<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2008	O
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
via	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
billed	O
as	O
"	O
part	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
part	O
prequel	B-Application
"	O
,	O
has	O
events	O
that	O
run	O
both	O
before	O
and	O
concurrently	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Logan	O
Keller	O
and	O
continue	O
after	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
concluded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
now	O
customize	O
Bishop	O
,	O
Vegas	B-Application
2s	I-Application
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single-player	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
claim	O
to	O
have	O
vastly	O
improved	O
teammate	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
now	O
teammates	O
can	O
cover	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
they	O
advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
give	O
commands	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
teammates	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
headset	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
PC	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishop	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
throughout	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign/storyline	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
Terrorist	O
Hunt	O
mode	O
included	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
repeated	O
encounters	O
with	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
terrorists	O
in	O
a	O
non-linear	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
Vegas	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
new	O
close-quarters	O
maps	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
adversarial	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
newer	O
and	O
different	O
rewards	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
improved	O
online	O
matchmaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
that	O
using	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Vision	O
camera	O
or	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
Eye	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
take	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
their	O
face	O
and	O
make	O
themselves	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Vegas	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fan	O
pack	O
that	O
includes	O
three	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
and	O
new	O
XP	O
ranks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Terrorist	O
Hunt	O
mode	O
retains	O
the	O
four	O
human	O
player	O
limit	O
(	O
online	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
reduced	O
co-op	O
from	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
assuming	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
Knight	O
,	O
Bishop	O
's	O
teammate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
point	O
(	O
XP	O
)	O
system	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
in	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
in	O
that	O
every	O
kill	O
achieved	O
awards	O
the	O
player	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
for	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differences	O
between	O
the	O
regular	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
include	O
a	O
collectible	O
poker	O
chip	O
keychain	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
containing	O
a	O
strategy	O
video	O
,	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
pro	O
gamer	O
FinestX	O
,	O
an	O
MLG	O
insider	O
video	O
containing	O
hints	O
and	O
tips	O
about	O
the	O
online	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sneak	O
peek	O
into	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
EndWar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
problems	O
were	O
rectified	O
with	O
update	O
version	O
1.03	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
patch	O
solving	O
the	O
problem	O
was	O
a	O
No-CD	O
crack	O
taken	O
from	O
Reloaded	B-Application
,	O
a	O
pirated	O
games	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
83.56	O
%	O
and	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
82.77	O
%	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
and	O
78.39	O
%	O
and	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
April	O
2008	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
9.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8.2	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
8.4	O
for	O
its	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
citing	O
slight	O
frame-rate	O
issues	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
