Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 175 Ratings

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  1. RufusS.
    Jan 6, 2007
    9
    Beautiful and exciting. They have listened to gamers and included features like being able to pick up an enemy's dropped weapon. The mulitplayer is also very good. I look forward to the mod community pumping out classic maps!
  2. Rhalle
    Jan 9, 2007
    8
    First of all, it is a system hog. I guess that that comes from it being a port. Second, it is a half-buttocksed port; a game with massive hardware reqs and fancy shader operations and other junk, and it doesn't even support widescreen resolutions. It's hard to fathom why a game released in 2007-- and 2 patches later-- would not have widescreen res support. And that's the First of all, it is a system hog. I guess that that comes from it being a port. Second, it is a half-buttocksed port; a game with massive hardware reqs and fancy shader operations and other junk, and it doesn't even support widescreen resolutions. It's hard to fathom why a game released in 2007-- and 2 patches later-- would not have widescreen res support. And that's the thing: you can download .bin hacks that will get those resolutions working, and you can play with settings. A lot. And when tweaked, the game looks pretty good-- the first few levels are very reminiscient of the HL2 universe, but not as pretty or as well done.. All that said, the maps are BIG. Where you might have as many a 5 zones load in the Source Engine, in R6Vegas it's seamless. The size of the seamless world, and how the player finds cover to shoot, rappels, and controls teammates is the best thing about R6V. The stiffness and awkwardness of the NPCs, particularly the enemies you face, and the ever-present HUD, is the worst. I can't say much for the storyline, since I haven't played much of it yet, although it seems somewhat juvenille.… Expand
  3. DonaldA.
    Jan 1, 2007
    9
    Great Game, long awaited replacement for the long in the tooth Raven Shield, Vegas will make you upgrade your PC but it is worth it!!! great graphic's and gameplay, lots of game modes, make this game a keeper.
  4. Gen3r1x
    Feb 3, 2007
    9
    I found this game unbelievably fun. This is the first FPS game that i have played that actually made you feel like you were a highly trained expendable government asset. The player animations were very realistic, almost too good. One of the only problems I saw was with the graphics. They seemed a little grainy to me, and there weren't enough options in the menu to mess around with. I found this game unbelievably fun. This is the first FPS game that i have played that actually made you feel like you were a highly trained expendable government asset. The player animations were very realistic, almost too good. One of the only problems I saw was with the graphics. They seemed a little grainy to me, and there weren't enough options in the menu to mess around with. After trying different combinations in the graphics menu, I was able to get 20-30 fps and still make the game look pretty darn good. The port job they did to get this over from PS3 and/or Xbox360 was a 4. (on a scale from 1 to 10.) The control scheme was great, the recoil system was good, everything about this game makes it a winner. The storyline was great. It all had a feel of a real terrorist attack. Oh, and did I mention the fact that this is also the first FPS I have played that featured Co-op that was not mentally retarded? Most FPS games have friendly AI that don't do anything except stand there and shoot, and leave you to do all the work. Not the case here. The friendly Co-op actually worked with you, and got the same amount of kills you got. They seemed as good as you were. The enemy AI on the other hand wasn't as good. They seemed coordinated, but not challenging enough. Realistic difficulty does help though. Not as much as it should. I also enjoyed the way you take damage. A lethal hit (to the head) kills you instantly, but anything else goes into your body armor, and you get dazed but you recover. None of this armor points and hit points crap. That also added a sense of realism. Overall this game is a masterpiece that has it's few flaws that will be corrected in the future, and the developers really knew what they were doing when they made this. I give this game an 8.9/10.… Expand
  5. DONOVANR.
    Mar 16, 2007
    9
    I like it because in most games you could only go a certain distance, in this game you can go where ever you want!
  6. MicasaE.
    Dec 14, 2006
    8
    This really is a very good game, but don't expect to fun it properly with an older system. I have to run it in 800x600 mode, although I have a GTX go and 512 MB of video ram, 2 Gz of normal ram and a core 2 duo. The graphics are a bit gratuitous when looked at from this angle, but the result is really amazing. The blood splatters nicely as you plan out the perfect headshot, even This really is a very good game, but don't expect to fun it properly with an older system. I have to run it in 800x600 mode, although I have a GTX go and 512 MB of video ram, 2 Gz of normal ram and a core 2 duo. The graphics are a bit gratuitous when looked at from this angle, but the result is really amazing. The blood splatters nicely as you plan out the perfect headshot, even leaving nicely textured wounds in your victims. The Vegas levels really portray the glitz and false glamour of the city. I have only played a couple minutes online in coop mode, and have been surprised at the quality of the maps and gameplay. Think Gears of War on this one, if you have experienced that. The only problems with this is the lack of good servers, but this won't be a problem with VS. mode. Overall, this is a wildly good game, picking up the rotting corpse of the RainbowSix franchise, injecting it with magical reanimation juice, creating a strange and morbid freak of nature more like a mixture of Full Spectrum Warrior, Gears of War, and a little bit of Soldier of Fortune. Oh, and they fixed the AI since Lockdown. It actually works now. I was getting sick of shooting my AI teamates before each mission in that last game.… Expand
  7. Mezz
    Dec 26, 2006
    8
    I bought the game last weekend (24/12/06). I read some reviews who were very promising. However, I was a disappointed in the graphics. I agree with Erwin that they are not as good as they should be. I first thought , it was some setting I forgot to turn on but everything was already set to the maximum. Even battlefield 2142 looks more smooth (although it uses an older engine). Besides, I bought the game last weekend (24/12/06). I read some reviews who were very promising. However, I was a disappointed in the graphics. I agree with Erwin that they are not as good as they should be. I first thought , it was some setting I forgot to turn on but everything was already set to the maximum. Even battlefield 2142 looks more smooth (although it uses an older engine). Besides, the video options are extremely limited. It's actually sad for a game like this. My AA is already set to 4x with 1240 x 768 (19" screen) but it still looks like I don't even have it turned on at all. The reason why I still gave it an 8 is because it's a good game. The controls are superb, the scenery is great and colourful and it's a joy to play. The sounds are very good on my X-Fi although the in-game sample rate could be higher. My advise: don't by it to show off your graphics card or to try the Unreal engine. Just buy it for the gameplay which is outstanding.… Expand
  8. HeR.B.
    Dec 21, 2006
    9
    Sweet game with loads of new special features. The requirements are indeed high, but anyone with a SM3 card will probably be OK and it looks awesome. In a nutshell: Sweet new features with the cost of a little bit of reality. Will gain more new fans than lose old ones.
  9. joen00b
    Jun 14, 2011
    9
    I just picked this up a few weeks back in one of Steam's awesome deals (all 6 R6 games for $13). it's been fun going back through it again, I forgot how much fun the game was, and how difficult it can be in certain areas.

    I really enjoy the Tom Clancy games, they are just hard enough to be frustrating at points and help hone my FPS skills with good stories. Of course, I'm an older    I just picked this up a few weeks back in one of Steam's awesome deals (all 6 R6 games for $13). it's been fun going back through it again, I forgot how much fun the game was, and how difficult it can be in certain areas.

    I really enjoy the Tom Clancy games, they are just hard enough to be frustrating at points and help hone my FPS skills with good stories. Of course, I'm an older gamer, so the story elements are interesting to me instead of just shooting the enemy for no good reason.    … Expand
  10. Vic
    Dec 8, 2011
    9
    This is the first game where I felt how difficult a real gunfight is! You're really scared to stay out of cover even for a second here, it's not a game where you can just run and gun killing everyone in your way like terminator. Here you feel yourself very vulnerable, here you need to use all your tactic skills. This is a very realistic game where you can feel how a real gunfight dangerousThis is the first game where I felt how difficult a real gunfight is! You're really scared to stay out of cover even for a second here, it's not a game where you can just run and gun killing everyone in your way like terminator. Here you feel yourself very vulnerable, here you need to use all your tactic skills. This is a very realistic game where you can feel how a real gunfight dangerous is! The only disadvantage is length, I think the story is a little bit short.… Expand
  11. PunendraR.
    Jun 10, 2007
    10
    I have played this type of game first in my life and never thought it is as superb as this is really.
  12. LiboW.
    Jan 21, 2007
    10
    Reason for giving this game a 10 is not because it's better than half life, quake or any other revolutionary fps... but because there HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE GOOD FPS for about a year. (prey was a disappointment, and so was quake 4) And when's the last time there was a real fps with a storyline on the pc with cooperative mode..... uh quake 2, sven-coop halflife? Also the coop Reason for giving this game a 10 is not because it's better than half life, quake or any other revolutionary fps... but because there HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE GOOD FPS for about a year. (prey was a disappointment, and so was quake 4) And when's the last time there was a real fps with a storyline on the pc with cooperative mode..... uh quake 2, sven-coop halflife? Also the coop eliminate the terrorist mode brings good times with a buddy on a lan and some replayability.… Expand
  13. LeonardoA.
    Nov 21, 2007
    10
    This game is incredible, the graphics are awesome and the realistic gameplay dominates you even in the first level.Of cource in PC'S that are in the border of the system requirements will won't have good graphics.Well, a game can have Wolfenstein's 3D 1992 graphics, but if the gameplay is good a real gamer can disguise if the game is good or not.
  14. TeroU.
    Dec 23, 2007
    10
    Brilliant tactical shooter with enough realism and enough action. It's stupid to whine about lack of realism when the game doesn't even try to be some counter-terrorist -simulator but just one great action game.
  15. iddqd4
    Feb 13, 2018
    8
    Переосмысление сериала и уход в сторону более казуальной аудитории, плюс введение системы укрытий. Играется быстро и весело.
  16. PublicNuisance
    Jan 12, 2022
    9
    Replaying Rainbow Six: Vegas all these years later I can say that some things hold up incredibly well and others have aged poorly. To start with the positives the sound effects for the guns are still some of the best I have heard. The effects for when bullets hit different types of surfaces are also fantastic and varied. The gun play itself is still very satisfying. There are a wide rangeReplaying Rainbow Six: Vegas all these years later I can say that some things hold up incredibly well and others have aged poorly. To start with the positives the sound effects for the guns are still some of the best I have heard. The effects for when bullets hit different types of surfaces are also fantastic and varied. The gun play itself is still very satisfying. There are a wide range of weapons to choose from that can be accessorized to suit your play style. You can choose to silence most weapons and can choose the rate of fire for most weapons. Managing your team is mostly a fun affair as you can choose to have them enter rooms or use flash bangs and breaching charges. You can also specify which enemies they target; order them to move where you want; and choose their ROE. Keeping on the team aspects, the AI is not holding up well. Unless I micro manage my team to the extreme they make very poor choices including sitting out in the open and not seeking cover. The enemy AI isn’t much better as they can watch me shoot a enemy mere feet from them and as long as I used a silencer they act as if they have no idea what just transpired. They will also sometimes yell to comrades about not being able to see me even though it is a tight hallway with clear line of sight to me; they are shooting at me; and are alone with no comrades to hear them. The voice acting was decent at best but repetitive and unvaried at worst for the terrorists. The graphics haven’t aged very well either. The game came out during a time when many shooters had a brown tinge to them and Vegas is no exception. That looks even uglier now and is a real shame because the city of Las Vegas could have had much more colour to it. Facial detail and object detail held up alright but clothing detail is pretty poor. The game had an issue where a certain event wasn’t triggered at the right time so I failed the mission. I was supposed to fend off a wave of terrorists before pursuing Irena and basically unless I stayed in a small area of the room I would fail and she would escape but if I stayed put and fended them off from that spot it would allow me to pursue her. The fact that bugs like this exist fifteen years after launch is sad and shows what could be achieved if more games were open source. I also didn’t like how when I reach gear drops where I can pick new gear or get more ammo it defaulted my options for suppressor and fire rate each time.

    I played Vegas on Linux using Proton. It never crashed on me and I didn’t notice any graphical bugs or glitches during game play but there was one issue during cut scenes. When the game would display the date and location over a black screen it wouldn’t stretch the whole screen and so it looked weird. There were five graphics options and a v-sync toggle. Alt-tab worked. The game would auto save at checkpoints and there was only one save slot. I found this very annoying as many checkpoints were poorly spaced apart and having to listen to dialogue and choose my gear over and over. You can’t change the difficulty after starting a game without restarting the whole game. I couldn’t monitor frame rate but I didn’t feel any lag.

    Game Engine: Unreal 3
    Disk Space Used: 6.25 GB
    Game Version Played: 1.06.205

    Graphics Settings Used: Hardware skin on; v-sync on; shadow quality high; motion blur off; 1920x1080
    GPU Usage: 19-65 %
    VRAM Usage: 941-1118 MB
    CPU Usage: 15-28 %
    RAM Usage: 3.2-4.3 GB

    Overall the game play largely holds up and the issues are more on the technical side. I still enjoyed myself quite a bit and find this to be a superior shooter to many that are released these days. It has a great balance between tactical and care free as well as having far more options to suit different play styles than many other games in the genre. I paid $2.49 CAD from Steam for Vegas but I paid $49.99 CAD for the physical copy back in 2007 and in my view it is still worth $49.99 CAD. I finished the campaign on normal difficulty in 8 hours and 18 minutes.

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 21.3.2 | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB | Manjaro 21.2.1 | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.15.12-1-MANJARO | Proton 6.3-8    … Expand
  17. nofunaloud
    Jan 6, 2020
    8
    A very interesting game, when shooter games were still written for the story and not for guns, outfits, fast flicks or kill streaks. Probably the best Clancy like story in a Tom Clancy game. You can tell the devs of this game wanted to player to have a very specific experience and did everything they could to let the player have this experience. As opposed to modern games when devs doA very interesting game, when shooter games were still written for the story and not for guns, outfits, fast flicks or kill streaks. Probably the best Clancy like story in a Tom Clancy game. You can tell the devs of this game wanted to player to have a very specific experience and did everything they could to let the player have this experience. As opposed to modern games when devs do everything they can get extract money from the player.… Expand
  18. AMBO
    Feb 17, 2020
    9
    09/10......................................................................

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#12 Best PC Game of 2006
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#41 Most Discussed PC Game of 2006
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2006

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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. GameSpot
    87
    Rainbow Six is reinvented and reinvigorated for a new age thanks to beautiful visuals and top-notch tactical shooting action.
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  2. IGN
    84
    It's a serious system hog and those with older (and even middle-range) systems may have a hell of a time making the game run well and look smooth. Sadly multiplayer has been a big problem for us at this point.
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  3. Eurogamer
    70
    It feels like an undecided halfway house between two genres - both of which the PC excels at - and it's incapable of deciding which one it wants to be.
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