03.29.08
Go, Go, Go!
Why haven’t I picked up Rainbow Six: Las Vegas before!? This is a great game! When I think about Rainbow Six, I remember going through the team-roster like a fat kid goes through a box of Oreos, and I remember meticulously pre-planning all the missions, even going so far as to place waypoints for my four teams. It was fun back then but I quickly grew tired of it. But this is different! This has Halo-style health regeneration, a Gears of War-style cover system (in a first-person game! Crazy!), and the most fluid and reliable team management I’ve experienced since Republic Commando! I’m really enjoying it tremendously. If anybody wants a game of co-op I’d love to give it a try.
I only have two problems with it so far: Infrequent checkpoints. Since I bought an X-Box 360, I’ve come to appreciate checkpoints - there’s something elevating about not having to worry about quicksaving all the time, especially in games like Rainbow Six where I tend to quicksave at every door. But in a game that forces you to rely on checkpoints, the placement of these points are of crucial importance! And so far, R6 has had about a third as many checkpoints as I’d like. Several times already I’ve felt my heart sink as an unfortunate mistake (”oh, you can’t take cover behind that ledge - oh, ow, sniper…”) has set me three or four arenas back. The game’s combat is a lot of fun, but not fun enough that I’d like to replay such lengthy parts of it.
And my other problem? The max resolution in 1280×960!! My monitor is 5:4, you barbarians! I demand 1280×1024!
Razumasu said,
March 29, 2008 at 22:47
I actually played this game when it first came out on the XboX360. It´s a pretty good game. I do however remember getting tired of it when i neared the end. The missions just got very repetitive and i lost interest.
It is however a good game!
Jonas said,
March 29, 2008 at 22:55
Cool
It’s a shame you don’t have it anymore, I’d like to try it in co-op.