Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown

Fans Of Tom Clancy - or anyone who's quite happy to spend several hours discussing the pros and cons of a 9mm pistol in a hostage situation - will probably be fans of this latest iteration before they've even got it out of the box. But what about the rest of the us?

As expected, there's enough weaponry to keep the Middle East crisis well-stocked for at least another five years. However, thanks to the multi-platform things were never looking too hot on the PC version. Despite the control system working well with some satisfying shooting, multiplayer and a decent co-op mode too, things are let down by that old weak point, your team-mates.

On top of that, I'm fairly sure the world's most advanced military forces don't go round emptying bullets into people who just stand there staring. Combine that with some tedious level design, and you're much better off saving your pennies for the newer and vastly superior Rainbow Six: Vegas.