Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas - Reception

Reception

Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
PC PS3 PSP Xbox 360
1UP.com B A- A-
GameSpot 8.7/10 9.1/10
GameSpy
GameTrailers 8.8/10 9.1/10
IGN 8.4/10 8.7/10 5.5/10 9.4/10
TeamXbox 9.5/10
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 84.10% 84.59% 60.58% 88.58%
Metacritic 85% 86% 60% 88%

The Xbox 360 edition of Rainbow Six: Vegas was released to very positive reviews from major gaming news outlets, such as GameSpy (5/5), GameSpot (9.1/10), IGN (9.4/10), and TeamXbox (9.5/10). IGN called Vegas the "best first-person shooter on the Xbox 360", while GameSpot described the game as an "excellent, immersive tactical shooter". G4's X-Play also liked the game, putting it on their 2006 Holiday Buyer's Guide, and also giving it a perfect 5 out of 5. Hyper's Cam Shea commends the game for its "fantastic visual design, game mechanics and multiplayer". However, he criticises "some of the voice acting and terrorist supply closets". The PC and PS3 versions have also received positive reviews, while the PSP version received mixed reviews.

Rainbow Six Vegas has won numerous awards, including "Best First-Person Shooter", "Best Xbox 360 First-Person Shooter", "Best Online Game", and "Best Xbox Live Game" in IGN's Best of 2006, as well as an "Editor's Choice Award" from GameSpot. Gaming Target also selected the title as one of "52 Games We will Still Be Playing From 2006". It also received the "Best Online Game" award from OXM in their annual Game of the Year awards.

According to Ubisoft,as of March 31, 2007, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas had sold 1.7 million copies.

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