RB6V2...

which apparently is now the acronym for the latest installment from this branch of the Tom Clancy tree. I picked the game up, and have to say I like it more than the first Vegas, but the game has...once again...network issues galore. I played some online co-op terrorist hunt with a couple of buddies of mine and kept having issues of people dropping or failing to join games we knew were up and running. To be fair I followed their "what ports need to be open guide" and it only really helped when I hosted a game, but should the user really be responsible for getting the game to work online. At which point did it no longer become the developers burden to release a solid gaming experience. Granted I would not have given them too much flak for this failing...if it was the first time this happened, but this is the same thing that happened to Vegas 1. In typical Ubisoft fashion they have said they are planning to patch the problem out "soon", but once again this is the same song and dance we saw for the first Vegas, and that patch never came.

The game itself isn't bad at all. In fact it's extremely enjoyable unfortunately it is counter balanced by how frustrating trying to play online can be. My obligatory numerical score is a 7/10 until they patch their network issues.