Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Track down a hidden neo-fascist organization in a race against time to stop their evil plot
• Travel from the Caribbean to Rio De Janeiro to London in a desperate effort to stop a psychotic doomsday plot
• In 15 exciting single-player missions, you'll use real counter-terrorist tactics and military weapons
• Over 50 weapons, from handguns to rocket launchers, as you battle in 30 different Specialist modes
• Defeat a plot to destroy the world -- one takedown at a time!

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00008G764
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 29, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,373 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description

Team Rainbow faces the hidden global forces of a new and secretive foe; command Rainbow in a race against time in locations around the world.

Product Description

In Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, you are freedom's answer to fear -- the leader of Team Rainbow, the most elite counter-terrorism force on Earth!

Customer Reviews

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44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rainbow Six 3 Xbox : But where's the Strategy?, November 16, 2003

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deltastorm16 "deltastorm16" (Union City, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Video Game)

The original PC version of Rainbow Six 3 was "muy excelente". It featured much freedom throughout the game: it allowed you to plan out your course of action throughout the missions, your operatives, their weapons, and even down to their uniforms. You had the freedom to utilize up to four squads together comprising 8 or less operatives. Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield was clearly the king of all Rainbow Six games. Sadly, these freedoms have not been implemented in Rainbow Six 3 for the Xbox.

It is alarming how the Xbox version could be so different from the PC version. UbiSoft calls it "redefined console oriented gameplay, with a new interface, new circumstantial actions, and clearer icons, to lead Rainbow to success", but it is really more like a stripped down version of the PC version. When the original Rainbow Six came out in 1998, the whole idea, the selling-point of the game was the planning-out of the mission and the one-shot, one-kill process. No longer are these true in the Xbox version. Now, you can only control Ding Chavez, and lead your squad of 4 operatives including Eddie Price, Dieter Weber, Louis Loiselle, and yourself. What about the planning and the one-shot, one-kill policy? Those were thrown out too. Now it is more of a run-and-gun game more along the lines of Half-Life and Unreal. I found that you could take up to 15 bullets before you die. And when Ding Chavez dies, the mission is failed, but if any of the operatives get "incapacitated", they pop right back up for the next mission (assuming you accomplish the previous one without them). In the PC version, if your operatives die, they are gone for the rest of the game, and for injuries, your operatives take about 2 missions or so to recover. Talk about missing realism for the Xbox.

Now, seeing how you are stuck with the same 4 operatives, the least UbiSoft could do was give each of the guys distinct personalities, but that was not the case. You get 4 boring guys that are basically the same except Louis has an annoying French accent.

But, throughout all these caveats about Rainbow Six 3 for Xbox, there are many good things. For example, the lucious graphics based on Splinter Cell. The excellent lighting schemes (shadows, heat-vision, etc.), and fantastic details such as fluttering curtains and volumetric fog have been implemented in this game. Also, the inclusion of voice-recogniion technology for squad commanding is an excelent bonus, which really pulls you into the game. The sound is also excellent like the PC version: the super 5.1 positional sound, and even realistic static as you "talk" to your operatives. The inclusion of Xbox Live is also cool. The multiplayer is excellent and loads of fun. The problem is, is that there is no split-screen gameplay, so forget about inviting your friends over for a tango-killing fest.

The gameplay itself deserves a 2 out of 5. The entire selling-point of the R6 series is gone, and what's left is a run-and-gun mess unlike the other games in the Tom Clancy series.
But, with the inclusion of awesome graphics, sound, voice-recognition technology, and excellent Xbox Live gameplay (but no split-screen for Live-deprived people), it deserves a 4 out of 5. But beware, if none of the above-mentioned things in the previous sentence appeal to you, then I suggest you stick with Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield for the PC. It is more expansive, and includes the heart of the Tom Clancy series itself : tactical strategic gameplay.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good game, November 2, 2003

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Jermaine Stewart "stewy_gt" (Tallahassee, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Video Game)

If you are familiar with Ghost Recon, this is just like it except indoors.

The graphics and animation for the game is great. When a character talk, you can see his mouth move. The environment looks great, and the music and sound effects complement it well.

Gameplay is divided into two parts. Offline and Online. I haven't spent much time with the offline game, but here's what I know so far. You can use the headset to issue voice commands to the other characters. While the commands are not in the manual(and for good reason), you can find them on the net. There are a lot of voice commands to keep you and your team busy without going through all sorts of menus. The game doesn't really have a story, just a number of different missions that have nothing to do with the other mission. Afterall, its more like the real thing. There are three difficulty levels, "recruit", "veteran" and "elite". All quite challenging.

Now this is where I spend most of my time, ONLINE. While I'm not sure how many maps are there, there's definately more than ten, and there's a map waiting for you to download when you log into XBL. There are quite a number of game types to choose from, including: sharpshooter, survival, team survival, mission, terrorist hunt, etc. There are quite a number of weapons to choose from, and you can quickly switch to your secondary weapon in the heat of battle. Such weapons include automatics, semi-automatic, handguns, pistols, grenades(various), and the hady gas mask. A wrong move can leave you watching the rest of the match from the lobby. You can carry a total of four weapons/items during each game, and can change them while in the lobby. If you want to go on a frag hunt, or do it as a team, or even play though the offline mission with other people, then do it. Yup, you can play coop with up to 4 players. Pretty intense I must say. Teamwork is definately vital to success. There are some missions that are near impossible without good teamwork.

While you may experience some lag, it definately isn't bothersome. You won't be shooting at someone and suddenly he vanishes and I'm talking about 16 players here. Very stable I must say. If you are familiar with Wolfenstein, then the lag is definately better than that. You can use a sniper rifle and not worry about someone skipping across the screen. Your connection speed is shown with stars, one to three with three being the best. Most people have a three star connection. I can host games of up to eight people (using a cable connection) and a dedicated server of 16.

The controll setup is pretty good, and you can choose from a number of predefined setups. Luckily you can also invert the Y stick. Night vision and thermal vision are just a button away, and I truly find them useful, especially when you can't see through the smoke. Using thermal vision, you can see people on the other side of a door, but not through walls(and for good reason). You can choose a southpaw control setup if you desire. However, you can't set each button as you can do in Moto GP.

The number of people keep growing and it grows very fast. The last time I checked there were 200K+ people. The total number of players is displayed at the top of the statistic board.

If you've been wondering if this game is worth the purchase, my reply is it definately is. Go pick this game up and stop those terrorist.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well put together shooter!!, October 30, 2003

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J. Cournoyer (The Queen City, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Video Game)

So far I have only played through part of the single player portion of this game but I can already say that it is one of the best first person shooters I have ever played! To start off, the game has excellent graphics, very similar to Splinter cell. In fact, you can call this game "team splinter cell" with the high tech gadgets replaced with great weaponry! The weapons in this game will cause you to drool...All of the best assualt rifles, sub-machine guns, sniper rifles, grenades & grenade launchers, and heavy machine guns make it into the arsenal for rainbow.
I am also amazed by all the team commands you can give to your other 3 team members. Entering a room has never been better.... such as blowing the door down, using a flashbang entry, frag entry, or just opening the door guns blazing. It's really cool! The single player campaign is similar in style to splinter cell, but it's a lot more realistic & believable and of course more action packed.
Now the only gripe I had with rainbow were the controls. Placing the target on an enemy is a little difficult, because the joystick seems slightly sensitive on the xbox controller. But other than that, the game is near perfect! And that's just the single player! I have yet to play it against a friend or on LIVE. If the single player is this good, then I am more than sure the multi-player & online play is excellent. Definitly worth getting!!!