<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
co-op	O
and	O
deathmatch	O
modes	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
both	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
connection	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
or	O
through	O
a	O
global	O
connection	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
control	O
scheme	O
in	O
Shadow	O
Vanguard	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
from	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
or	O
N.O.V.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
virtual	O
buttons	O
on-screen	O
;	O
a	O
virtual	O
control	O
stick	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
movement	O
,	O
while	O
aiming	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
swiping	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyroscopic	B-Application
controls	O
are	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
fourth	O
generation	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
and	O
certain	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
crouch	O
,	O
throw	O
grenades	O
,	O
use	O
their	O
weapon	O
's	O
iron	O
sights	O
,	O
reload	O
,	O
change	O
weapons	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
different	O
weapons	O
,	O
knife	O
enemies	O
,	O
mantle	O
obstacles	O
,	O
sprint	O
,	O
and	O
shoot	O
using	O
buttons	O
and	O
prompts	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
fiberscope	B-Algorithm
to	O
look	O
through	O
the	O
door	O
of	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
tag	O
two	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
facilitates	O
a	O
more	O
tactical	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
than	O
in	O
other	O
Gameloft	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
has	O
been	O
wiped	O
out	O
,	O
Brightling	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
plan	O
to	O
repopulate	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
build	O
an	O
environmentally-friendly	O
utopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
goal	O
,	O
he	O
uses	O
the	O
scattered	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
of	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
Group	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
worldwide	O
paranoia	O
about	O
international	O
terrorism	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
then	O
exploits	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
security	O
contract	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
private	O
security	O
firm	O
at	O
the	O
Olympic	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
17	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Pegasus	I-Application
and	O
N.O.V.A.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
cluttered	O
controls	O
and	O
odd	O
intelligence	B-Application
of	O
both	O
enemies	O
and	O
teammates	O
throws	O
a	O
little	O
cold	O
water	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
overall	O
then	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
adheres	O
to	O
its	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
master	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
game	O
is	O
n't	O
?,	O
but	O
once	O
you	O
get	O
into	O
a	O
few	O
multi-player	O
bouts	O
you	O
'll	O
get	O
a	O
good	O
and	O
solid	O
multi-player	O
experience	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
not	O
quite	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
single-player	O
mode	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
hampered	O
by	O
the	O
control	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
that	O
reason	O
,	O
unless	O
you	O
really	O
must	O
have	O
some	O
team	O
based	O
play	O
in	O
your	O
FPS	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
other	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
FPSs	O
for	O
your	O
counter	O
terrorism	O
fix.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
particularly	O
complimentary	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
;	O
"	O
Like	O
other	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
games	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
a	O
fun	O
sense	O
of	O
palpable	O
tension	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
you	O
know	O
your	O
characters	O
are	O
fragile	O
and	O
ca	O
n't	O
laugh	O
off	O
multiple	O
bullet	O
and	O
grenade	O
rounds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jennifer	O
Allen	O
of	O
148Apps	O
was	O
more	O
impressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
then	O
SOCOM	B-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fireteam	I-Application
Bravo	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	O
Shadow	O
Vanguard	O
is	O
a	O
competent	O
FPS	O
that	O
's	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Gameloft	O
's	O
previous	O
offerings	O
,	O
and	O
should	O
satisfy	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
recent	O
console	O
titles	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
fix	O
on	O
the	O
go.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
of	O
both	O
team	O
members	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Vanguard	O
is	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
an	O
easy	O
game	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
FPS	O
fans	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
tactical	O
style	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
demanding	O
than	O
traditional	O
shooters	O
,	O
casual	O
gamers	O
should	O
find	O
the	O
controls	O
easy	O
to	O
master	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
no	O
other	O
company	O
out	O
there	O
makes	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
FPSes	O
as	O
big	O
or	O
exciting	O
as	O
Gameloft	O
.	O
</s>
