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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, PSP
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Third-person shooter
Common Sense Media says
Photorealistic and violent shooter earns its M.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game -- created for players over 17 -- is a military shooter with realistic and gratuitous violence, played from a first-person perspective. As with many games of this kind, you can aim and shoot all kinds of weapons at terrorists, splattering their blood on the walls as they drop to the floor. Also be aware that this graphic game seems even more so thanks to its photorealistic look.
What's it about?
In this fifth game in the Rainbow Six series based on the Tom Clancy novels, players must protect Sin City from terrorists determined to strike renowned casinos and hotels before they move on to bigger targets worldwide. You play as Logan Keller, leader of Team Rainbow, an elite group of highly trained operatives out to stop the elusive international terrorist Irena Morales. As you play from a first-person perspective, you must initially assess the situation and move your team to the indicated location. Then you perform moves such as rappelling down buildings or climbing up ladders, hacking computers, or using night-vision goggles, and of course, taking down enemies using sophisticated weapons and gadgets.
Is it any good?
This tactical shooter is one of the best in the series and is easily the most gorgeous, with near photorealistic graphics depicting the flashy Las Vegas strip and surrounding areas.
Along with the single-player campaign, three multiplayer modes are available, including split-screen play on the same television or over the Internet via Xbox Live (subscriptions cost $50 a year). Online gamers can use the new Xbox 360 camera, called Xbox Live Vision, and take a photo of their face to place on the body of the main character. The PC version costs less: $49.99 instead of $59.99 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 games.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how this game lets players live vicariously through a skilled operative trained to keep our nation safe. This is not unlike Tom Clancy's best-selling fiction, but here you get to actually press the trigger instead of reading about it. How does that enhance the experience? Does it make you want to know more about the books or would you rather give the characters your own spin now that you're in control?
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Start thinking logically
This game causes you to think before you act. You must be sure that the way you're executing your plan will not result in your death or the death of you squad mates.
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2 years old?
11. Violence is realistic. Its an overall good game. You are on the good side. Not like GTA.
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Perfect for 15 year old (teenagers) but Not for children
I think that the vilonce is around the same as call of duty 4- It has minimal blood. there is 1 scene where the charictersd visit a brothel but all that happens is a woman winks at the main charicter and then the scene ends.
overall it is not a childrens game at all but is fine for 14+
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Not for kids
This game is NOT for kids. If you have a teenager,you need to know if they are mature or not. dont assume,know. If your little 10 year old is well behaved and all that,it could get him in an ed (emotionaly disturbed) class fast. This is a fast pace,Violent,take no prisoners shooter and it WILL have some effects on little kids.
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Intense combat
You definately don't want younger children watching this one. The language is bad; and they will always pick up those you don't want them too. The violence is like most war games and is pretty intense.
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One of the best shooter games out there!!!
rainbow six vegas is a great game for tennagers of my age. First of all the bad part of the game is the language which the terrorists use in their hostage situations and the hostage situations can sometimes be really sick and gruesome. The good part of this game is that if your kid wants to play realistic war & tactics in which we use these days, your kid can learn many new things that not alot of games have. This is also a great game to play on Xbox Live and has great graphics and is also very realistic.
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Cannot get enough of rainbow
This is an awesome game. Depending on your connection it could get a little glitchy. However, the game is solid as a rock. The computer A.I. is excellent. The achievements are not easy to obtain, but well earned if you learn to adapt to the game. Also, it is very important to make alot of friends to gain the achievement of Master of Ceremonies. You will know what I mean when you play the game. I highly recommend the purchase of this game.
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terriffic game
wow this is great f is only used 5 times and the blood is not a problem the first one is worse in blood and the enemies really never yell f in combat so it is great
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It's too bad...
This game is amazing. It's brilliantly presented and the gameplay is superb. There is virtually no sexual themes, and drug content is minimal. It can be graphic at times (blood splatters are very realistic and a certain grenade burns enemies to death), and the language is not often but strong. There are several hostage situations, but they never show the death of an innocent person. I think they could have toned down the language a bit and it could have earned a T. Nevertheless, given the subject matter of the game (antiterrorism strike team is immensely better than thug roaming the streets of California, shooting cops and raping women) I think it can be appropriate for younger teenagers if played in moderation rather than all the time.
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, PSP |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Third-person shooter |
| Developer: | UbiSoft |
| Release date: | November 21, 2006 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for blood, intense violence, strong language, suggestive themes |
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