Great Game... if it were 2006
It's hard to settle for this after games like COD4 or even Drakes Fortune demonstrate what next gen graphics are all about. Army of Two is another game with much better graphics, and with a similar storyline.
UBISOFT seems to be on a mission to ensure all their games have the most pathetic stories possible, culminating in the miserable Haze. \
Also they never give you a reason this game is called VEGAS. It may as well be Rainbow Six MILWAUKEE. Yeah you shoot some slot machines, thats about it.
I like the series, and the split screen co-op mode is something I look for (Is it so rare that you and a friend would want to sit down and play through a game together? I don't understand the lack of games with split screen co-op, but there have been a few more recently).
I feel like we shouldn't settle for the mediocrity. UBISOFT has made incredible profits recently, and the more money they make the more the games seem to lack any technical finesse or polish.
I do like the variety of weapons. They all have their own feel, which is nice. Overall the control system with the wall hugging is one of the best out there - however in multiplayer mode the wall hug seems useless - you can jsut shoot at an exposed pixel on the screen. This negates the whole wall hug mechanism in online play and you end up playing similarly as Call of Duty.
So if you are going to buy one shooter, buy Call of Duty 4.