April 19, 2006

Rainbow6 Lockdown has some coop, but don't bother

I mean, i gave it a try, on a 2 players LAN. But Lockdown is just too poor on the AI (artificial Intelligence) side to give you any thrills. Trying the "high" difficulty for the ennemies (giving them more hitpoints) will not help either. I tried.

Rainbow 6 Lockdown does have some positive sides, though.
  1. For starters there's a wide choice on the weapons, which after playing lots of Swat 4 comes as a relief.
  2. Next, you CAN re-spawn while playing coop. Again, after the intense frustration of playing non re-spawnable Swat4, this is a big relief also.
Other than that, it is a really straightforward FPS game that does not really give you lots of challenges. In single player, you just play through the maps until you're done with them.

There's a story... but you don't feel it in-game, you just hear about it during the briefings. So immersion will not happen unless you close your eyes. Luckilly, the ennemies don't shoot too well, so closing your eyes is actually an option.

Not much more to say, the coop works for up to 4 players only. It does work and let you choose the weapons of your choice (and some of your looks) so there's that to hold on to.

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