Better than the first!!
The story of R6 Vegas 2 begins as a prequel to the first game, and later on, it will turn into a side story where the events of the first game is happening while u r playing, u'll understand what i am talking about once u actually play it. For me, this was really clever of Ubisoft because not a lot of sequels can create such a storyline
Characters:
Unlike the first game, u can customize ur main character this time. You can also use ur webcam (if u have one) to take a snapshot of ur face and use it as ur character's face
Gameplay:
The terrorists in this game have improved in terms of AI, better than the first game. Now, the terrorists are more likely to throw grenades, flashbangs, etc at u. In the first game, the terrorists either stay in one location waiting to die or moving to a nearby cover. But now, the terrorists now come as close as they can towards u and sometimes they come in a pack
Features:
This time, Ubisoft has added a scoring system based on how u kill ur enemies. As u progress through the game, ur character's rank will increase, depending on how u kill, allowing u unlock more powerful weapons for ur inventory...but it would be a lot easier to pick up weapons to bypass this feature. Ubisoft also added bullet penetration in the game so that it would look more realistic, althought several items, that is able to be penetrated in reality, still remains bulletproof.
All in all, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is harder than the previous game, and also something that is worth buying if u liked the first game.