Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Composer(s) | Paul Haslinger |
| Series | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six |
| Engine |
Unreal Engine 3 Havok |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) |
Tactical shooter first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) |
Single-player multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PS3) 83.56% (X360) 82.77% (PC) 78.39% |
| Metacritic | (X360) 82/100 (PS3) 81/100 (PC) 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10 |
| GamePro |   |
| Game Revolution | (X360) B− (PS3) C+ |
| GameSpot | 8.5/10 (PC) 7/10 |
| GameSpy |  |
| GameTrailers | 8.5/10 |
| GameZone | (X360) 9/10 (PS3) 8.9/10 (PC) 7.5/10 |
| Giant Bomb | |
| IGN | (X360, AU) 8.5/10 (X360 [US] & PS3 [Limited Edition]) 8.4/10 (PS3) 8.2/10 (X360, UK) 8/10 (PC) 7.7/10 |
| OXM (US) | 8/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 77% |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is the seventh installment in the Rainbow Six series. It is a first-person shooter video game and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas. It was announced by Ubisoft on November 20, 2007. The game was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 18, 2008 in North America and March 20, 2008 in Europe, except in Germany, where the game was delayed. The Microsoft Windows version, however, was delayed until April 15, 2008. It was released in Japan on April 24, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and on May 29, 2008 for the PlayStation 3.
A world-exclusive first-look of the game appeared in the January 2008 edition of the Official Xbox Magazine. It was announced that Logan Keller, the lead character from the previous game, had been removed in favor of having the player create his or her own character to play through the campaign. The player assumes the role of Bishop, a member of the Rainbow squad with a great deal more experience who has a deeper involvement in the story.
The game, billed as "part sequel, part prequel", has events that run both before and concurrently to the story of Logan Keller and continue after where the first game concluded. In addition to the ability to customize a character in multiplayer, the player can now customize Bishop, Vegas 2's protagonist. In single-player, the developers claim to have vastly improved teammate AI, so that now teammates cover each other as they advance. There are also several new commands, for example, the ability of a teammate to throw a grenade at a specific point. It is also possible to give commands to one's AI teammates using the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 headset, or a PC microphone.
Bishop is the main protagonist that the player controls and guides throughout the events of Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. The appearance and gender vary, depending on the intended look by the player. If co-op mode is enabled, Knight, whose appearance also varies depending on how the player desires them to look, accompanies Bishop on missions. Knight's role, however, is limited as merely a co-op player, and Knight is not critical to the single player campaign's story. Playing as Knight allows the player to unlock co-op achievements.
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