What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...or so we hope. Terrorists are about to strike renowned casinos and hotels in Sin City, and they also have much bigger plans that can affect the entire planet. Your job is to stop them in the fifth Rainbow Six game from Ubisoft, based on Tom Clancy's best-selling fiction.

This tactical shooter is one of the best in the series to date. It's easily the most gorgeous, with near photorealistic graphics depicting the flashy Las Vegas strip and surrounding areas.

You play Logan Keller, who leads Team Rainbow, an elite group of highly trained operatives out to stop the elusive international terrorist Irena Morales. Your fellow fighters include experts such as Gabriel Nowak (electronics and reconnaissance specialist) from the Alpha Team and Michael Walter (heavy weapons and demolition expert) from the Bravo Team.

Played from a first-person perspective, you assess the situation and move your team to the indicated location before rappelling down buildings or climbing up ladders, hacking computers and using night-vision goggles. Along the way, of course, there are plenty of chances to take down enemies using sophisticated weapons and gadgets.

Along with the single-player campaign, three multiplayer modes are available, including split-screen play on the same television or over the Net via Xbox Live (subscriptions cost $50 a year). Online gamers can use the new Xbox 360 camera, called Xbox Live Vision, and take a photo of their face to place on the body of the main character. Then you can personally save Vegas, so decadent gamblers will always have a place to call home.