Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear

There's no wonder why many politicians, including some former presidents, read all of the Tom Clancy novels. Where once he was accused of being naive or over-presumptious, now he is seen as a man who should head both the FBI and CIA. Had he been the head of just one, perhaps September 11th, 2001 would never have happened. His books, as with his video games, are heavily researched to have plausible situations. This video game is perhaps the best game around that deals with current issues. And, if you just wanna blow away some terrorists and vent your anger, it's good for that too!

The game starts off with an introduction of it being the year 2001 and proceeds to show clips of the spread of terrorism throughout the world. Relevant for obvious reasons and it's no coincidence that the game is the sequel to Tom Clancy's computer company's first game, Rainbow Six. Perhaps the most amazing thing in the game is a mission where a group of Arab terrorists have hostages on board a 747, and you can guess what the objective is... simply incredible. They interviewed Clancy who wrote about such events as those that happened on September 11th in one of his novels... and his "crazy" ideas don't seem that crazy anymore. His messages about terrorism in our world have not only reached the public through his books, but also through computer games. Great game too. Highly recommended.

I had heard a lot about this game long before I got it, but I hardly ever had the chance to go to a store and buy it and when I tried I couldn't find it anywhere. I finally found the Rogue Spear Platinum Pack which contained both Rogue Spear and Urban Operations (the mission pack that also adds a lot of custom options in the game). The platinum pack was $50, but man was it worth it. One reason why I might have been so excited about this game was the advertisement on television I saw for it. The first time I heard of the game was from the TV, and that one ad convinced me that this was a great game--and just the right type for me. So, several months later, without yet having the first Rainbow Six game, I bought the Rogue Spear Platinum Pack. When I first played the game I was amazed at how realistic the sound fx, graphics, and all-around theme of the game were, and it still amazes me now. This game has several different types of missions, which I also like, for I favor variety, especially in these types of games. Some types of missions would include recon (not being able to be seen by terrorists and still be able to complete mission objectives), assault (regular missions where the objective is to kill all the terrorists), and hostage rescue. The mission pack Urban Operations even adds more variety to the game, allowing you to customize missions by controlling how many terrorists are in the level using "terrorist hunt" mode. This is a great game, and nowhere is anything taken to literally or too unrealistic. 10/10