Rainbows Six Vegas 2 Has added A lot of necessary and not so necessary improvements, but does that make it a good game?
RSV2 adds the Rewards and ACES systems which are fun and give you something to aim for with the ACES system you get points for everything you do in the game whether it be story mode, Co-Op, or Multiplayer and they are split into kill type categories. Once you get up to a certain amount of points in each different category you unlock something new which makes it easier for people that want to play Online, but don't want to rack up death after death because everyone who's been playing online has better guns unlocked.
The ACES system is something that would've been nice to have in the original game or in a full sequel, but since that is pretty much the only change in RSV2 it makes it seem more like an expansion pack and is not enough to distinguish it from its predecessor. I'm not saying RSV2 is a bad game its not its just that the original has been out for a while now and hearing about this new sequel got everybody excited for a new Rainbow Six game and they didn't get one they got a slightly updated version of Rainbow Six Vegas.
The games graphics are sub-par because again they are basically the same as the previous game, and its even more of a disappointment because the game is made with the unreal engine which is one of the best game engines to date, but you wouldn't it know by the look of RSV2. I was surprised that I actually had some fun playing the story mode this time as I did not with the last game I think this is attributed to the new rewards system or maybe just a change of characters.
Playing on the lower difficulties made the game too easy which made Realistic pretty much the only difficulty choice for a serious tactical shooter fan. Your AI teammates weren't too bad, but I did notice if they were set to infiltrate they refused to shoot one guy they could be getting drilled with holes and they would just watch as all of you died together. The AI for the enemies is a whole different story they were descent, but I noticed several flaws and random activities. Some of the AI enemies would just stand there and make sure you could shoot them and others would just crouch down and not move a muscle until finally you would have to go run up to them and either kill them or be surprised with a Spas12, and others would randomly run at you firing like Rambo.
I didn't like that even if you were incredibly sneaky and used a silencer and nobody knew you were there some AI would know your exact position to the inch some examples that stood out are the guys on the turrets no matter how sneaky you were they would know exactly where you were and lite you up in milliseconds. There were a few parts that were really frustrating at times namely The Oil Refinery its your only solo mission and playing it on Realistic is annoying. at least it was for me. after finishing the game I kind of resented it because of that level.
Well to sum up Its not a bad game, but it isn't exactly a new one. I wouldn't recommend it to owners of the previous game, but I would recommend it to those who have not played the first one or any other Rainbow Six Game, its at least a good rental in its own right, and on a side note sorry if this review was a little long, but I had a few things to say, and this was my first review.