Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Despite the name Tom Clancy in the title, the Rainbow Six games are
hardly known for their ace storytelling skills. Having said that, the
way the original Vegas ended on such a terrible cliffhanger ending, when
all it really had to do was give you a reason to kick some terrorist
butt, was especially disappointing. Fortunately, the campaign in Vegas 2
makes no such errors. You no longer play as Logan Keller. Instead, you
hunt terror and save hostages as a custom character referred to as
Bishop in the campaign. Although the specifics of the overarching story
are pretty easy to lose track of, one thing is clear: There are
terrorists and you have to get them before they get Vegas. However,
there are a couple of great scenes in the campaign. For example, there
is one where you're supposed to meet up with a guy to find chemical
weapons, only the terrorists meet up with him first. Because he's
wearing a communication device, you can hear the proceedings as you make
your way through the level. First, the terrorist in charge rails
angrily, then the guy pleads with him, then the terrorist rails some
more, and then the guy starts screaming "NO, NO, not THAT!" Then there
are no more words, just animal noises of pain, fear, and more than a
little loathing. Other moments don't seem quite as authentic, especially
those that involve civilians. While it's nice that they're in the game,
you'll occasionally lose if you fail to prevent the terrorists from
executing one of them. That's just plain silly because it's unlikely
that a group of commandos would leave a bunch of terrorists and weapons
behind because Hank the Hostage bit the dust. Also, it's so easy to die
in Vegas 2 that you really don't need the extra "game over" screens.
Genre : Action / Shooting
PRICE : RM8
