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 the best 2-player shooter in a LONG time October 9, 2008
Thus game is awesome for the people out ther with brothers or mates who will play it with them because its so action packed with fun teamwork. i would say definately in the league of greats for xbox360 among halo3 !
worth the cash by far! 20 for an addictive ultra action shooter. get in
 Huge Potential, doesn't quite deliver. August 12, 2008
I must admit this game looked great, i enjoyed the first one so naturally thought this would be just as good but probably better.
Unfortunately i played this after playing COD4 and Bioshock, so the cartoony graphics did nothing for me, even irritating me at times. I dont understand why one team can develop amazing Photo realisic backgrounds and another can't?
Anyway getting away from that i was quite impresses with the squad control on the first level. The characters did as i asked and were very useful. From then on they become frustrating, considering Rainbow Six is all about the squad, why wont they do as you ask??
I spent countless times dying after i had asked a team member to go somewhere / do something and they wouldnt!!
Clearly its not all bad and there is a solid game underneath the flaws, i just feel the controls and AI could have done with an overhaul and it just needs some decent set pieces and a lick of polish to push it up with the big boys.
Get the first one before this one, this feels like a mediocre add on pack to a good game.
 Amazing August 3, 2008
It seems to me that all the negative reviews are comparing this game to call of duty 4, and personally I think the gameplay differs enough for it to be in a class of its own.
I'll start with visuals first; they are very clear and it is by no means an average looking game, there are products on the market which do look better but the standard here is certainly good enough to live with.
The story is pretty vague, but then I havn't played the first one, apparently it attempts to mop up lose ends. Despite not really knowing exactly what was going on I managed to work out that essentially it boils down to, 'find and kill a terrorist', which is enough of an excuse for me to go hunt some bad guys.
Personally I think the cover system is by far the best I have ever seen, especially in a first person shooter. It zooms out into third person allowing you to blind fire and reap the rewards of a truly detailed character creation process. Another tactical aspect is squad control, allowing you to control your two man team with efficiency and ease; simply hit A and your men will go where you're pointing; the d-pad can be used for more detailed instructions such as clearing rooms and using grenades.
This game is built to reward the player, you gain experience doing literally anything, killing online, offline, split screen or terrorist hunt, all the while raising ranks and unlocking new equipment.
Online play has worked fine for me, and play has been smooth and incredibly fun, terrorist hunt mode with a friend is a great experience, and a friend can also drop right into the action to help you through the one player, slightly short, campaign. All online modes work well and all provide a perfect pick up and play asthetic.
Overall I think the game is amazing and although I havn't played the original and can't judge its similarity, it is a fun and solid game with cool tactical implementations. Online and offline are perfectly accomadated and as far as i'm concerned its up there with many other incredible Tom Clancy titles.
 This is no COD4 July 27, 2008
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Ok, as the title says, this is no Call of Duty 4. In fact, if you already own COD4 dont even bother buying this one.
At first glance, this game does generally "look" good, but get your character close to anything and you'll soon see that the developers were not concentrating on the finer details, but instead were trying to better the style of game play you get with COD4.
The various objects around the environment are all the same, for example, you'll be in a games hall and take cover behind a table/billboard then several hours later into the game you'll be at an airstrip and find yourself taking cover behind an IDENTICAL table/billboard.
The graphics could be forgiven, IF this title was on an XBOX or PS2, but for the next gen consoles, this game is disappointing.
Don't buy it, I did and I found it was a waste of money.
Absolutely up there with the best Xbox 360 games every made! July 23, 2008
Good:
1. If like me, you really enjoyed the original vegas, then, as this is pretty much more of the same, vegas 2 won't disappoint
2. There's plenty of thrilling and tense tactical gun fights to battle your way through, always very satisfying and fun.
3. Just about the best control set-up of any game I've played, both in the weapons handling and in the ease whith which you order your two buddies around.
4. You can now run, which although a small addition, does add to the excitement as you race for cover to avoid being mowed down by a turret gun or sniper
Bad:
1. Map textures where often a bit flat and boring as if the game was rushed out (it's only a year since the original was released).
2. Seeing as all he development cost was met in the previous game I see no reason why these add-ons should cost the same as the orininal release.
3. The story didn't make one bit of sense to me but isn't that nearly always the case in computer games.
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