If it isnt broke, dont fix it. This seems to be the motto when developer Ubisoft went into making the sequel to the biggest FPS/tactical game of 2006. Well its now 2008 a good 2 years after that title hit and were are blessed with another title for the clancy franchise. First things first this is in my opinion a fan serviced game. They took into consideration as to what the fans wanted for there next game and they went with that. So all the things implemented into the game were to basically fix what was wrong with the last one. There is also a problem with this. While it is a whole new game with new levels and extras, the game feels like an expansion pack more than a new title for the series. Graphically they have tweaked a few things but nothing new has been brought to the table here. Your AI companions still acts like its a renegade or a coward when your playing with them. The enemy AI while can be very smart can also get stuck in walls and will completly miss you as you walk right in front of them. There is also a problem with enemies poping in late and spawning in front of you or next to you. I noticed this on the second act a lot. But these are minor complaints for the game. Your suppose to play with friends and thats what makes the game fun. You and your buddies dishing out orders and stuff to one another is a blast and it makes the game more enjoyable. There are a few ways you and your buddies can play. You have single player/co-op campaign which is your basic for the game almost like your practice ground for the controls and environments. Then you have terrorist hunt which is my favorite part of the game, you and your buddies can take on up to around 30-40 terrorist and you need to hunt them down and kill them to complete the mission. The biggest complaint with this is the enemy will spawn up next to you sometimes here as well and its annoying to know your doing good then an AI pops next to you and blows you away when your clearly safe. But again a small complaint. Lastly is online multiplayer with a number of modes to do a choose from. Team death match, assualt and defend, death match etc. They also put you with people of your skill level or close to it as possible which helps so you dont just get creamed everytime you log on to play. All of the above elements can be played single or co-op online with friends. The biggest addition to the series though was the new ranking system. It now lets you rank up using any of the 3 modes, story, terrorist hunt or multiplayer. This makes it easier to level up and everyone has a chance to be soemwhat equal. But the best is that anything you unlock in any part of the game can be used at any part of the game, so all your stuff is usable period unless restrictions are put into place. Visually the game looks as good as the previous title with soem fixes on some of the bugs int he first game, same with the sound it sounds good and all the explosions/gunplay sound spot on. Overall this is a fun title to play but if you werent a fan of the first game this is the same old stuff so it may not be your cup of tea. But for fans of the series its a must to pick up and play. While it may not be the next level up you may have wanted there is enough fan service here to keep you alive until the next rainbow six game comes out.
**There is also a glitch in the game, where if you played the first one you get bonus XP. But this causes you to skip over a few levels of rank and lose an achievement. Ubi said they are working on soemthing to fix this so lets hope they get soemthing fixed for us whore out there.**
Verdict - B+
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