Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 cover
Developer(s)Ubisoft Montreal[6]
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Director(s)Maxime Béland
Composer(s)Paul Haslinger
SeriesTom Clancy's Rainbow Six
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Havok
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
Genre(s)Tactical shooter, first-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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 in March 2008. The Microsoft Windows version, however, was delayed until April 2008. It was released in Japan on April 24, 2008, for the Xbox 360[7] and on May 29, 2008, for the PlayStation 3.[8] This game is also available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S via backward compatibility.[9][10][11]

Logan Keller, the lead character from the previous game, had been removed in favour of having the player create their 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. Co-op players assume the role of Bishops teammate Knight.

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.[12] 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 can 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, Xbox One, or PlayStation 3 headset, or a PC microphone.

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  6. ^ Geddes, Ryan (2007-11-20). "Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  7. ^ レインボーシックスベガス2 (Xbox360) Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  8. ^ レインボーシックスベガス2 (PS3) Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  9. ^ "Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - wird für den deutschen Markt angepasst". GameStar (in German). IDG Entertainment Media GmbH. March 14, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  10. ^ "IGN: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2". Xbox360.ign.com. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  11. ^ "Team Rainbow Returns to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Rainbow Six Franchise in Sin City in 2008". Ubisoft. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  12. ^ Ahearn, Nate. "IGN: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Interview, Page 2". IGN. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-17.