The tactical shooter that popularized the cover system on consoles. The cooperative campaign is the highlight. Aged but foundational, still appreciated as a landmark multiplayer game that shaped the genre on PS3.
Tactical TPS by Ubisoft Montreal transposing Rainbow Six into a terrorism-stricken Las Vegas. Published by Ubisoft, released in June 2007 in Europe, Korea, North America and Japan. Logan Keller Rainbow Six squad leader deployed to Las Vegas to neutralize a terrorist plot taking over Strip casinos, over twelve missions crossing iconic Strip casinos including Vertigo and Dante's, tactical TPS gameplay mixing cover-based shooting, infiltration and three-agent squad commanding, Snake Cam mechanic to observe under doors before breach and clear, over fifteen signature weapons including MP5 and Five-seveN with interchangeable scopes, online multiplayer mode for up to sixteen players in Terro Hunt and Adversarial teams, English voice-over with military voices.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - Vegas review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾9,6 GB📅26/06/2007
Published by Ubisoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - Vegas (PS3) price, value & rarity
A tactical turning point for the series, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas weds assault planning and cover action in a Las Vegas in crisis, praised for its balance and co-op. Still common in the West, its interest lies in this status as a tactical-FPS milestone of its era rather than scarcity. A piece valued by fans of squad shooting.
Better with friends
A tactical shooter where co-op and planning trump reflex, each assault prepped as a team before tipping into action. Mutual aid is essential: covering angles, syncing the entry and communicating averts a bloodbath and brings a craftsman's satisfaction. The original online leans on uncertain servers, but the shared tactical spirit keeps a rare tension and intelligence.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - Vegas still worth playing in 2026?
Rainbow Six Vegas marked the history of the tactical shooter by popularising on console a fluid cover system, placed in service of a thoughtful approach to the assault. Planning your entries, managing your team and neutralising threats methodically delivers a strategic tension still appreciable. The co-op campaign remains its strong point, tailored for two-player. The title has aged technically and its AI shows its age, while the online servers have emptied. But as a founder of the genre on the machine, and for its solo and co-op, it keeps a definite interest for the fan of measured, tactical shooters.
