At the time I am writing this review, only a few minutes ago was a greeted with an overwhelming sense of fulfillment as the end cut-scene played. And I can safely say that everything building up to it was nothing short of a blast! Upon start-up you are shown the masterminds behind this game and are then greeted with an epic cut-scene detailing the setting or plot of the game. This cut-scene also gives you an excellent example of the games spectacular orchestral soundtrack that you'll be hearing a lot during the game (even on the loading screens!). You have a choice to play through the training missions or jump right into the game at the start. I strongly recommend doing the training as it is vital that you know the ins and outs of the controls. It is a tactical shooter game after all. The controls are as solid and tight as any good shooter game out there, and are customizable anyway if they don't suit your preferences. Each mission is preceded by briefing and planning in which you are given information on your current mission, then succeeded by choosing who is going to be on your team (which has a limit of eight people), what equipment your team will be having and what your strategy will be. The last being the most important phase of planning. This adds a large amount of depth to the game. While scary looking at first, it won't take long to know how to plan your strategy. Once you get on to the actual game you'll find yourself immersed in an intense, thrilling, and suspenseful experience. Potential one-hit kills (and I don't mean just head-shots!) and jumpy terrorists are put together to make a rather challenging game, but remember, you can kill them in one shot too! The game also has a useful auto-aim feature which helps balance out this difficulty. I would go into more detail, but I'll leave you to explore the rest. So, in conclusion, if you like games, play Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.
I think I can safely say that this is one of the best First-person shooter games I have ever played. It didn't get off to a good a good start when I first played the game, I could notice that the frame rate was extremely choppy, probably just due to my computers bad Processor. But I managed to fix that just by changing the Screen Resolution, after that small problem, I started playing. The levels are very well designed, the lighting and textures really help to set the dark and edgy atmosphere of the game, and all the dialogue spoken form the main character, Caleb is hilarious! There are plenty of references to famous horror movies such as, Army of Darkness, The Shining, Evil Dead and there is even a Jaws one thrown in there. The gameplay is pretty straightforward, you make your way through the levels, finding keys to open doors, blasting enemies heads off and maybe if your lucky, you might be able to find some secrets. Now, of course your going to need a way to spill all that blood, so there is a large arsenal of weapons which you will equip through out the game, one of my favourites is the Sawed-off Shotgun, but there are plenty more like the Tommy Gun, Tesla Rifle, Voodoo Doll, Napalm Launcher and there are a few more which I won't go into now. There are dozens of levels to play through in the game, and GOG are kind enough to package the two expansion packs Cryptic Passage and Plasma Pak with it, so there is even more gory action to enjoy! So, do I recommend this game? Hell yeah! Come on, the best experience you have ever had is just a click away!
