Back to Sin City we go in order to finally put an end to the terrorist threat that we left looming after the first Rainbow Six Vegas game. Vegas 2 largely delivers more of the same.  The game mechanics are basically identical, and the objective is still to seek out and destroy any terrorist threats through many areas of Las Vegas.

I bought this game mainly for the cooperative aspects.  You can play the campaign with a buddy and work through the various missions together.  You can also team up with multiple friends and hunt terrorist across the various maps.  The best thing about Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is that all the points you earn stay with you no matter where you earned them.  When playing with another person or persons, the kills they accumulate also earn you points.  This makes it possible to increase your character’s rank much more quickly.  Of course, increasing your rank allows you to unlock new weapons, clothing, armor, and other equipment along the way.

All in all, I love this game as much, if not more, than the first Rainbow Six Vegas.  The mechanics are great, the graphics are sweet, and there’s nothing like teaming up with multiple friends and kicking some terrorist ass.  I do think Ubisoft could have differentiated this game from its predecessor a bit more, but maybe they took a “If it ain’t broke then don’t fix it” mentality and decided to play it safe.