Battlefield Report: June 22, 2010
Editorial
June 22, 2010
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONNEL:
As of July 18th, 2010, our sidearm allowance will be decreased 15%. Please choose wisely.
From the desk of
Col. William Redbot
I often wonder how private military contractors (PMCs) allot resources to their soldiers employees...do they get an allowance? Do they get equipment issued? Leased? How does one ensure that they are properly outfitted before running headlong into potential hazards of the job?
In the worlds of gaming, you sometimes get to choose from a select number of weapons. Sometimes you have to qualify for (unlock) them in succession; sometimes you have to earn credit for them. In some cases, you have a full arsenal for your perusal. In almost every case, you have to choose wisely.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 does an incredible job of giving the player as much versatility as possible; for this reason it remains my favorite co-op game and subject of much talking and typing. Not only can you develop your character's appearance for the sake of appearances, but some of your decisions affect your movement and resistance to attack. Once you've finally chosen your armor and clothing, you need to make sure that you're packing enough offensive force to overpower your enemies' configurations.
This, my co-op friends, is a Sig Sauer P226 Combat. It's a full-frame 9mm handgun with a single/double action trigger and external hammer. Needless to say, I'm particularly fond of this firearm, which I just purchased Saturday. In my opinion, this handgun is the standard for handsome and effective sidearms: Jack Bauer (TV series 24) and Michael Westen (TV series Burn Notice) carry the compact versions P229 and P228, respectively...and yet, you'd be hard-pressed to find it featured in a video game. In fact -- to my knowledge -- the only game of the current generation that includes this popular government-issued piece is Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. It's a crying shame.
What does all this have to do with the Battlefield Report? Well, to be honest: not a whole lot. I'm just getting you in the mood for some gun love.
i've been tempted to get R6V2 as well but i don't know how much we'd play it. can you do split-screen online?
The pistol that took out a thousand grunts and saved a galaxy from total destruction.
haha.. so true. and it looks like we'll get a second run with it in ODST
Offline splitscreen only, unfortunately. System link is treated like an online game.
LAME!
might still pick it up if i find it really cheap
Nothing cooler than clearing a room by having a buddy break in from the opposite side not giving the opposition any time to react.
Awesome co-op stuff.
Yeah, and the story mode offers plenty of opportunities for scenarios like that. My favorite is coming through a window via rappel while my brother enters from the hall door.
I hate the feeling that I'll clear out a house, but apparently there was some guy hiding in a closet (no closets in actual game), who only came out cause he stopped hearing his buddies screaming in pain.
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