Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #523 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2006-12-01
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Platform: Xbox 360

Manufacturer's Description
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic instalment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in Sin City threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. The future of global security hangs in the balance as you battle to defend classic Vegas locations and environments like Fremont Street, the Strip, and casinos.

Experience Las Vegas like never before through revolutionary next-generation technology as you work against the clock to keep one of the world's most recognizable cities from utter devastation.

Key Features :
New leader, new team Team Rainbow ushers in a new breed of heroes. With a new team comes added responsibility. Tactics play a MAJOR role in your team's success, as each member comes equipped with his own skill set.

Special order location Experience a new level of squad-based realism as your team-mates, Michael and Jung, offer you real-time tactical suggestions like busting through walls or hacking computers, all in a race against time to locate the heart of the terrorist cell.

Observe plan assault Use tactical planning to manoeuvre through multiple-path Vegas environments, while utilizing high-tech equipment such as snake cams to strategically tag terrorist targets to your team-mates, prior to entering a room.

Real-time immersion Prepare yourself for a new level of in-game immersion with real-time mission briefings, all in the midst of the most intense combat ever played.

Advanced gameplay animations Motion-captured assault and recon techniques such as fast roping, rappelling, window entry, blind-cover fire, and more. All captured by an experienced Hollywood animation expert.

Next-generation artificial intelligence Next-generation technology brings a higher level of artificial intelligence to Rainbow Six. As you get past the grunts and advance closer to the centre of the terrorist cell, encounter deadlier, more skilled enemies who work together as a group to counter every move you make.

Customizable multi-player experience Create your own multiplayer character that evolves as you play online, unlocking new equipment and achievements as you go.

Ubisoft Montreal returns Rainbow Six is back in the hands of Ubisoft's Montreal studio, creators of the award-winning and highly acclaimed Rainbow Six 3.

Customer Reviews

something different!
this game has a duck and cover feature that means if you fight in open war fare you will be slaughtered. this feature gives pointless blown up cars and other objects a point .... for cover. this means you can pick off the enemys one by one safely. it also adds a very high degree of enjoyment and makes this game different or EVEN better to other FPS's. this games single player has a very good life span (as i havent completed it yet)and has the ability to keep you enticed. this game also allows you to pick from a wide range of weapons and allows you to customize each one to your own personal specifications.it also has a feature called terrorist hunt which allows you to primeraly illiminate hostals, saving you the trouble of rescueing hostages. this adds to the interest of this game (although these can be a little nerve racking) all in all this game has an appeal as it allows for a completely different gaming experiance and is for players who want a game that requires at least some stratergy and a fair bit of stealth.this game can only get better as i have no idea of the capabilities of multiplayer as i dont have the adaquate equipment for xbox live. the one annoying feature is that on terrorist hunts the enemy can sometimes sporn behind you or in places you have already been to or cleared out.i really hope this review has helped or affected your decision on weather to purchase this game .... Tom

Stealth not crash bang
Having owned an Xbox 360 for about 5 months now I have intensely played a number of games that I am comparing this to (Halo 3, COD3, COD4, Half-life2, GTA 4)

This is different from your normal crash band shoot-em-up, much like Metal Gear Solid (PS3) you are a small team (and sometimes an individual) who have to fight often large numbers of bad guys. The skill is in learning the uses of different weapons and how to take cover and fire over and around objects. There is real fun in using your team members to clear small rooms with flash bangs, grenades and explosives. If the terrorists are stupid enough to stand near doors then use it to your advantage. The use of the snake cam is a good touch. You can survey the room before making an entry, which you should do at all stages. This is a game where the AI is well trained and aggressive, and they like to sneak up on you too. Don't be fooled into running into areas where there are likely to many more bad guys you will get killed.

The graphics look a little dated compared to more modern Xbox favourites, but that's to be expected. They are still good and give a real sense at time of what life as a `Special Ops' could be (rather than working in IT and writing reviews on Amazon).

My only `beef' with the game was the lack of sensible save points. On a modern console with 20Gb of storage the last thing I wanted was to have to play a tough 20 minute sequence only to die (which is easier than you think, as one shotgun blast will do it) and have to play the entire thing again. Plus when you `outfit' at certain points you expect that selection to stay with you, it doesn't. If you die you have to come back to the checkpoint and`re-outfit' which seems somewhat bizarre and at times very frustrating.

To make the most of this game:

Learn to take cover ! (Learn to shoot around and over things)
Have a hand gun, sub machine gun and a sniper rifle. Dont just use sub-machine guns
Try the shield in really tough situations, it works !
Have grenades but mix it up with smoke for situations in the open and lots of bad guys or incendiaries for smaller spaces packed with baddies

If your a more tactical player this is for you, if your more of a `run-and-shoot' you may find this disappointing as you will invariably play certain parts a number of times. It's meant to be fairly life like, as such even the `normal' setting is tough

For the price though there isn't much else this involved and tactical, my copy was £13....
Enjoy !

THE BEST although online play gets glitchy
I've been waiting to get this game eversince it came out.
I basically bought a 360 just to play it.
Sure, I was a little biased:-)

The game would be a 12 in a scale of 0 to 10 if it wasn't for the problems with the multiplayer. When you're online you are likely to experience glitches and server problems.

My friend recently knew I was in a room because he saw my rifle miraculously appearing through a closed door (I was using a snake cam. He tried to frag me but I won in the end :-) )

All in all the game is very tactical (especially the multiplayer mode)
It is not as tactical as R63 - Raven Shield (People who played it know what I mean) but it still delivers best tactical shooting action ever!!!