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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

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Team Rainbow returns to the shadowy world of counter-terrorism with an all-new game, all-new action and an all-new global threat

Tactical, squad-based shooters don't come much more nail-biting than the Rainbow Six series and the latest instalment is no exception. A nefarious terrorist organisation is trying to sour relationships between Saudi Arabia and the US with the hope of causing global instability, and it's up to the brave boys of Team Rainbow to find the cause and deal with it - permanently.

Guide your team of hardened, military experts through a series of covert operations around the world. You'll be travelling to locations as varied as London, the Cayman Islands and Rio de Janeiro, which may sound glamorous, but they all hide a deadly mystery that you must unravel if you hope to thwart the course of global terrorism.

Use your heightened skills of stealth, combat and squad tactics to maximise your chances of success across the immersive single player missions, or team up with a buddy for split-screen, cooperative action. For the ultimate challenge, take your covert ops expertise online and take part in three conflict modes alongside up to seven other players (two teams of four).

Rainbow Six 3 utilises a voice command function, so commanders can bark orders verbally to their computer-controlled squad via a USB Headset. When facing down the terrorists online, you can coordinate your attacks through the headset, secretly communicating with members of your team to become the ultimate online force. Of course, all of this brilliant gameplay comes with the high level of realism you'd expect from the author of The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games and The Sum of All Fears: Tom Clancy.


• The latest in the hit Rainbow Six series



• The ultimate in squad-based tactical action



• Issue commands verbally via a USB headset in the solo game and coordinate your online operations with your team mates



• Split-screen function for two players to cooperate in obliterating the threat of global terrorism



Contributed by DreinIX (9294) on Apr 14, 2008.

The elite four breaches the Nintendo GameCube.

There is no I in "team," but there's one in "Six": Rainbow Six. If your teamwork fails in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, the consequences for you are ominous.

Features


• 15 levels of play
• More than 30 weapons
• Two-player split screen action


You play Ding Chavez, leader of the Rainbow team. Ding and his team of three travel the world over to cool off hot situations that threaten to disrupt the oil market and throw the United States into chaos.

As leader, you control your team's every move through giving orders. Other team members can lead the way into new rooms every time, or you can have them follow you. Order them to throw grenades into a room, then follow the grenade up and clear the room of bad guys.

The computer AI does a good job of controlling the specific actions of team members. Sometimes your men are going to be human and miss while firing at enemies. At other times they'll get caught by surprise and get gunned down by a terrorist behind a door. Usually, though, they'll fire dead-on like the elite marksmen they are.

Because of this unpredictability, you as team leader must decide when it's the right time to be the first one in a room. When is the best time to fall back and let your teammates face the bullets? If members of your team perish before the mission ends, you can still complete your mission. However, if you die in the line of fire, the mission is over. (At the start of each new mission, your team comes back to life to help you again.)

Before you start each mission, you get to choose which four weapons you want to take into battle. Choose two types of grenades and two guns. The impressive selection of firearms offers you something special for every mission. Guns are rated by accuracy, damage caused, zoom capabilities and ammunition capacity. You don't want to bring a shotgun to a heavily guarded area, but it can work well for rescue missions.

Graphically, the game doesn't disappoint. With all first-person shooters, it's vital that the setting stays intact when you quickly rotate your view or change your direction. With Rainbow Six 3's smooth frame rate, you can't blame the graphics if you shoot and miss. The game takes a long time to load between missions, but you'll find the gameplay well worth the wait.

A cool feature of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 is that you can team up with a friend in split-screen mode. Select any of the missions in the game and choose your character and weapons. Player one uses the top half of the screen and player two the bottom. Don't get caught in crossfire: As you might imagine, your bullets will damage your partner. That's not nice.

Bottom Line

Rainbow Six 3 puts your leadership skills to the test. Sometimes your hunches will pay off. Other times, you'll wish you had thrown a grenade into a room instead of walking into the line of fire.


Contributed by Alrightya (314) on Jul 14, 2005.

As the United States is caught in an embargo-induced oil crisis, terrorist attacks against American interests - and citizens - escalate. Only one thing stands in their way: RAINBOW, a top-secret organization consisting of the best field operatives the United Nations has to offer. Team RAINBOW is the most potent weapon in the world's arsenal. Backed by the most sophisticated technology available and trained to the limits of human capability.


Contributed by Alrightya (314) on Jul 14, 2005.

Command an elite multinational squad of special operatives against hidden terrorist forces. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, the third installment to the wildly popular Rainbow Six series, Team Rainbow faces the hidden global forces of a new and secretive foe. Command Rainbow in a race against time - in locations including England, Norway, the Caribbean islands, and Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval - to stop a madman and his doomsday plot.


• Pick your team members, assembled from the best counter-terrorism and military units from around the world. Then outfit them with the right armor, weapons, and high-technology equipment for the mission at hand.
• After equipping your team, plot out the assault of the target area on the map interface. Lay out a plan for each squad to maximize surprise, stealth, and safety.
• After all the planning - execute! In first-person mode, lead one squad or control all three through different radio commands and signals. Enter and clear a room of terrorists, rescue hostages, defuse bombs, and recover vital intelligence to help you in later missions.



Contributed by Alrightya (314) on Jul 11, 2005.

About Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: The year is 2007, and the world stands on the brink of a terrifying global conflict. As the United States is caught in an embargo-induced oil crisis, terrorist attacks against American interests - and citizens - escalate. Venezuela, which still supplies the United States with oil, also becomes a target. As unrest grows in America, protests rock the streets of Caracas. And while the shadow of terror looms, madmen plot even greater acts of murder and destruction. No place is safe, no border secure in this hour of fear.

Only one thing stands between the world and the threats that now face it: Rainbow, an international task force dedicated to combating terrorism in all its forms. A top-secret organization consisting of the best field operatives the United Nations has to offer, Rainbow is the most potent weapon in the world's arsenal. Backed by the most sophisticated technology available and trained to the limits of human capability, they are our best hope in the war against terror.

They may also be our last.

Game Features:


• Epic story: An all-new storyline consisting of 15 challenging missions will keep gamers on the edge of their seats. Best Tom Clancy game story to date!
• State-of-the-art game engine: Intelligent AI, easy controls, and stunning graphics will make Rainbow Six 3 one of the best action games of all time.
• Best of the best: One elite team, four tough members, each with a specific look and personality.
• Unsurpassed multiplayer: Team up with a friend in intense split-screen cooperative missions, or battle head-to-head against opponents in action-packed online battles.
• High production values: Watch the story and characters come alive in high-quality cinematics that immerse the player in the world of Team Rainbow.
• Groundbreaking voice order system: Issue orders to your AI teammates using over 80 voice commands.



Contributed by Alrightya (314) on Jul 11, 2005.

It is a brutal kind of warfare, which strikes with ferocious, singular purpose and with little or no warning. The entire world is its battleground, leaving no civilian safe.

As terrorism threatens to unhinge the free world, leaders scramble to assemble an effective response force: Team Rainbow, an elite multinational force of counter-terrorist operatives who are as secret and deadly as the terrorists themselves.

Game Features:


• Epic story: An all-new storyline consisting of 14 challenging missions will keep gamers on the edge of their seats. Best Tom Clancy game story to date!
• State-of-the-art game engine: Intelligent AI and stunning graphics (similar to those seen in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®) will make Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 one of the best games of 2003.
• Best of the best: One elite team, four tough members, each with a specific look and personality.
• Unsurpassed multiplayer: Rainbow Six 3 will continue the legacy of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon’ with amazing squad-based multiplayer action for hours of extended fun over Xbox Live’ and link play.
• High production values: Watch the story and characters come alive in high-quality cinematics that immerse the player in the world of Team Rainbow.
• Voice-activated order system: Issue orders to your teammates using over 80 voice commands.



Contributed by Alrightya (314) on Jul 11, 2005.

Most fans of the first person shooter genre already know about Tom Clancy's Raven Shield, the next incarnation in the Rainbow Six series. A joint development by Ubi Soft's Montreal studio and Red Storm Entertainment, and using the Unreal Warfare engine, Raven Shield is a truly revolutionary step forward for the tactical first person shooter genre.

As terrorists threaten to put the world on the brink of geopolitical turmoil, players must use their skills, as well as a range of high-tech gadgets and weapons to protect the world as we know it. Not only does the team have a large range of gadgets at their disposal, but the players freedom to interact with the team is at an all-time high. For the first time in an FPS, players have full control over peek and crouch - meaning they can peek just far enough around a corner to eliminate any threat.

Player's ability to infiltrate is also improved thanks to the introduction of gradual and quick door opening. The Rainbow Six team can either slowly open doors to sneak up on enemies, or burst through quickly to surprise those inside. No longer must doors be either fully open or fully closed - every position in between is possible!

One of the most useful additions to the players interface is the "Wind Rose" system, an on-screen HUD which allows clear and fast orders to be issued to your computer controlled teammates. Players can issue orders like "Open, Frag and Clear" to quickly and easily infiltrate a room enemies are occupying.

Of course, multiplayer and First Person Shooters go hand in hand, and using the power of the Unreal Warfare engine, the multiplayer in this Rainbow Six game is like none before it. Finally there will be dedicated servers - allowing for the best possible multiplayer experience. Most innovatively, there will be a 'commander mode' which will allow one player to act as a General, who will not take part in the action but instead coordinate his team's tactics from a safe place. Tactical gameplay will reach a level of refinement never before seen. Perhaps most exciting is the prospect of a global clan and player ladder for all players who connect and play through ubi.com.

Raven Shield will give players a behind the scenes look at various government agencies as they discover, through the course of the Clancy-crafted storyline, the various black-ops factions at work in the world today.

FAST FACTS:
Fact: Raven Shield will be one of the first games around to use the new Unreal Warfare engine - even before Unreal 2!


Contributed by Jeanne (58601) on Nov 27, 2004.

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX 3
EXCLUSIVE FOR XBOX IN 2003

July 17th, 2003 – Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®3, the next installment of the best-selling Rainbow Six series of games, is a console exclusive for the Xbox video game system in 2003.

Rainbow Six® 3 is a whole new game for Xbox, based on the universe Ubi Soft brought to gamers with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®. The title – the first Rainbow Six game for a next-gen console – will release in time for the Christmas 2003 market exclusively on Xbox.

Xbox is the lead development platform for the game, which has been designed to take full advantage of the advanced capabilities of the system. Rainbow Six® 3 will feature dynamic lighting and soft body physics as well as support for 5.1 Dolby surround sound. The game will also utilize key online elements for both multiplayer action and downloadable content offered by Xbox’ Live, the first comprehensive, online game service fully dedicated to fast-action broadband gaming experiences. For the most intense level of immersion, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®3 will feature a brand new voice recognition system via the Xbox Live Communicator headset, allowing gamers to give orders directly to their teammates during intense offline firefights in a very intuitive way.

The Rainbow Six franchise is known for its action-packed game play and heart-stopping realism, and Rainbow Six®3 will continue the tradition. Developed by Ubi Soft’s Montreal studio, in close collaboration with Red Storm Entertainment, the game will utilize graphics technology provided by the next-generation Unreal’ engine to power 14 new single-player missions, 9 new multiplayer maps and more than 30 weapons.

“We are excited about our new partnership with Microsoft,” says Yves Guillemot, President and CEO of Ubi Soft Entertainment. “The same kind of exclusive agreement was a tremendous success for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell’, which ended up being the top-selling Xbox game in 2002. With the Xbox's proven gaming potential and the recent addition of the Xbox Live service, we expect even greater things for Rainbow Six®3 !”

“We’re pleased that Ubi Soft has chosen Xbox as the lead development platform for Rainbow Six® 3,” said Michel Cassius, Senior Director, Xbox Platform and Marketing. “Using graphics technology that makes the most of what Xbox has to offer, plus Xbox Live support, means Rainbow Six®3 will be an amazing gaming experience. After the success of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell’, it’s great to welcome another fantastic Tom Clancy title to the growing Xbox portfolio of exclusive triple-A titles.”


Contributed by Jeanne (58601) on Mar 14, 2004.

The MOST ADDICTIVE and challenging gameplay on Xbox and Xbox Live

When a terrorist plot threatens to tilt the balance of peace between the United States and Saudi Arabia, Team Rainbow is the only answer. Execute your missions with deadly force and precise tactics in order to protect the innocent and ensure peace.


• Lead an elite team of multinational counter-terrorist operatives in 14 intense missions against deadly, intelligent foes.
• Groundbreaking voice command technology lets you instantly issue over 89 orders to your squad, like "open and frag" and "breach and clear".
• Strategize with 3 friends in co-op missions or battle head-to-head against 15 opponents in the most action-packed gameplay over Xbox Live and link play.


"...absolutely gorgeous and the Xbox Live action is some of the most intense you'll ever play."
- Official Xbox Magazine


Contributed by JPaterson (9127) on Nov 04, 2003.

AN ELITE FORCE AT YOUR CONTROL



FLUID DOOR OPENING AND PEEKING
Proceeding with stealth.

THERMAL VISION
Switching to thermal.

RAGDOLL PHYSICS
Tango down.

QUICK-ORDER INTERFACE
Waiting for Alpha.

FLASHBANG
Flash in the hole.

HEARTBEAT SENSOR
Tango signal acquired.

TEAR GAS
Gas and clear.

REALISTIC AI BEHAVIOR
Tango position confirmed.


Contributed by Corn Popper (66196) on Aug 01, 2003.

WE ARE FREEDOM'S ANSWER TO FEAR



When terrorists assualt the free world, they incur the wrath of the most elite counter-terrorism force ever assembled: Team Rainbow. Take command of this deadly unit and dismantle a neo-fascist terror network, one takedown at a time. DO NOT BARGAIN WITH TERROR - ELIMINATE IT.

WE STALK TERROR WHEREVER IT HIDES
Hunt down terrorist cells worldwide from London to the Cayman Islands.

OUR DUTY BEGINS WHEN NEGOTIATIONS END
Confront ruthless enemies engineered with advanced team-based A.I.

THESE DEEDS WE DO SO OTHERS MAY LIVE
Feel the force of combat powered by the latest UNREAL technology.


Contributed by Corn Popper (66196) on Aug 01, 2003.