Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360, 2006)

The thing that I like the most about Rainbow Six: Vegas is that it is set in Las Vegas. IMHO you can play one Rainbox Six game and you've played them all. But this one shakes up the scenery and gives you some gorgeous visuals. I will say that I don't think this game is for everyone. It is definitely for a lot of people but there will be some that don't like how hard the game is and how monotonous it can feel level after level. The great thing about Vegas though is it's robust online multiplayer experience that keeps you playing by giving you higher ranks the more you play, which then lead to you getting better armor, clothes, and guns. Oh yeah, the maps are very well done and the gameplay modes play great with the games mechanics.

Highs: Rich and rewarding multiplayer experience. Crazy good graphics with good framerate. It's fun having large-scale shootouts in casinos...with terrorists, controls are well done, has a good cover system.

Lows: Horrid horrid horrid voice acting, AI isn't that smart but the game is hard (which means something is up), Shooting a guy 3 times in the foot will send him limping to the ground dead (and no, he didn't get the clue the first two times I shot his foot), gameplay feels recycled so there's nothing new and fresh, if you are really good at tactical shooters, you will beat this game in two sittings.

And Finally: Wow I had a lot of negatives for a game I really like. Tough love? My only gripe that really matters is Vegas adds nothing new from a gameplay perspective that isn't in all of the other tactical shooting games. But what matters is the game is fun and you will get a lot out of it if you play it online.