April 6, 2006 - Like the series' overlying theme, Ubisoft has been rather covert with regards to its latest Tom Clancy title, Rainbow Six Vegas. This morning, however, the company let out a few more details on the upcoming tactical shooter, which is once again headed up by Ubisoft's Montreal Studio, the creators of the award-winning Rainbow Six 3.

Team Rainbow features a new group of soldiers this time around, including a new team lead. Recon expert Logan Keller now heads up the squad, and backing him is Michael Walter, heavy weapons and demolition expert, and Jung Park, long range and electronics expert. Tactics are said to play a major role this time around, even more so than previous incarnations of the series, so gamers will need to use each team member's strengths with utmost care. You'll have help in the decision making process however as your squad mates will now offer advice in certain situations, like suggesting that they could break through a wall or hack a nearby computer.

You're given more advanced planning options this time around as well. After using snake cams or other tactical equipment to get a heads-up on the situation, you're able to tag specific enemies for each of your team members. The result is that you're now able to define exactly who each member is to take out once you enter a room, helping to cut down on the chaos.

Various other elements of the game were reiterated that we've touched on before, like the game's advanced AI system, motion-captured animation set, and the ability to pull off advanced moves and tactics like blind covering fire and rappelling down buildings. In other words, Ubisoft Montreal is promising the biggest and best Rainbow Six yet.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas is due sometime this fall on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.