Customer Reviews:
 Most Realistic Shooter March 27, 2007
A. Banjoko (North London, England)
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
This game has been labelled boring, slow and all sorts. But if you prefer counter strike, Unreal Tournament better look away now. This is a simulation game not an arcade shooter. Like all Rainbow six games you are thrown in the action as if it was real life situation. You cant just run in guns blazing. You have to strategically plan your missions and pick your weapons depending on what the mission requires. You have to survey your area as you would do in real life. Theres nothing slow about this game. When you get involved in a gun battle with a lot of enemies it gets very quick.
Normally you would use stun grenades, frag grenades etc to eliminate possible campers (online) and hidden enemies. This game requires intelligence because the a.i are smarter than before.
As for the amount of shots before you die. Well Rainbow Six has always been realistic and this should be no different. A sniper can kill you instantly and 2 bullets from a normal gun would normally finish you which is why players normally use armor. But this game might be slightly different to give players more of a chance as there are usually no health packs!. It should be a good game overall. This is a realistic game and the online is always great in Rainbow games. In real life you cant expect to get shot at many times and survive. Rainbow games are no different. In previous games players would have made best use of their cover, take their time, peak round corners. Now the game is slightly different allowing players to revert to 3rd person from first person mode. Their will be more weapons available and authentic sounds and damagable objects.
Some people i know have criticized this game in the past. Yes it struggles on PC but this is console. There will be no technical issues with peformance.
I want to be annoyed...but it's just too good! July 6, 2007
E. Taylor (UK)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Let's get this out of the way first: this game is amazing. From the lovely visuals that capture the look and feel of the various locales (yes, the title is a little misleading), to the incredibly intuitive cover and combat system, to the well paced single player and expansive multiplayer campaigns. But wait...man down! Whilst the single player campaign is well paced, it's so short! Having owned the game for a week, i've been able to play a little here and there, loving every minute, only to find out that I was on the penultimate level after only a few days casual play! Whilst this is a problem somewhat compensated for by the replayability of the main story mode and the expansive online suite, this is not a game for those who are looking for a long single player story mode!
As a relatively young (and poorly financed) PS3 owner, I try to ensure I get the maximum play value out of the 40- 50 I have to spend on games (leading to my best investment yet: Oblivion!), and feel slightly cheated out of my hard earned cash.
But despite all of this, despite the fact that I want to be annoyed with the game, i just can't quite manage it...it's just too damn good! So, all in all, a high quality title that lives up to the standard of Ubisoft's recent output - but it won't last you forever!
 Viva Las Vegas March 11, 2007
Mr. P. M. Anderson
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
This game was released late last year on Xbox 360 and now is coming to Playstation 3 and for some reason it seems to have been forgotten about. WHY?!?!?
This game is great, the campaign lets you kick terrorist ass all over shiny Las Vegas. It has great tactical gameplay which allows the player to Observe the situation, Plan what they are going to do and then assault, just like the proffesionals do, all with the assistance of your two counter-parts who will act as you tell them to, rite down to which enemies to kill first when storming a room. The cover system rivals that of Gears of War, it switches to a third person perspective when you approach cover and press the cover button, letting you aim a head shot from behind cover and with the push of a button pop out and coat the slot machines in fresh brains before slunking back under cover, you can blind fire arround corners to minimize chances of taking damage and throw grenades over your head, just brilliant. The authenticity of the weapons in the game is fantastic aswell, for instance all the weapons are perfectly replicated from real life and if you cant put a silencer on a gun then this game wont let you either. In true Tom Clancy style the plot has some interesting twists to keep you on your toes and theres always some cool thing you can try out. The graphics on it are amazing, definately among the best available on PS3 launch day. Now to the multiplayer. The multiplayer is probably the best on PS3 at the moment but is still likely to be overlooked, there are lots of different modes, deathmatch, team deathmatch, terrorist hunt and many more to sink your teeth into. Thats not to mention the customization of your online character which leaves millions of possibilities open letting you choose armor, heavy or light, your facial appearance, even your hat. The 360 version allows the gamer to map their face onto their character using the Video Camera giving them there uniquness whether this feature will be available on PS3 im not sure but if it is then there will be some ugly terrorists for you to hunt down and kill, Rainbow style.
So please dont overlook this game, if you've enjoyed Rainbow Six games in the past, you are sure to love it, even if you didn't there has been enough new content added to make it more accesible so the chances are you'll still love it.
game tester February 12, 2007
Mr. Barry Miller (uk)
10 out of 37 found this review helpful
this game is so realistic it has it all from american police force. you can create your gun with different parts. have shields,pistols,snipers and machine guns. The grenades vary there lots of guns to choose from. The graphics are amazing there out of this world.
you should buy this game
Amazing Game June 1, 2007
K. M. Clifft (West Midlands, UK)
8 out of 22 found this review helpful
Well i had my ps3 on launch trading in my xbox 360 for it, wich in some ways was very wise. When i had my 360 i had this game (Rainbow Six Vegas)and due to the online play i was glued on since january till march the 23rd may seem sad but it is seriously addictive.
First things first, this is purely an ONLINE game so if you preffer playing on the campaign mode so be it all there is to do is walk around with a team slaughtering a mass onslaught of terrorists who are dertimined to stress you out to much you will rip of your balls!.
So what can you do online? Well everything!
At the main screen the P.E.C (persistant elite creation) you can equip your charactor with armor ranging from size and colour, also choose your best suited weapon to your style of play. For instance you can select an assault rifle, Commando 552, (correct me if i'm wrong)you can have a zoom scope on it or a heat signiture scope or what ever i dunno i recoil stick!
Well the best thing is you progress through a series of military ranks from private to elite. The more you progress through the ranks,you unlock armour and guns, this depends on where you come in a game. I only ever played one game type team sharpshooter, and some times co-op terrorist hunt wich is pretty cool. But if your team wins you get the shair of the points and go on to fill 4 bars up to go up a rank.
There are maps to for-fill every weapon on streets two buildings are opposite each other with an open space in the middle this is perfect for sniping but dont get think your safe up there as a series of underground tunnles can lead to yours and the enemy base, that is the safe way to get there but if your feeling wild just run accross the square dodging snipers and other guns.
There a many other maps but streets and casino vault prooving best, (for me anyways).
Well if you are going to get this game make sure you have online,(to get the best out of the game), and also a headset,(as it prooves usefull to communicate with your team so you can own the enemy).
So all in all this game is not really worth getting unless your online as you will miss out on all the action, i am certain this has online play as i have seen a blanc box in a small games retailer and it states 1-24 players online. Hope this has been helpfull to you all and if you do have online with this game feel free to add me on PSN as my ID is paralleloman.
Happy Gaming,
Tom... A.K.A paralleloman.
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