Logan Keller, the lead character from the previous game, had been removed in favour of having the player create their own character to play through the campaign.
This game is also available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S via backward compatibility. It was released in Japan on April 24, 2008, for the Xbox 360 and on May 29, 2008, for the PlayStation 3. The Microsoft Windows version, however, was delayed until April 2008. The game was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March 2008. It was announced by Ubisoft on November 20, 2007. It is a first-person shooter video game and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is the seventh installment in the Rainbow Six series.