Ubisoft announces Rainbow Six Vegas
by Alan Rose 
{ Mar 6th 2006 at 9:30PM }
With Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter arriving this week for both Xbox platforms, and Splinter Cell: Double Agent shipping in September, it's going to be another big year for Ubisoft and its Tom Clancy franchises. To complete their trilogy of next gen debuts, Rainbow Six: Vegas was announced today, which is also scheduled to ship in the Fall for the Xbox, 360, PS2, PS3, and PC.
In a plot that's sure to upset my parents, terrorists have taken over Sin City in a crisis situation of global proportions. I guess this means Celine Dion's show is canceled. Vegas will be developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio (Prince of Persia) and will "push the envelope of technology" with its next gen visuals and AI. And if that isn't enough military shooter action for you, Rainbow Six: Critical Hour will hit stores next week for the current gen, revisiting missions and updating the graphics from the original game and Rogue Spear.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Zanch @ Mar 6th 2006 9:44PM
For god's sake, Ubisoft, no more of that "cool" urbanization crap that you've begun to shove down our throats with Rainbow Six. Get rid of that and this game should be cool.
Derek @ Mar 6th 2006 9:52PM
Im guessing you havent seen any of the trailers for this game yet?
But yes I know what your talking about...*imo* didnt bother me that much, just as long as they dont keep going with it.
Jerome @ Mar 6th 2006 9:54PM
no rainbow six on the PSP? :(
Mack Swift @ Mar 6th 2006 10:19PM
Rainbow Six: Lockdown sucked major ass on the PC. Gone was the planning, team building, custom outfitting. No more Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Go, Go, Go! It felt like I was playing some bastardized version of Ghost Recon. Lockdown did have gorgeous graphics and great sound, but the PC gameplay was sorely lacking.
I liked Raven Shield, I liked it alot. Athena Sword and Iron Wrath were good add-ons was well. Tweak the gameplay ever so slightly (no R6 stealth/recon missions - leave those for Splinter Cell), give us kick ass graphics and sound with classic gameplay, and we'll be all good.
guano @ Mar 6th 2006 10:33PM
I completely agree with you, Mack Swift.
Zanch, what do you mean by "urbanization?" Because the point of the Rainbow Six IP is that it is anti-terrorism hostage rescue witch takes place mostly in urban areas. I'm not sure how they could do away with that.
Misnomer @ Mar 7th 2006 10:23AM
Um, no. Why don't you ask a developer before jumping to that conclusion (like I did)? The next-gen version of the game will be coming to XBOX360, PS3, and PC and will look similar on all 3 platforms.