first person shooter
EndWar Sneak Preview Packed in R6 Vegas 2
Posted by Brian Crecente at 6:40 AM on March 14, 2008
Packed in with the retail version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is this neat little surprise: A Sneak Preview disc for upcoming, voice-command, real-time strategy game EndWar.
My excitement was quickly deflated when I realised that while the disc does have some neat EndWar stuff, it doesn't include a demo. Dammit! You do get the announcement trailer, a GameTrailers special about the game called "the future of war" and an EndWar sneak peek preview, featuring the Frag Dolls.
Sucks about the demo, but it's free and still a neat idea.

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
disgruntled
Posted March 20, 2008 6:34 AM
Brian,
Can you believe I got excited about your post, made a post about it in the official Endwar forums, bought the Limited Edition here in the US which was extra cash, and then we don't get the special trailer you guys got called, "future of war"? On top of that the Fragdolls trailer is all over the internet for FREE!@
I dont see why they had us pay extra money and essentially the only thing different is that I got a keychain that looks like a casino chip, woopdedoo.
PsycheDiver
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Free EndWar stuff? I'll take it!
PsycheDiver
Priestfact
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Deviation59:
Yeah no shit.
Priestfact
Witzbold
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Crecente can I have that when you are done with it? D:
Witzbold
Jonn
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Jonn: I meant the EndWar novel, that is.
Jonn
Jonn
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Incidentally, I've seen the novel in stores, and it claims to be based on the "best-selling video game". The one that hasn't been released yet.
Pretty cocky, aren't they?
Jonn
baxterpunch
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@elislider: Online as in a torrent site so you can play it illegally?
Just trying to clear that up...
baxterpunch
elislider
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
why is R6Vegas2 in this guys possession and not online! i wanna play that shit damnit
elislider
excaliburps
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
This is sweet. More companies should do this. Added media mileage for their games and more freebies for us.
I'm excited for R6V2 as anyone, but I'd rather have Crecente's impression of Endwar first.
If the voice recognition works like they're touting it to, then this will be the start of something good for the RTS-console platform.
excaliburps
DuoWing
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
LOST ODYSSEY COMES WITH 4 DISCS?! HOLY CRAP!
So how many more times are people going to mention and complain about the packaging of this vs. Lost Odyssey?
DuoWing
peAr_nectAr
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@duckmouth: I like how your comment is appropriate to your name. Nice work.
peAr_nectAr
LSDARBY
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
So does the PS3 version have this aswell?
LSDARBY
LSDARBY
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
So, does the PS3 version have this aswell?
LSDARBY
Truepatriot
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@duckmouth:
in the same preview he said they had ppl with accents and the game was working.he said he himself would fake heavy accents,slur,and mispronounce words and everything was fine.
Truepatriot
duckmouth
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Truepatriot: Sounds good but unfortunately voice recognition doesn't work properly for those of us who have strong accents (Irish in my case). I always get frustrated with voice recognition phone lines.
duckmouth
ban_hammer
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@7ucky: thanks, but I hate disc read errors, would get them once in a while with my xbox and it annoyed me, I think I got the thompson drive. AAnd I think mass effect is a PC game through and through, as a console game I'm dislike it, you can see that the interface and style was built for a PC but fitted onto a cotroller. But I like Final fantasy, I only didn't have 3, 7 (I cry knowing I saw TRU had a full rack but I was too biased to try a 3D RPG at the time), and 11 (never liked to subscriptions).
ban_hammer
Truepatriot
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@njhardcoreguy: its not out yet read this comment click>>>Brian Crecente
Truepatriot
7ucky
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@ban_hammer: You get used to the load times (they aren't that bad), but it's the frame stutters and disc read errors that can be problematic. If you like the FF series and other JRPGs, you'll probably enjoy Lost Odyssey. If you like Mass Effect as an RPG, you probably won't like Lost Odyssey.
I can sympathize with the packaging complaint for Lost Odyssey, but with the large 3-disc spindle already in the box, I don't think a flap would've fit. Also, as someone pointed out here, this isn't a MS studios release so they shouldn't really have anything to do it.
7ucky
UncleScrotar
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Frag Doll videos... yawn.
UncleScrotar
njhardcoreguy
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Someone PLEASE confirm or deny that this game is being sold early at EB Games, Gamestop, etc. I would love to get in virtual vegas ASAP.
njhardcoreguy
MXs219
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Thats gonna be pretty cool? end war seem like an awesome game. Most Tom Clancy games are great. I'm still cant wait for splinter cell: conviction. that game look awesome as well. all in time i say things just get sweeter.
MXs219
pandafresh
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
The Future of War is a sick album/song by The Atari Teenage Riot.
pandafresh
BeImont
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
They give you that case for that game and not with Lost Odyssey with 4 discs??? -.-!!!! PISSING
Nice MS.
BeImont
Candlejack
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Draco Basileus: Yea, the issue I had with buying Warhawk retail/with headset was that I heard the bundled headset was uncomfortable & I wasn't sure if I liked the game, plus it was retailing at £40 over here. So I much rather spent ~£20 on the PSN version.
Are you satisfied with the Motorola? I might get that one then.
Candlejack
ban_hammer
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
I hear Lost Odessey has better load times than said in the reviews, is this true, I realy like the creature art (human characters and some of the environments are meh, borderline ugly).
ban_hammer
Draco Basileus
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Candlejack:
I doubt EndWar for the PS3 will ship with a headset. That was what the Warhawk bundle was for. But you can always find bluetooth headset really cheap online. Try Buy.Com or some such. Got a Motorola BT headset for $15.
Draco Basileus
PGGB
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Brian Crecente: yeah, it launches in just under a week, tuesday, that's right.
too bad about the demo though...
PGGB
Spartan1308
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@VanFinale: That's a crappy way to package Lost Odyssey, but keep in mind MS isn't packaging R6V2.
Spartan1308
Candlejack
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Someone help me out with this Endwar game. Voice-command? So, it comes with a headset/microphone I assume? Because I don't have one and don't really plan to get one (not much use for it yet - I never really chat via PS3).
Also; @Brian: AFAIK Ubisoft was making this Endwar sneak preview Limited-Edition only, complete with those crappy pro-gamer "tips" and that keychain thingy. But if you don't have the latter two, I guess there was a slight change of plans from Ubi. Or did you get them too?
Candlejack
Eville1
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Truepatriot: Congrats you just gave me wood. @Everyone else. WE GET IT. Yeah it sucks that MS can't get their packaging straight. I own Lost Odyssey too.
Eville1
Eville1
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Truepatriot: Congrats you just gave me wood.
Eville1
VanFinale
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
So for ONE free disc that doesn't include any game in it Rainbow 6 gets a special case. Yet Lost Odysee which has FOUR discs all of which contain the game gets all of of the discs crammed in to one spot and one in an envelope. What the hell are you doing Microsoft.
VanFinale
HorseJacked
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
I want splitscreen battles for endwar... Sure, it doesn't make much sense, but I live in the boondocks. A co-op feature would be nice as well...
HorseJacked
ComixZone
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
...exactly. This friggin "not even a demo" disc gets a holder, but Lost Odyssey gets one spinel with 4 discs....
ComixZone
Barmelo
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Anyone know if this extra disc comes with the PS3 version?
Barmelo
Truepatriot
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Eville1:
yes its an rts and one of the guys on the 1up yours podcast got to play it and said that the voice commands work great even to the point were the game only listens for the commands.one of the guys said he started a command like "alpha to "he then got distracted talked to some one else ,then finished the command "to zulu" and the game recognized it.
r6 is supposed to come out the 18th for ppl wondering.
Truepatriot
trelantana
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
How come THIS gets flappers and Lost Odyssey doesn't???
trelantana
Deviation59
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Well, Ubisoft at least knows how to add an extra disc. Too bad Microsoft can't figure it out. Would have bee nice to have a 'page' for the fourth disc of Lost Odyssey instead of a paper sleeve.
Deviation59
Rebelphoenix83
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Oh sure they could do the right case for R6V2 and a PREVIEW of another game but when it comes to blue dragon and lost odyssey they have to fuck it all up...
Rebelphoenix83
Eville1
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
If they do Endwar right I can see a whole lot of RTS innovation coming out. (It's still an RTS yeah?)
Eville1
Bishmon
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@GiantEnemyCrab:
IGN's got three different hands-on previews about the game. Ubi's also released a number of 'official' videos about the game. They're also running ads on TV.
Ubisoft certainly isn't being very quiet about it.
Bishmon
Brian Crecente
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Truepatriot: It's a reviewable. So not the product of a broken street date. The game hits, Tuesday, I think.
Brian Crecente
wisconsinista
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
OMFG. I've been waiting for something on endwar since its announcement. Can we get a confirm on the ps3 version too?
wisconsinista
Truepatriot
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Brian Crecente:
ah did you buy this game at a store or was it sent to you buy ubi?
heres the vid i was talking about [www.gametrailers.com]
Truepatriot
GiantEnemyCrab
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
the other story here is that the R6V2 street date has been broken.
@Black_Ops_19: For some reason, Ubisoft has been very quiet about this one. Kinda worrying.
GiantEnemyCrab
Brian Crecente
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Gadgetron: Yeah, and it really works, I'll try to post my early endwar impressions tomorrow.... if it's not as crazy as today.
Brian Crecente
Brian Crecente
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
@Truepatriot: It doesn't say special edition or anything on the packaging. So Im not 100 percent sure.
Brian Crecente
Black_Ops_19
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Wait... wait... holdup...
R6v2 is coming out soon? Did someone bury me under a rock?
Black_Ops_19
Gadgetron
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
wait...wtf voice command?
Gadgetron
brianewing
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
Why do this when they could just put the material up on the Marketplace like everyone else does?
brianewing
Eville1
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
I still want to mod the thing to work with the MS surface table.
Eville1
7ucky
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
I just found yesterday (watching Southpark) that this is going to be released in less than 2 weeks... where have I been?
7ucky
Truepatriot
Posted 10:54 PM 19/3/08
"but it's free and still a neat idea."
isnt that only included in the special edition one?the video they showed about the special edition r6 deal had it as a bonus.thats a $10 video if its only in the special edition like the video showed.
Truepatriot