A great tactical shooter
Move over Ghost Recon because the best tactical shooter to date has just released. Rainbow six doesn't not reinvent the wheel, but takes all of the parts of shooting games that are liked and turn it into a polished high quality experience. The game starts in Mexico where you are reconing possible terrorist activity and guess what? We actually have a storyline with the terrorist. I will avoid spoilers, but the storyline is just riveting and we actually have links with the soldiers and the terrorists so we actually have somewhat of an emotional experience instead of the patented "here is your mission do it." We actually have great storytelling. The graphics really display the battlefield well and the character models. Everyone looks important and the explosion effects are done in such a way you actually feel as if you are in a battlefield at times. The is on the same scale as the graphics and the game plays on a level that just ups the bar for tactical shooting. You control squads of three (including yourself) and the commands are quick and precise. The AI on your team is a well oiled killing machine and they follow orders to the letter. Your character handles well and things move really smooth. You don't seem overburdened with commands because all the stuff that should be instant is. like which way you lean and how you approach environmental hazards and aides. Multi player also includes a ranking system and regular matchmaking games in which you gain new weapons and armor that balance speed and the amount of damage you can take. You also want to strategize on this as well because running and gunning will get you blowed away.
