First, I'd like to start of by stating one of my criticisms of Eagle Watch, because it also exists in Urban Operations. There are only five new missions, and as I said in my Eagle Watch review just over a year ago, that's just not enough. In my opinion, expansions should have around half the number of missions as the original game and five missions isn't even a third.

With that out of the way, lets discuss what's IN Urban Ops. Like Eagle Watch, the level designs for the new missions are quite good. As the title implies, these missions take place in more confined buildings and streets, complete with civilian by-standers. The five levels include a subway station, the canals of Venice, a Turkish Bazaar, a hotel, and a warehouse district. It's definitely a change to be in tighter quarters; giving it a feel more like SWAT 3.

While only five new missions are included for the campaign play, there are a few new (okay not new, but the classic missions from Rainbow Six) missions to play in multiplayer and the new custom mission option. Yes that's right, there are now custom missions. You can play any of the levels in any different game type. Save the hostages, assault, recon, lone wolf, terrorist hunt, or the new game style option of defend can be played on any of the included levels. Think that last board you played assault on in the campaign would be cool for rescuing hostages? Well go ahead and give it a try. In multiplayer, it adds a little bit more interest for those of you who'd rather kill terrorists than each other, or in the small games when you don't have enough players for free-for-all to be entertaining.

New weapons? Yeah I bet you were wondering about that. Yes there are a handful of new weapons, but they're not all that interesting. The SAW light machine gun is now a weapon of choice, as is the H&K 21, and a new uninspiring sniper rifle. The terrorists also get one new gun (if you like using theirs in multiplayer) and it's pretty decent. Nothing really interesting in there, the H&K 21 is nice, but the SAW is about as accurate as some the local rednecks that live down here after a night of hard drinking.

Urban Operations now includes a tab in the settings for user created mods. I haven't really looked into this yet. With the exception of Counter-strike for Halflife, I haven't really had the time or interest to get into non-commercial style mods for games. There is a community out there for Rainbow Six / Rogue Spear, but it's nowhere near the size of the Halflife / Quake / Unreal communities. Good features to include, so hopefully we'll start seeing some notable mods floating around on the Internet soon.

Urban Operations gives a little more flavor to the style of play in Rogue Spear, but the levels aren't really that different from previous missions, with the exception of the innocent by-stander factor. It's nice to get in the more closed in spaces and change up your strategies a bit, but it's still pretty much the same idea. Multiplayer and the Custom Game are the most prominent features of Urban Operations and help improve the replay value of Rogue Spear.

While not a super expansion, it is relatively well done, so if you're a big fan of Rogue Spear, it's a nice addition. Casual players may get a little bit out of it, but it's probably not the most cost-efficient use of your gaming dollar.