p
Game
- Developer Ubisoft Montreal
- ESRB Mature
- ESRB descriptors Blood,Strong Language,Intense Violence,Suggestive Themes
- Release date 2007-06-26
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