Lockdown? More like Letdown...

User Rating: 5.2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown PC
We all remember clearing that room, after breaching the door and tactically diving in after a good old flashbang goes off. This is Rainbow Six, probably one of the most interesting game we know. The original games featured a massive amount of depth, as you defuse dangerous situations and fight Terror. Rainbow Six 4 Lockdown is the next in this classic series.

Although, if you played it, you realise something, where'd all the good stuff go?! For those who don't know, the depth of the predecessors was amazing, featuring wide selections of weapons, armour and team members, with expansions adding more to the fold. But, the most interesting part was planning, you would plan HOW to complete this, you weren't told to take a boring linear path, you're in control, and if in doubt, a pre-loaded plan stands ready.

But in Lockdown, they took all that out, no lovely plans, limited weapons, pointless linear playing. This made the game what it was, look at the game, and you'll see that one path is the way through, how pointless is that?!

Even worse, the game is spoiled by the AI, they seem suicidal, and charge at you with no fear of death. As they retreat, they make themselves open targets, and anyone who has played FPS games know that developers can do more. The hostages are just as bad, running through firefights shouting "I wanna get outta here!" They get out alright... in body bags. Even your own team members feel like getting shot at, they put themselves in stupid cover, and are taken down easily, or they run right into your line of fire, real smart eh?

The missions are boring in all honesty, they are short, easy and even bits that are supposed to catch you out are easily resolved, an RPG or ambush will occur... Big deal, you run to cover and finish them easily.

As well as all these problems, you'll find that you are almost perfect when compared to your team, even the most novice gamer can breeze through this, your weapons are very powerful, your armour is inpenetrable. But your team die with ease, and are cannon fodder compared to you, this is the same with enemies.

Finally, the multiplayer lacks any decency of fun, you will be bored within an hour. Hopefully, someone will make the good old Co-op missions we saw in other games, but in any case, either wait a while to get it at a budget price or forget this one.