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Rainbow Six for the landing on the iPhone, Game loft has betrayed the original nature of the tactical shooter series, with all the risks involved with an ill-suited to the genre such as touch. Yet the French publisher has already proven to make excellent first-person shooter ( Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus , NOVA 2), for which Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard adds a new depth to the cooperative and a plot-style spy perhaps a little 'abused but well engineered. All indications however short, expect a very interesting way, that is, among other things, the return of the series to three years away by the excellent Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.

Once you start the single player campaign, we are faced with a tactical shooter with the typical brand Game loft given a little 'everywhere. We will complete the eleven missions with two companions at our side, guiding them according to the contextual icons that appear on doors, guards, columns and walls. In fact, we can not move the two allies where we want by touching a point on the game at will, but only when you have these icons. When we are in front of a door, for example, we can choose to watch what's on the other side with the classic visor mirror, whether to open or break into throwing a flash grenade. In any case, the actions to be performed are always a lot (there is also the one to group two companions), and this is reflected in an interface very crowded. Game loft unfortunately, what has been done differently than with other shooters, did not include an option to move the icons at will? So get ready to work hard to become familiar with the interface: shoot, move, look around, drop, repair, reload, change weapons, throw a grenade, open the boxes of supplies ... There is also quite often happened to touch the icon of fire unintentionally, just to reiterate that it will take a little 'practice before moving quickly in such a forest of signs, icons and buttons.

The missions are not particularly different as targets, but have the merit to take us halfway around the world and then, in terms of locations, we are faced with repetitive and just a title with some great insight. Unfortunately, the enemy's intelligence seemed to us rather than deficit at the level difficult. Often it to be a few meters from a guard and have plenty of time to aim and kill her without the slightest movement that face. Does not always go well, but in general the reaction of the opponents seemed to us too slow and cumbersome, and this, combined with the presence of two companions with the best shot, is likely to make the Campaign on Normal is too easy and short duration ( even in the worst four hours). All in all, however, the intention of giving the game an appealing tactic works quite well. Precede rocket towards the goal without seeking cover and without exploiting the two comrades will not get you far, especially because the strength of our alter ego is not that of a classic shooter à la Bulletstorm and also two or three shots can send close to the creator. Where the game is rather less convincing in the graphics. Game loft’s 3D engine, already used in his other shooter, the first cracks began to show and if we exclude the good flow and some decent animation, the general level of textures and polygonal models leaves something 'to be desired. Discreet the audio industry, with a dubbed English soundtrack and an effective mold of traditional espionage, but certainly not very original effect.

Curiosity more Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard is, however, sought multiplayer sector, especially the possibility of local and online play in the entire main campaign in co-op with two other players on our side. Unfortunately the initial enthusiasm (very few games on the App Store that allows this) has waned almost immediately. It is not present nor a voice chat, text or any tool to communicate with our two companions and then becomes impossible, at least online, organize any strategy game. Game loft does not exclude that solves this problem as soon as possible with an upgrade, but for now throw in a campaign co-op without being able to communicate with its allies has very little sense, not to mention that even if one player disconnects the match is abandoned immediately. For the rest, there are two competitive modes (Death match and Team Death match), for a maximum of ten players and five maps available. These designs are characterized by a very apt and Rainbow Six in style (see only that the dam), with cover, open space and also vertical development that allow very exciting fights, although the system does not repining is really the most impeccable . There are also online leader boards and an upgrade mechanism based on enemies killed, which allows you to unlock a certain amount of weapons. All this demonstrates the completeness of a multi-well done, although disappointing in the co-op sector.