Rainbow Six Vegas 2 details

By Tom Bramwell Published 20 December, 2007

Plus shots, trailer.

Almost exactly a month after we first heard about it (it's as if they have some sort of schedule), Ubisoft has popped up with more details of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Did you know it has 13 new multiplayer maps? You do now. Unless you're not paying attention.

Due out in March on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, Vegas 2 also adds two new adversarial multiplayer modes, more rewards and improved matchmaking to its online elements. Integration with single-player sounds better too - your customised character can be used across both elements, with progress following you too, and the single-player game has been designed "with co-op in mind", allowing for drop-in co-op, and with multiple entry points for each level, none of which should distort the game's story.

That concerns "the last chance for gamers to rescue America's sexiest city from an escalating terrorist siege", according to Ubisoft, and the terrorists have been hitting the books (probably Clancy's) since game 1, bringing in thermal and night vision equipment, shields, and more tactical nouse. But then you have 11 new weapons to choose from, new camo, clothing and gear, so you should be a match.

On top of that, there are more bits of Vegas to explore, obviously, so neither of you has it particularly comfortably.

Along with the above details, Ubisoft also slung us two new screenshots and a teaser trailer to whet your appetite for the good fight. Let us know what you think about them by pointing your crosshairs at the speak-your-brain below.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (33) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • mattigan #1 4 years ago

    Hopefully this one will have a proper ending

  • bengray66 #2 4 years ago

    Its got a long way to go to rival the COD4 online, still before COD4 it was the muts nuts.

  • mikew1985 #3 4 years ago

    it's got a long way to go before that becomes a genuine "trailer"... Ubi are the worst for this sort of thing

  • octo #4 4 years ago

    milky milk milk?

    Squeeze ubi Squuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeze.

    BTW who was the first person to ever milk a cow? And what were they thinking???

  • mikew1985 #5 4 years ago

    i presume it was someone who wanted milk. Just a guess but who knows.

  • Trane #6 4 years ago

    "and the single-player game has been designed "with co-op in mind", allowing for drop-in co-op, and with multiple entry points for each level, none of which should distort the game's story"

    Cool, we need more games that support this kinda feature IMO. Co-op play is always good fun \o/\o/

  • HarryPalmer #7 4 years ago

    Probably something along the lines of oh look that baby cow is drinking something from the mummy cow, i wonder what that tastes like.

    darn mikew1985
    Edited by 1 at 20/12/07 @ 14:54

  • DanWhitehead #8 4 years ago

    And tonights football result...Rainbow 6, Vegas 2. There were no score draws.

  • asphaltcowboy #9 4 years ago

    Can't wait, loved the first one!

  • Kiigan #10 4 years ago

    Las Vegas again? Does anyone really mind just letting the terrorists have the city, if they want it that badly? I guess Ubisoft had a few extra assets lying around that didn't make it into the first one.

    After the awful "to be continued..." cliffhanger ending in R6V, we should be getting this sequel as a freebie.

  • Mr_Bison #11 4 years ago

    Looks just like the first one... Vegas got really boring to the end of part 1 ...so lets do it again..

    Buried for being boring

  • mikew1985 #12 4 years ago

    @ Kiigan

    I have to agree, loved the first one; thought it kick the arse off of gears, but I think re-using vegas is a bit cheap. Aw well on the strenght of the first one it'll probably be a must buy for me but I'm not as excited by it as a true sequal would make me.

  • IAmBatman #13 4 years ago

    Given how little of the game was set in casinos and other Vegas-y locations, I don't mind going back. Just piss off with the mexican, sewer, and dam levels.

  • asphaltcowboy #14 4 years ago

    Yeah, more of it needs to be set in actual casinos, perhaps with civilians running around, panicking and get caught in the fire/caught by the terrorists and held hostage etc, rather than getting there once the dust has settled and the terrorists are making their demands and everyone else is out of the building!

  • EmiliasHorse #15 4 years ago

    Damn I completely forgot to buy the first one, even though I quite liked the demo. No doubt I will forget to buy this as well.

  • NickNack #16 4 years ago

    I did like Vegas, but now I'm playing COD4 I don't know if I could take onanother shooter like this.

    And it looks the same as Vegas, I can get that for 17 quid on Play.com, why pay 40 for this updated version?. Same thing, different box and name.

  • TagemandBagem #17 4 years ago

    Looks like R6:Vegas, but then you can hardly expect UBI to care about improving a franchise when $$$ are involved.
    Also the MP graphics were cut down so much it looked horrendous.

  • Scurrminator #18 4 years ago

    wasn't co-op story 4 player in the original vegas?
    they best have not cut it back to 2!

  • FooAtari #19 4 years ago

    I really liked RSV. While I don't think there is room for both RSV and GRAW, GRAW just feels like a sluggish RSV in a third person view. The A.I. team mates play quite an important part in RS and that's what I like about it. They are fairly intelligent and actually feel of some use. It also doesn't have the re-spawning enemy CoD has, you can actually clear out a room in any way you choose.

    So yeah both games are awesome and different enough for me.

  • beastmaster #20 4 years ago

    Never tried Vegas online. COD 4 is fantastic online and if this one comes close then it's all good.

  • The-Bodybuilder #21 4 years ago

    The rate at which this is being developed leads me to believe it more like GRAW2 (as in a glorified DLC transformed into a "sequel";). It's still based on the same levels for crying out loud.

  • Darren #22 4 years ago

    Rainbow Six Vegas wasn't bad but I'm afraid my enthusiam for these sorts of games has plummeted to zero these days. I never bothered with GRAW 2 - the demo felt to samey and I never rated the original to be honest - so I doubt I'll bother with this new game either. Tom Clancy's End War sounds more interesting if only because it isn't a "lazy" sequel.

  • t8yman #23 4 years ago

    @darren

    I thought GRAW2 was awesome, and I found GRAW one a bit meh TBH. consider picking it up from the used shelf - you might be pleasantly surprised.

  • TagemandBagem #24 4 years ago

    Those not bothering with GRAW2 are missing out. The GRAW games were developed specifically for the PC whereas the R6:Vegas games are console ports (and it shows). The first GRAW was unoptimised and a bit of a mess but GRAW2 is a major improvement.

  • Whizzo #25 4 years ago

    RSV is my second most played 360 game, online it was superb but the co-op was obviously a rush job as the cutscenes and other bits were all over the place. It looks like that's been sorted so I personally can't wait.

    I just hope they finish the storyline this time around...

  • p00ntang #26 4 years ago

    I agree with everything said here, but still a must-have game. Co-op terrorist hunt got me into online play and a better cover system than Gears IMHO

  • Frumper #27 4 years ago

    @ Kiigan

    Yeah, let the terrorist have Vegas and help reduce America's carbon footprint! Sheesh, all those light bulbs 24/7. ;o)

  • TRUTH #28 4 years ago

    Just hope they don't put all the effort in multiplayer/online & spend the time on the single player missions esp A.I and more interactive environments that get destroyed...But so-far it looks like another GRAW 2 quick rush get it out game!!!...Hope I'm wrong.

  • BarrettBonden #29 4 years ago

    Ridiculous going back to Vegas. Laziness, milk, etc.

  • sharpfish #30 4 years ago

    Horrible on PC - horrible to look at and horrible to play... UE3 must now die, I hate it.

  • reality_cheque #31 4 years ago

    Decent co-op campaign please.

    I do hate the way Tom Clancy games do co-op mode as some sort of bastard offspring of the solo game but without any of the story. Tried playing the first R6:V on co-op last week and for the entire length of the initial briefing we were sat in a silent helicopter, and then dumped on the floor with no idea where we had to go.

  • YourMessageHere #32 4 years ago

    I just played through Vegas on PC. Very good to play, by far the most playable rainbow six, but it looks terrible - seems locked in 16-bit texture mode and permanently has vaseline smeared over the screen. Have to say, I think the cover system is terrible; completely bewildering to me, playing in first person only to be popped outside myself at predetermined points. Blindfire does absolutely nothing useful, and if I'm going to aim I'm more accurate aiming in first person than third, as always, and then I can still move about rather than being locked to a corner.

  • DAN.E.B #33 4 years ago

    They ruined GHOST RECON making it 3rdperson the original was one of the best online games ever!

  • Smugglarn #34 4 years ago

    Will it have more PC multiplayer slots? The only drawback of the original (aside from the numerous bugs) was supporting only four players in COOP.