Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Vegas

[hukarez]

Most of my friends have pretty jumped onto the Gears of War bandwagon, and I've been really lagging behind getting a new game since Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Eventually, I'll probably pick up Gears of War, but I'm actually a bit more curious about Rainbow 6: Vegas.

Has anyone picked up this title, or has it just gone under the radar for most folks? Reviews seem to be highly promising, and I did enjoy GRAW from the time I spent on it. I'm presuming this is along the same gameplay engine? I'll have to check if there's a demo available for RS6, but I figured I'd ask here to see what other folks' impressions air.

[hukarez]

Seems like there's going to be a patch coming up for this game:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12384/Rainbow-Six-Vegas-Patch-Coming-Soon/


Ubisoft has announced today it is working on a patch for Rainbow Six Vegas.

Many of these issues were reported by members of the community, thanks to everyone that took the time to communicate with us. Please understand that this first patch was being worked on a few weeks ago already and that some of the recently discovered issues may not be addressed right away. We do know about these critical issues and are planning to address them as well.

Here is a list of issues that will be addressed in the upcoming patch for Vegas.

Single Player

Fixed bugs with voice recognition
Fixed a bug that made the game crash when killing Dr. Smythe under a specific circumstance.
Multiplayer

Getting stuck at briefing screen when joining a match in progress
Fixed a coop crash when failing a mission numerous times
Fixed an exploit where observers received same kills as host in terrorist hunt
Fixed a intermittent coop crash in map Factory
Fixed a disconnection bug when host changes map
Fixed a bug with live camera that forced a reboot.
Fixed an issue with max players not being related to recommended players for maps.
Added better feedback in the game search menus.
Fixed a bug with the siege specialist achievement.
Fixed players crashing when using shield and entering a game with shield restricted.
Fixed a rare crash when starting a coop story game
Fixed a bug that made the shield become invisible in certain circumstances.
Fixed a display bug with weapons disappearing while using shield
Fixed a crash while using the Live Vision Camera
Fixed a display bug with the canister in retrieval staying visible after being taken.
Fixed a random crash for clients in COOP games.
Fixed a display error that showed 14 players instead of 16 for dedicated servers.
Fixed a bug with score limits not working properly.
Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented grenades from being used at game start.
Fixed a crash through the world bug related to starting COOP games while playing Terrorist Hunt.
Fixed a crash through the world bug in Casino COOP.
Fixed a bug with invalid recommended players in COOP maps.
Fixed a lockup in COOP mode related to clients joining a game late.
Fixed a bug where a dedicated server set for 16 players only accepted 14.
Added better feedback in the game search menus
Remove proximity voice chat from team games.
Adjust TerroHunt XP based on density setting:
Fixed bug regarding voice chat - Now voice chat works for all players
Fixed a crash where clients crash when host change map or quit the game before they have time to load lobby
Fixed a crash when clientnt selects Option/ Map name either in the lobby or In game
Fixed a bug related to the infiltration specialist achievement
Fixed a bug where when score limit is 10 a game does not end when canister is deposited
Fixed a bug in splitscreen:Crash when player 2 Press ready before player 1 in the login profile menu
Fixed a bug where game occasionally crashes on boot at the Title Screen.
General
Fixed some localization errors in SpanishI haven't had time to try out the multiplayer yet, and if all goes well today, I'll probably go online later tonight to scope things out. So far, I'm actually enjoying the game -- especially on the new 46" LCD! :D

[Icy]

I have ordered the game online for my 360 and in a week or so i should have it here. You have a demo in marketplace to try it out.

[hukarez]

I have ordered the game online for my 360 and in a week or so i should have it here. You have a demo in marketplace to try it out.

Actually, I ended up picking a copy of this up! :)

[Grammaticus]

I got it and like the game. It is really hard to read text on my crappy non HDTV. Looking forward to viewing on a new LCD soon.

What I have played so far seems pretty good and definately not the same engine as GRAW for multi player.

[Pumpy Tudors]

[bump]

I have it on rental for the 360, and I think it's pretty good. I'm terrible at games like this, but I love the concept. I'm not playing on an HDTV, but I am playing on a decent computer monitor, and it looks great.

I don't think I'll ever actually get to Vegas in the game, but skulking my way through Mexico or wherever the hell I am is fun.

[hukarez]

I've actually been eagerly awaiting for some of my other buddies to pick up a copy of this game -- more than likely, I'll get my buddy in Vegas a copy of this for X-Mas. I've been really wanting to try out the 4 player Co-Op and see how that goes, I think GRAW had a 2 player Co-Op thing going on, but for only like 4 missions or so.

[Sully OS]

There's a bunch of us from Operation Sports that play this game 3 or 4 nights a week, it's that addicting. The single player portion is fantastic, but the game truly shines on XBL.

My gamertag is Sully OS. Send me a FR if you're interested in joining us.

[Balldog]

I picked this up on the 26th, I love it. Can't wait to keep playing it. I'm thinking I will probably play it again on the harder difficulty level just for fun.

[Blade6119]

For any of those that have it, is the co-op only online or can you run it locally on a system with 4 of your buddies?

[Blade6119]

or 3, you know