Better than the first!
OK. So Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is basically like the first one, with a few exceptions.
Game-play : The game-play is very similar to RV1, similar maps, enemies, sounds, But even though it recycles much of whats been seen in RV1 its still one great ride, With never a dull moment, You'll be constantly checking doors, tagging enemies, deploying grenades or ordering your team around. The Single-player Campaign is alright, its not too long nor does it have much of a plot, but it feels long enough when you've beaten it, it can be beaten in one day.
The best part of RV2 is the Co-op story mode and Terrorist hunt, in my opinion, and the fact that the Character building system has been enhanced. The new system Called A.C.E.S (Advanced Combat Enhancement Specialization)
This rewards you with Experience in every action you do almost. There are also 3 Categories, Close Quarter Combat, Assault, and Marksman, When you do actions that fit into these categories you earn points in them, and eventually you unlock weapons, XP boosts, armor and such.
You will also gain ranks which also unlocks different armor types and Camo colors, and more.
Unlike RV1 You can now Sprint, which is very useful in most situations.
Difficulty levels have also been tweaked, Realistic is much harder than before.
Graphics : Graphics are better than RV1, which is rightfully so, they look very good, some character models look odd however, but there is nothing to complain about, the scenery is good too.
Sound : Sound can be one of the most important factors of a game, without the Right music or sounds for the game-play, it won't feel the same. Luckily RV2 has it all, The weapons sounds realistic on every aspect, Grenade sounds has explosions according to where you here them from, if you throw it in a window from outside, it has a powerful isolated sound, While there is little Dialog in the game the voice work is pretty good, the main Character Bishop sounds a little like John DiMaggio the guy who voiced Marcus Fenix in Gears of War. Surroundings all sound good, and the Tension music blends in with the Game's Atmosphere.
Bugs : Not a lot, but i have encountered a few, Most frequent would be the Gun fire bug, where something interfer with the gun sound and it loops over and over like someone with infinite ammo was firing constantly, sometimes it goes away quickly sometimes not so quick.
Team mates sometimes do things you never ordered them to, like once when i was securing a rappel rope one of my guys just climbed up on his own accord and got killed and i failed the mission.
Also some places to take cover act up like you're lagging badly when you try to peak around the corner, and some places perfectly good for cover wont allow you to cover behind, sometimes you cant take cover where a team mate is even though there is plenty of room.
Last bug i can recall is the Private First Class Achievement. If you've played RV1 before you will get a XP reward when you start RV2 which rockets you past PVT 1st class, therefore not being able to get it, a patch is needed to fix this problem.
Conclusion : Too much of the same isn't always bad which Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Successfully proves, The game is a Action packed great sequel
With a Great multi-player, Definitely worth getting if you liked the first game.