Post by ΨBarnacleBrainBrantΨ on Jul 4, 2007 15:27:45 GMT 6
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The Rainbow six series, today is one of the most popular and successful gaming franchises of the gaming world. It has re-definied the genre of tactical shooter games. Rainbow Six : Vegas is the latest installment released for the series.
|||||WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT ||||||
In the single player mode, you play the role of LOGAN KELLER, a brilliant and highly skilled dude who is deployed in LAS VEGAS, NEVADA to eliminate a potential terror threat from ILENA, the boss of the terror squad. The game has its own twists and turns and if I write everything, whats left with you to know?
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The game uses the UNREAL gaming technology. The same engine which was used in making the XBOX-360 bestseller, GEARS OF WAR. But sadly, I dont think that the developers used it to its full potential. The GFX in the first level, Bordertown were very impressive but in the later level theres not much stuff to talk about. In the first level itself, when the game begins, at the time when you and your squad are in the helo; if you look closely to the shadow of the helo then u might notice that there is NO helicopter rotor...oh no wait, have i reached the year 2412 already? There are no cutscenes in the game which would have been used to exploit the game's gfx . The level designs are cool but they could have been cooler.
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Rainbow six games have always been known for the kind of gameplay they posses. Vegas carries on the legacy. Seriously, the game has one of the best gameplaysever put in to effect on a game. Although, the terrorists dis in like 2-3 shots, they are NOT dumb. They try to shoot you down with a headshot (yea im not kidding) on realistic difficulty...not to mention they succeed 90% of the times. Ragnarog is the word for you if u ever come across a terrorist equipped with a SPAS12 shotgun. I mean if one of the bullets coming out from a SPAS12 hits you, you are dead the next moment. NASH,ASHISH and some others whom I play with online know exactly what I am talking about. Moving on, the health system in this game is like the one they used in gears...but its not all the same. The screen gets blurry when you are injured so it becomes difficult for you to shoot and when you keep getting hit, it turns pitch black forcing you to rely on your luck. So, its basically like your one shot away from death.
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The XBOX and the XBOX 360 have always been known for XBOX LIVE which is one of the most brillant features of the XBOX 360. Which game does justice to it? Look no further. This is the game which gives you an idea how fun playing multiplayer can be. The multiplayer mode of the game offers ample types of gameplay. For example you could play normal sharpshooter matches, survival matches, in which you have to be the last-man-alive and another bunch of good online gameplay. On the other side of the multiplayer, theres a new mode called "TERRORIST HUNTS" or simply "T-HUNTS" in which you have to kill all the terrorists in the map in order to see the "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" screen. There is one other co-op mode in which you have to complete the story mode with your friend(s). Coming to the negative side of the multiplayer, the game is LAGGY. Yep, you read it. It is damn right LAGGY. There are NO dedicated servers in which you can play without lag...well actually there is but if you want to play on a dedicated server then the host will not be able to play the game (WTF?). Incase you want to have some online play with foreigners and all then simply do not do that. You will get kicked everytime they see you are on a red ping (unless you get lucky). All-In-All the games really fun if you play with Indians.
||||| FINAL VERDICT |||||
8.9