Let me start off by saying that I do not own this game but rather, I rented it from Blockbuster (they do 7 day rentals now). Now that’s out of the way, let me reassure you that I have completed the Single Player story mode (albeit coop with a friend) and I have played a few terrorist hunts with a friend also. So back on topic, this is a review of the sequel to the immensely successful and immensely awesome Rainbow Six Vegas.

In Vegas 2 you play the role of an operative within Rainbow Six (a top secret special operations unit set through collaboration between NATO states) called Bishop. Bishop looks like… well, the thing is you decide. Yes, unlike the original there is character customisation, and apart from facial features it’s surprisingly deep. The first thing you’re greeted with when you boot up the game is a character creation screen, where you get to choose uniform (with some armour choices affecting game-play e.g. heavy armour will make you slower but able to absorb more lead), clothing, camouflage, choice of weapons and facial features - All of which can be changed at multiple occasions

This becomes your avatar throughout the game, for single and multiplayer modes. What you may have expected even less is that not only does your avatars appearance follow you throughout the game but there is also an experience system in place, which records statistics about everything you do in the game. you get experience for killing enemies and you get an increased amount if you put your experience and known tactics to use when confronting a bad guy (such as long range kills, shooting through cover or close quarters. More experience unlocks new weapons, armour and clothing to give your character.
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