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Recommended
7.0 hrs last two weeks / 1,260.9 hrs on record (1,221.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 17 Apr, 2016 @ 7:10am
Updated: 6 Oct @ 3:28am

Rainbow Six Siege: The Tactical Shooter Where Your Teammates are Your Greatest Enemy

🌟🌟🌟🌟 (4/5) - "Get ready to be outsmarted by a random wall and team-killed by your best friend."

Welcome to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, the game where strategy and communication are key—unless you’re playing with randoms, in which case, may God have mercy on your soul. If you thought a tactical shooter would be all about precision and careful planning, think again. Siege is about spending 10 minutes on a plan only to have it destroyed by a rogue teammate who thinks "stealth" is a setting on his automatic shotgun.

Gameplay: Each round starts with a tense tactical discussion that immediately dissolves into chaos the moment the match begins. You’ll either be the one carefully placing gadgets and barricades, or the one sprinting around like a headless chicken, wondering why a drone keeps finding you in the most random hiding spots. And don’t even get me started on spawn peeks—if you think you’re safe for two seconds after spawning, congratulations, you just lost that round.

Teammates: Ah yes, the true challenge of Siege. While you’re trying to carefully peek around a corner, your teammate is blasting a hole in the wall next to you because "it’s a shortcut." Expect friendly fire to be your biggest threat, especially when someone decides that team-killing is just an unfortunate "accident." You’ll quickly learn that the only thing more dangerous than the enemy is a teammate with C4.

Operators: Siege gives you a wide range of operators with unique abilities, so naturally, everyone picks the ones with the biggest guns. Sure, you could choose someone tactical like Thermite to breach walls, but why do that when you can play as Ash and blow up everything in sight? Subtlety is overrated.

Realism: Ever wanted to play a game where shooting through 12 walls to kill someone on the other side is a viable tactic? Look no further. Siege brings realism to a whole new level, except for the part where you can repel upside down while firing perfectly accurate shots through windows. Tactical realism? More like tactical acrobatics.

Toxicity: Remember how I said communication is key? Yeah, it's mostly used for creative insults when your team blames you for their bad plays. Expect to be called out in three languages for not instantly reviving someone while under fire, or for simply existing in their match.

The Verdict: Rainbow Six Siege is the perfect game for those who love teamwork, strategy, and the thrill of trying not to be betrayed by their own squad. If you’ve ever wanted to experience the stress of bomb defusal while your teammate "accidentally" melees you in the back, this game is for you.

So gear up, reinforce that wall (which someone will inevitably destroy), and prepare for endless hours of tactical brilliance… or at least, tactical something.
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