By Sam Coles:
Tactical shooters are far and few these days as
people tend to like fast pace action like Call of Duty and Battlefield where
there is not a lot of strategy. Back in the day there was a small shooter that
came out on the PC called Rainbow Six back in 1999 and what that game did is
looked at all the current shooters and said “No that’s not how it works in real
life”. So what we got was a realistic tactical shooter where you could deal a
lot of damage but your enemies could do the same to you so there were real
risks to take in these games. The games went on for many years but it wasn’t
until the Vegas games where it got really popular and that was due to the fact
that it was released on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Rainbow Six Vegas begins in a Mexican city where
you’re investigating a terrorist group who are threating the US border as they
want to attack Vegas for some reason. Honestly I never play a Tom Clancy game
for the story because during this period the games had a basic set up and
context to complement the gameplay and didn’t really have in-depth stories it’s
all about the gameplay.
This is a tactical shooter although it has been
streamlined compared to other games but it’s still very much a tactical shooter
as you take damage easily and you have to command a squad. This game really
encourages you to take your time don’t rush in and try and gun down everyone at
the same time as that is a great way of getting yourself killed very quickly.
Utilise your squad mates they will follow every order you give them, set them
up on a vantage point to give over watch, set them to infiltrate mode where
they will only fire when you tell them to or assault where they shoot hostiles
on site. The different tactics add a layer of replay value as the levels are
fairly open ended and you can take different approaches.
The graphics are pretty good with some decent
lighting especially in the first level during dawn in small Mexican town. The
character models are somewhat decent but can look a bit dated, but to be fair
this game did come out 10 years ago so I wasn’t expecting a huge amount of
detail in that department.
The only problem I have is the cover mechanic can be
a bit fiddly and your character has a habit of taking cover in the wrong
position. Another aspect that got on my nerves is the voice acting and it is
absolutely terrible it sounds forced and is not enjoyable to listen to, that is
something that got much better in Vegas 2. Also the game is very conservative
with checkpoints, look I’m not asking for checkpoints every five minutes like
Call of Duty, but having to start 10 minutes back from where I’ve died is annoying
and frustrating, that is something they’ve fixed in Vegas 2.
Rainbow Six Vegas is a great and challenging game
but with some its flaws I would highly recommend picking up the sequel as it
irons out those issues, but it’s still a fantastic tactical shooter. This game
is super cheap these days I picked up my copy for 99p and plus you can play it
on Xbox One via the backwards compatibility.
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