Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

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Product Details

• ASIN: B00001ZWNA
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,679 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

As first-person shooters go, Rainbow Six is to Dreamcast what GoldenEye 007 is to the Nintendo 64: the most innovative and intriguing title of its kind for the platform. Borrowed from Tom Clancy's novel of the same name, Rainbow Six offers a fascinating first-person adventure through lush worlds and highly detailed environments that have yet to be seen on gaming consoles. But don't stop to smell the roses too often or you'll end up staring down the business end of an oncoming Stinger missile.

You command an elite antiterrorism force through a series of stealth and action missions. Sometimes you will need to sneak through a foreign embassy in the dark with your night vision goggles on, while other times you'll need to launch a full-on weapons attack on your enemies. The game does both types of missions well, but you'll have to spend some time planning with your team before you start each level. Plotting out missions in advance and positioning team members lends a unique real-time strategy feel to the already excellent shooter aspect of the game.

As the team leader, you are solely responsible for making sure each mission goes well. Direct and protect your squad, save any hostages who might be hanging around, and accomplish your main mission objectives. The latter may include sabotage, simple spying, or even assassinations. Good luck. --Bill Hutchens

Pros:

• Perfect mix of first-person shooting and strategy
• Complex environments
• Foes boast realistic intelligence

Cons:

• No multiplayer support
• Multiple objectives are sometimes overwhelming

GameSpot Preview

Rainbow Six was the popular PC game based on Tom Clancy's novel, which cast you as a member of an elite force, where you planned your secret operative mission (chose weapons, teams, laid out plans) and then executed it. You killed, attacked, died, fought, snuck, and did all the other things secret ops usually have to do.

The PC game proved popular for its hybrid of strategy and action, and Majesco' Dreamcast version is said to be a direct port of it. In the game, you're cast as a member of an elite force, where you plan your secret operative mission choose weapons, teams, lay out plans) and then execute them. --Staff
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Customer Reviews

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the first review, April 30, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Since Rainbow Six won't be multi-player you shouldn't even worry about framerates in online games. The game is fun alone because when in your life do you get to command a S.W.A.T. team on covert missions. The graphics are AWESOME and realistic. When you shoot an enemy in the leg he hobbles around and screams but doesn't die. If you liked Goldeneye on 64, you will love this game because you're not alone on those missions. The computer controlled teammates actually help and could probably finish the mission without you, but why would do that when you have all those cool guns and explosives to use on the bad guys. If you like tactical games or shooters, I promise you won't be dissapointed!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-buy!, March 26, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

This is the most realistic fighting game I have ever played, bar none. If you even remotely enjoyed GoldenEye for the N64, you MUST buy this game. The graphics, evironment, enemy and ally AI, and storyline are top-of-the-line. This game is also worth every dollar when it comes to replay value. With the planning phase, you can create seemingly endless ideas and strategies for accomplishing different missions. I NEVER EVER get tired of Rainbow 6 titles. If violence is an issue for you, don't worry--the blood can be turned off. So stop reading this and go buy, buy, BUY this game!

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one tops the action and strategy, February 17, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

This is game is great. It has great missions it has a high frame rate and is very suspense full. The missions take place all over the world and its much more relistic then other shooting games. the only set back in this game is the bloodyness, which can be turned off. This is a great buy and is well worth the pennies. It never gets old.