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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 • 2008

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Quick resume

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 - the sequel to the award-winning next-generation first-person shooter - returns to Sin City. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is your last chance to rescue America's sexiest city from an escalating terrorist siege that will force you into heart-pounding action from beginning to end.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Action, Strategy, Shooter, Tactical

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    Pros

    • Strong co-op and teamwork gameplay
    • Extensive character and weapon customization
    • Challenging and tactical combat
    • Engaging terrorist hunt mode
    • Good value for price and replayability

    Cons

    • Multiplayer servers shut down limiting online play
    • Some ai and bug issues reported
    • Story considered weak or campy
    • Graphics dated by modern standards
    • Sound loop bug in multiplayer for non-hosts

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging AI, complex mechanics, and requires skillful management and tactical battle control, rewarding player effectiveness."

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    • Competition

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      "Multiplayer includes PvP but is mostly cooperative; some competition in ranking and weapon acquisition but focus is on team play."

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    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report long sessions and habitual play, especially in co-op and large battles lasting hours or days."

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      "Players report long hours spent in co-op and terrorist hunt modes, showing habitual and extended play."

    • Cooperation

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      "Strong emphasis on local co-op play with a second player or AI partner, with gameplay designed around teamwork."

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive weapon customization and character appearance options allow creative expression within gameplay."

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      "Extensive character and weapon customization, including camo and face options, supports creative expression."

    • Domination

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      -2

      "While competitive, the game emphasizes balanced team play and mutual respect rather than domination or trash talk."

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      "While competitive elements exist, the game emphasizes team play and shared tactics over dominance or trash talk."

    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game as a fun, immersive distraction with satisfying combat and engaging progression."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and nostalgia, with no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different builds, combos, and tactics, exploring mechanics and strategies."

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    • Exploration

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      "Some exploration of maps and environments occurs, but mostly within known mission boundaries."

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      "Some exploration of maps and tactical options, but mostly structured missions and known environments."

    • Expression

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      "Customization of avatars and level aesthetics allows for personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game emphasizes realistic military scenarios and plausible geopolitical conflicts rather than imaginative fiction."

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    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

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      "Strong community and social play focus; players enjoy shared experiences and group identity in co-op."

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      "Strong community and social play through co-op modes and shared tactical experiences."

    • Growth

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      4

      "Skill acquisition, leveling, and learning game systems provide strong personal development."

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      "Leveling system and skill trees encourage learning and personal development in gameplay."

    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary FPS gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "The game requires focused attention and tactical decision-making rather than casual or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention and tactical decision-making; not a casual or background game."

    • Intimacy

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      3

      "Co-op play fosters close social interaction and teamwork, enhancing emotional connection."

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      "Co-op play fosters social interaction and teamwork, though not necessarily deep emotional bonds."

    • Leadership

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      "Players often lead AI squads or coordinate team tactics, exercising command and decision-making."

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    • Progression

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      "Extensive permanent progression system with unlockable characters, weapons, and upgrades."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay is tense and challenging, with moments of adrenaline and stress."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable gunplay, sound effects, and visual feedback provide sensory stimulation and excitement."

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    • Status

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      1

      "Some recognition through rankings and unlocks, but limited social status or visibility aspects."

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    • Story

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      2

      "Story mode with narrative and character interactions present but secondary to gameplay."

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    • Strategy

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      "Highly strategic gameplay requiring planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking."

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    • Thrill

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      "High tension and suspense from quick deaths, enemy AI, and intense firefights create thrilling experiences."

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    • Value

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      "Players find good value in challenging gameplay and replayability for a low price."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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