Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 236 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 26 out of 236
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  1. GitchyG.
    Apr 29, 2008
    10
    RAAAHHH!!!! Doooood, this game is huge! It owns all, it
  2. StevenB.
    Apr 15, 2008
    10
    my 10-years expirions in shooting genre, teel you to play and experiment with this game. new expiriens,and full of options,make you think and take fast decisions,on hard levels... believe me-tray.
  3. RickH
    Apr 21, 2008
    8
    I'm a big time Vegas 1 player (mostly CO-OP). and I enjoy 2. I'll break it down like this. Its more of the same. With some great Addins and some strange changes. Likes. Extra Weapon in Co-op matchs. Sprinting. A.I. (crazy guys) Rewards and achievements Eye Candy (nice improvement) Dislikes. only 2 guys for Story Co-op!? (it was 4 before why drop it down?) No mini map?? Locked I'm a big time Vegas 1 player (mostly CO-OP). and I enjoy 2. I'll break it down like this. Its more of the same. With some great Addins and some strange changes. Likes. Extra Weapon in Co-op matchs. Sprinting. A.I. (crazy guys) Rewards and achievements Eye Candy (nice improvement) Dislikes. only 2 guys for Story Co-op!? (it was 4 before why drop it down?) No mini map?? Locked stuff!! I hate that!! Match making/network setup. It was bad before its not much better now.… Expand
  4. TrevorC.
    Apr 23, 2008
    9
    A few minor bugs, most commonly sound related, do not detract much from the online experience of this game. However the single player campaign I found to tedious to complete terrorist hunt however save single player from only lasting a couple of hours. more ranks could have been added and server favorites list would have been nice but alas we can't expect these issues to be fixed by A few minor bugs, most commonly sound related, do not detract much from the online experience of this game. However the single player campaign I found to tedious to complete terrorist hunt however save single player from only lasting a couple of hours. more ranks could have been added and server favorites list would have been nice but alas we can't expect these issues to be fixed by a patch that will never come if Ubisoft goes down it normal course with PC games. overall though MP saves this game from a terrible score, with addicting fun and multiple game modes worth playing.… Expand
  5. ChrisM.
    Apr 28, 2008
    10
    Game is awesome. Been doing the Terrorist hunt with a buddy the past 2 days and could not be having more fun. Sat there for about 10 min just watching our guys mouths move as we used the voip.
  6. TylerW
    Sep 24, 2009
    9
    I had fun playing vegas 2, although the multiplayer seemed a bit jittery at times. The voice acting in a couple of parts was F***ING FANTASTIC, like in the convention centre if you take the time to listen to what the terrorists are saying some of their quotes are funny as. Guns arn't that realistic and the AI is a bit run, gun, stop, turn,gun, etc. But all in all it was an enjoyable I had fun playing vegas 2, although the multiplayer seemed a bit jittery at times. The voice acting in a couple of parts was F***ING FANTASTIC, like in the convention centre if you take the time to listen to what the terrorists are saying some of their quotes are funny as. Guns arn't that realistic and the AI is a bit run, gun, stop, turn,gun, etc. But all in all it was an enjoyable "relaxing" game… Expand
  7. JorgeV.
    Mar 2, 2008
    10
    Will be the best of 08'.
  8. [Anonymous]
    Apr 11, 2008
    9
    This is at least as entertaining as "Rainbow Six Vegas" and even better. Small improvements in every category. Graphics are nicer. Controls and movement are smoother. The new customizable character is awesome and it does matter if you wear just a shirt and pants. Only downside I noticed is your teammates AI. Occasionally there's moments when they don't shoot the enemy. This is at least as entertaining as "Rainbow Six Vegas" and even better. Small improvements in every category. Graphics are nicer. Controls and movement are smoother. The new customizable character is awesome and it does matter if you wear just a shirt and pants. Only downside I noticed is your teammates AI. Occasionally there's moments when they don't shoot the enemy. That's annoying, especially you get killed cos of that. If the multiplayer works without bigger problems. This game deserves 9 points. As a game, not as an expansion pack.… Expand
  9. MichaelF.
    Apr 19, 2008
    10
    Great online play.
  10. Daniel
    Apr 20, 2008
    8
    Great gameplay and graphics. But been having alot of issues with it freezing up. I looked at all the requirements of the game, and my computer exceeds it. Not sure whats wrong.
  11. LizC.
    Apr 26, 2008
    10
    RSV1 lover? You MUST get this. I defy anyone who has played the first game extensively to tell me that this one doesn't blow it's doors off. I loved the first game a lot and played it all the time for months after it came out. This is even better in just about every respect and adds a better points system in the ACES system. You can't love the first and not love this one RSV1 lover? You MUST get this. I defy anyone who has played the first game extensively to tell me that this one doesn't blow it's doors off. I loved the first game a lot and played it all the time for months after it came out. This is even better in just about every respect and adds a better points system in the ACES system. You can't love the first and not love this one even more, so if you did love the first you need this game.… Expand
  12. EzraN.
    Apr 28, 2008
    10
    Killer online. Ready for something new? Something better? Tired of hearing about Cod4 blah Gears Blah Halo Blah Blah? Try this game out. Get ready to actually use your brain AND entertain your wild side, all in one groovtastic online experience. The best maps, the smartest players, the most intense firefights. See you online!
  13. RickK.
    May 6, 2008
    10
    Best game I have played in a long time. Keep them coming I love the co-op!!
  14. GoogleFroogle
    Jun 16, 2008
    10
    this game deserves only a 10!!! FERNANDO NEEDS TO LEARN PROPER ENGLISH AND TO RECOGNISE A GOOD GAME FROM A BAD ONE!!! The terrorist hunt mode is so awsome! the terrorists r stupid when it comes to explosives though, but thats what makes it hilarious. throw a C4 and they all gather around to see if its their favorite brand of pretzels. KABOOM!!! try blowing someone off a rappel line. HILARIOUS!
  15. TIMTBW
    Jan 21, 2009
    9
    A really good game but too far from the previous rainbow six (rogue spear for example). High speed action, less tactic but a good story. Multiplayer is also good with mature players but crashes sometimes with some hardware components. I recommand this game for the story and the gameplay (similar to call of duty 4).
  16. KarlH
    Aug 23, 2009
    8
    Overall good time with this game. I won't rate this game based on the differences between 'ye olde R6' games and this one. If you remove from the title 'Rainbow Six' and many of the connotations associated with the rest of the series, this game is a very fun shooter. The single player storyline leaves much to be desired, but this game really shines in online play. Overall good time with this game. I won't rate this game based on the differences between 'ye olde R6' games and this one. If you remove from the title 'Rainbow Six' and many of the connotations associated with the rest of the series, this game is a very fun shooter. The single player storyline leaves much to be desired, but this game really shines in online play. Terrorist hunt is probably one of the most fun co-op experiences you'll have in an online shooter. The AI is decent enough to provide a challenge, and the weapons/armor unlocks and upgrades allow for cool and endless customization. There aren't many games out there where you can die 20 times and still have a good time. Not for those who are die-hard tactical fans, but if you're an avid all-around FPS player, you won't be disappointed with this game.… Expand
  17. MaxG.
    Apr 22, 2008
    10
    Its the best Rainbow six experience yet and I'm glad they ported it!
  18. Ramsey77
    Apr 23, 2008
    8
    If you are a fan of the first, you will like this one. Dated graphics would be my only major concern. I have added AA to the game thru my 8800 GTX and it helps a lot. Terrorist Hunt is worth the money by itself, and enemy AI is actually pretty smart in Flanking you. I recommend.
  19. JohnF.
    Jun 16, 2008
    10
    This game is insanely good. gamestar doesn't even know what they're talkin about. the enemies take cover u dumb*sses. they even blindfire. you guys r not fit to rate games if you haven't even played the game yet
  20. badrain
    Nov 30, 2011
    8
    Surely it's more of an updated Vegas 1 than real sequel. Yes, there's new story, few new ideas, bugfixes... In general it is better than its predecessor. The same situation happend with Left 4 Dead, the second game is better than first, but still - it feels just like a big update, not a new game. What to think about it? If you're a fan of Vegas, you will probably buy it anyway, just toSurely it's more of an updated Vegas 1 than real sequel. Yes, there's new story, few new ideas, bugfixes... In general it is better than its predecessor. The same situation happend with Left 4 Dead, the second game is better than first, but still - it feels just like a big update, not a new game. What to think about it? If you're a fan of Vegas, you will probably buy it anyway, just to enjoy new missions and new storyline. If you're a classical R6 fan, wishing the series would come back to it's hardcore tactical roots... It's not happening folks. For the newcomers - Rainbow Six: Vegas is a new take on R6 series. It's more approachable, less tactical. In general, it's an action game with a bit of teamwork and strategy. You control special ops team-leader and you squad consists of other two members. It's and FPS game with cover system and very basic giving orders mechanics. It's quick, enjoyable and very replayable game. After you finish campaign (not more than 6h of gameplay) you can fight in multiplayer, co-op or my favorite - terrorist hunt mode. There's plenty of weapons, armor and accessories to unlock if you want too. Overall - good game, iv played 30h and Im looking forward to play it more;)… Expand
  21. TheGandyMan
    Nov 27, 2011
    9
    I've beaten just about everything in the game and with it's many faults, I still absolutely love it. The campaign is very replayable as there are many ways to approach the perilous rooms that it contains, but don't look for a very good story as the main villian is a whiny **** who generally makes no sense. Multiplayer is very high paced and has a counterstrike learning curve, in otherI've beaten just about everything in the game and with it's many faults, I still absolutely love it. The campaign is very replayable as there are many ways to approach the perilous rooms that it contains, but don't look for a very good story as the main villian is a whiny **** who generally makes no sense. Multiplayer is very high paced and has a counterstrike learning curve, in other words, you will die. The online gameplay also resembles what happened with the original Gears of War, as people choose to forsake the safety of the cover system for a more agressive run and gun tactic. This seems like a mistake at first, but eventually you will get the hang of it, just like Gears. Customization is really where it's at in this game as you can fully spec out your character from pants to gun attachments. It's almost endless selection of clothing, clothing camo, armor, and assecories. The many different armor types that you can choose also attribute to how many bullets you can shrug off or how fast you can run. I found my self chasing after each and every level so I could get that new piece of gear that would really finish off my guys look. Now the mistakes. The AI is completely useless compaired to modern day games as they are very predicatable and sometimes a bit glitchy. Environments are generally bland despite the locations having true potential which can be noticable as you pound through the campaign. Leveling takes ages and even forces you to either cheat your way up or just grind it out in terrorist hunt. Talking about terroist hunt, it's pretty damn difficult as the enemies immediately come at you in a storm and actively hunt you throughout the map. It's completely frustrating and it still remains as the only part of the game I haven't beaten. The character models are pretty bad also with the pretty much every character in the beginning character selection look like they had been hit repeatedly in the face with a very large hammer. This game has faults, but I still find myself playing it more that any other game I have ( I do have alot of games btw). They really have something here in terms of gameplay and customization so I would really look forward to the next R6 installment where they might iron the problems faced in this already satisfying title.… Expand
  22. mAs7eRa
    Dec 23, 2012
    9
    I had great fun playing this game! It's a nice terrorist-elimination game. People complain about the ai... well sure they can kill you if you are not smart and put them in the wrong place. After all, you tell them where to go... And for a co-op, it's just fantastic :) Good work Ubisoft :)
  23. Pranay6
    Apr 19, 2014
    10
    Perfect Tactical-Shooter with huge selection of weapons and equipment. Great ranking system. Very good campaign and terrorist hunt mode cooperation available= Lot of Fun
  24. JoachimF
    Jan 28, 2009
    10
    An excellent shooter, alot better and improving gameplay over the last versions. But sometimes you end up dying, way to fast you start to go a little towards your enemies and then you get shot once and then you are dead, i would have rated 8, but alot of people rated it 0 because they dont know how to play tactical-shooter games, so it gets a 10.
  25. GrantN.
    Apr 18, 2008
    8
    It's too bad most game programmers aren't gamers... then they'd rethink how it should be. R6Vegas has a lot of potential but they miss the big picture. It still is a fun game but Crysis is going to be hard to beat. Crysis missed the COOP play too... so much for any game being great!
  26. JasonR.
    Apr 1, 2008
    9
    I thought the game was awesome. Another great addition to the Clancy series.
  27. darksteelhunter
    Feb 23, 2012
    9
    One of the few First person shooter that's actually really hard and good at the same time the graphics is little bad (even on pc) but gameplay is enjoyable and i like the style of shooter and stealth
  28. DedzoHappy
    Jul 1, 2008
    10
    Cool first person shooter good graphics.
  29. kovchega
    Dec 6, 2010
    10
    One of the best shooters of the last decade, jewel in the crown of R6 series!
    I love this game and play through it every couple of months. It needs more guns thou! And the unlocking system sux ass.
  30. migusnex
    Dec 9, 2013
    10
    Perfect Tactical-Shooter with huge selection of weapons and equipment. Great ranking system. Very good campaign and terrorist hunt mode cooperation available= Lot of Fun
  31. Sorry15
    Aug 4, 2012
    8
    A real tactical, modern, armed conflict experience, brought in the perspective of a special force team. I liked the military ranks which keeps you playing, the custom made character and the felling of taking responsibility for a tactical special force team.
  32. iddqd4
    Mar 16, 2018
    8
    Отличный шутер, отличная графика, отличный звук, отличный геймплей, отличная игра.
  33. PublicNuisance
    May 21, 2022
    8
    Vegas 2 didn’t really add a ton to the experience that Vegas brought but it also didn’t make things worse. It still had the same core experience which, given that I enjoyed that, meant I had a lot of fun with the sequel. A lot of what was added was cosmetic. You can now customize your character’s armour; clothing; gender; and face alongside your weapons. I didn’t really care about any ofVegas 2 didn’t really add a ton to the experience that Vegas brought but it also didn’t make things worse. It still had the same core experience which, given that I enjoyed that, meant I had a lot of fun with the sequel. A lot of what was added was cosmetic. You can now customize your character’s armour; clothing; gender; and face alongside your weapons. I didn’t really care about any of this but I’m sure someone may have so it’s not a bad thing to add. Sadly some of the issues I had with Vegas were still there like poor team AI and the game defaulting your fire rate to auto when reloading a save. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the last battle because it was you going up against a helicopter; and waves of enemies without any help from your team for no reason. Your character literally tells them to stand back so he can go solo even though the game is a team based game. I may rag on the AI but I at least like to use them to draw fire from me and as bait. Also without giving any spoilers I will say that there really should have been at least an additional cut scene between the second last level and the last one as I have a lot of questions about the story such as what the enemies were doing there and where your team came from. This may seem all negative but it really isn’t meant to be. The game still has very good shooting and sound effects. It also does a good job of exploring side stories of what was happening before and during your game play in Vegas. The graphics are pretty much the exact same as in Vegas even though improvements could have been made.

    I played Vegas 2 on Linux using Proton. It never crashed. It did have some issues but I’m unsure if it was with the game or with Proton. Basically when the game first launches the intro logos and screens were all really tiny and in the top left hand corner of the screen. This wasn’t a resolution issue as when I set the resolution to 1080P it still happened. There was also an issue where the game when launched wouldn’t be given priority and I would have to manually click the game in the taskbar to make it take priority and span my screen. There were also some times where it never got to the main screen. There wasn’t any errors or crashes, just nothing. Ironically this happened when the game didn’t start minimized. If it started minimized like I mentioned earlier I knew it would get to the main screen fine. Once the game could actually be played I noticed no bugs or glitches. Again, I’m uncertain if these issues had to do with Proton or if Windows users experienced them as well. The game had four AA settings; a v-sync toggle; and four other graphics options. The game auto saved at checkpoints. Most of the time whey were decently spaced but a manual save system would have been preferred. Alt-Tab worked. You can’t change the difficulty mid mission but you can change it if you choose to load the scene from the beginning which means you may lose some progress depending where in the scene you are. Being able to change on the fly would have been a better option. The game ran great with much of the time it running at 144 FPS or close to it. Even when there were drops it was still well over 100 FPS.

    Game Engine: Unreal 3
    Disk Space Used: 6.73 GB
    Game version Played: 1.03.101(336)

    Game Settings Used: all highest; blur off; 4x AA; 1920x1080
    GPU Usage: 34-90 %
    VRAM Usage: 1186-1284 MB
    CPU Usage: 11-26 %
    RAM Usage: 4.4-5.1 GB
    Frame Rate: 117-144 FPS

    If you enjoyed Rainbow Six Vegas then you’ll probably enjoy Vegas 2. It has a lot of the same positives even if it still has a few of the negatives as well. The story is overall good and adds to the overall Vegas story arc even if it could have been a bit tighter near the end. I paid $2.81 CAD for Vegas 2 on Steam and paid $49.99 CAD for it when it came out at launch. In any case it is easily worth it’s current price tag of 9.99 CAD. I finished the story mode in six hours and thirty one minutes on normal difficulty.

    My Score: 8/10

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 22.0.4 | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB | Garuda Soaring White-tailed-eagle | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.17.9-zen1-1-zen | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz | Proton 7.0-2    … Expand
  34. Prais1980
    Oct 26, 2014
    9
    A very good game, not as tactical like the old R6 games, but that doesn't bother me, because the game itself has so many stuff in it.
    Like the weapons you can use, every weapon has a first person view and the weapon amount is not low.
    Also you can use many armors and the coop is wonderful. The A.i. is very difficult if you play on hard also i like the maps. Great game! Looking forward    A very good game, not as tactical like the old R6 games, but that doesn't bother me, because the game itself has so many stuff in it.
    Like the weapons you can use, every weapon has a first person view and the weapon amount is not low.
    Also you can use many armors and the coop is wonderful.
    The A.i. is very difficult if you play on hard also i like the maps.
    Great game! Looking forward to R6 Siege and i hope it will have as much as weapons R6 Vegas had.    … Expand
  35. ChosenUndead99
    Apr 29, 2018
    8
    A very fun shooter that is still great years later. With a campaign and terrorist hunt to play (Sadly multiplayer is dead), there is a lot to do in this game.
  36. AMBO
    Feb 17, 2020
    10
    10/10......................................................................
  37. nexus151196
    Feb 28, 2021
    8
    Хороший тактический шутер с неплохим сюжетом.
  38. alvir218
    Aug 8, 2021
    10
    the chance to work on command of three men tactical squad in different scenarios, it includes a multiplayer cooperative or competitive mode as desired.
  39. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 23, 2022
    9
    This game already had many elements that would be used and even improved in SIEGE
  40. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    8
    Найкращий тактичний шутер та власне симулятор тактики. Грамотно задизайнений, після CoD, гра карає на кожному кроці.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. FiringSquad
    80
    Hopefully Ubi shakes things up for a third instalment however, because the current trend is going to result in something downright style and mediocre for Vegas 3.
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  2. PC Format
    74
    Fun with friends, but folds like a nervous poker player in single play. Genuine chances need to be taken for the threequel to succeed. [May 2008, p.102]
  3. AtomicGamer
    79
    Rainbow Six Vegas 2 isn't terribly exciting when played alone, but it is solid when you go online.
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