Parents' Guide to

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

By Marc Saltzman, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Photorealistic and violent shooter earns its M.

Game Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PSP , Windows 2006
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Based on 4 parent reviews

Jordan T.
Jordan T. Adult
June 18, 2017
age 6+
It is not a bad game if you think about it. Honestly, it should have been rated T. It all is fake and games are just for fun.
frankisgreat
frankisgreat Adult
November 10, 2015
age 12+
This is a great game for a mature child that can handle a little bit of violence and language. This game makes you think before you do, for example: If you are on a mission to retrieve a piece of equipment and there are three entry points, you need to think which entry point would be the most effective point to approach. You have to work with others/your teammates to complete the mission successfully. If you don't make the right choices you could end up failing the mission. Unlike some other popular shooter games, like gta or payday, you are not the antagonist. You might be fighting to save a group of civilians, not rob a bank or get away with murder. Over all this game is acceptable for any mature teens over the age of 12 or 13.
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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?

Our review:
Parents say (4 ):
Kids say (9 ):

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.

Talk to Your Kids 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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