Rainbow Six 3

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $9.75

Features:

• Watch the story and characters come alive in high-quality cinematics that immerse the player in the world of Team Rainbow
• Intelligent AI and stunning graphics as you travel the world, leading Team Rainbow
• 14 exciting new multiplayer maps for Xbox Live play
• Three new multiplayer modes - Time Trial, Retrieval(similar to Capture The Flag) and Capture The Point
• Voice-activated order system - Issue orders to your teammates using over 80 voice commands

Customer Reviews:

Amazing. Enough said. [Posted on 2004-11-21]
Rainbow Six 3 is simply one of the best games out there for the Gamecube - extremely fun AND re-playable, Six 3 has amazing gameplay, controls and a realism that will make you want to keep playing hours on end.

GRAPHICS - phenomenal; not "blocky" in the slightest sense, and crafted with a loving attention to detail. Every scenario is smooth and refreshingly unique as a result (making gameplay so much better!!) thus giving the game an excellent sense of realism. You feel like you're actually there and not sitting in front of the TV playing a game - try the Alcatraz or Penthouse levels to see what I mean!!

MISSIONS and GAMEPLAY - Highly re-playable; I've completed it on various difficulty settings and am still taken by surprise at how fresh all the levels seem. This is because Six 3 has a very good variety of scenarios (you fight in different geographical locations such as Venezuela, Saudia Arabia or San Fransisco) AND a consistent storyline. You are the leader of a squad and it's therefore in your best interest to keep you men alive - and they're great at covering you in a tight situation. The command orders are not hard to use and the "zulu function" - whereby you can make a team wait before breaching/entering a room - is ingenious, and therefore your Rainbow team members become assets, not people who get in the way of combat.

MUSIC AND SOUND- Perfect. I used to study film score composition and this is an excellent piece of writing for the game; it comes on in crucial moments and can really make chills go up your spine. All the right gun sounds have been used, the explosions are fun and the sound of the enemy is crucial in detecting them. Again, excellent realism.

GUNS + EQUIPMENT - You have an amazing arsenal of weapons to choose from, and each fire realistically. For example, your shotgun is satisfyingly effective at short ranges but can't hit a barn door for longer distances, whilst the assault rifles really do rip into the enemy they get hit. Thermal vision acts like it does in real life as does night vision - from teargas, phosphorus grenades and Desert Eagles you have everything at your disposal, and you will get to use it all during the game!

So as you can probably see Rainbow Six 3 is A MUST HAVE - you haven't lived a true Gamecube experience without playing this. It's fantastic in almost every aspect of it's gameplay, controls and scenarios and provides for many hours of great entertainment.
Buy it, and you'll see what I mean ;)

gamer [Posted on 2005-06-14]
This a really fun game! The graphics are good, and the action is always there. Even replaying levels that you've played many times, you will always be on the edge of your seat. The many weapon selections gives the same level a new twist each time you play it. If you love action, I highly recommend Rainbow six 3!

Rainbow Six 3 - for the PS2 sucks [Posted on 2005-08-24]
After reading the previous raving reviews, I had to doublecheck my package to make sure we're all talking about the same game. Sure enough, we are. I can only surmise that the previous reviewers are either not looking at the PS2 version (poor Game Cubers)or have not played the vastly surperior SOCOM I or II.

So, when compared to SOCOM II:

GRAPHICS
Rainbow Six 3 (R63) graphics are choppy and poorly defined/detailed. The lighting effects are non-existent and - worst of all - there's just no character to the houses, landscapes, or levels. It's all about the ugly at UBISOFT, kids.

GAMEPLAY/USER INTERFACE
Well, R63 has team commands, but they lack the detail or functionality of SOCOM. The player CAN NOT easily order members to one area while flanking the enemy. Opening/breaching doorways and clearing rooms is a chore in Rainbow, while SOCOM offers various means and levels of participation (2, 3, or 4 man clearing with or without explosives). Moreover, there's not even a map to look at - what's up with that? You're going to stroll into combat and forget the map? Me thinks not.

Yet, this minor point underlies a litany of interface problems: poor weapon selection interface, poor weapons to choose from, weak voice acting, sub-standard team chatter, and no 3rd-person views.

I haven't teed up on the online play because - quite frankly - Rainbox Six 3 couldn't hold my interest that long.

There's a reason this game is in the bargain bin at every store; Six just Suxs.

is there a sniper rifle in this game? [Posted on 2006-03-12]
is there a sniper rifle in this game?

the "good" review [Posted on 2006-04-21]
im not being snotty by saying the good review, im just rating the GAMECUB version not the ps2 or somthing.

r63 is a great game with tight controls and fun gameplay.

GamePLAy- r63 gameplay is outstanding. if your someone looking for a insanely tactical game, its right here.
the controls are nice and it is easy to select a weapon with there quike select thing. the aiming is persise and even newbies to fps's and or tactical games can still have fun. the game has a tutorial to help you figure out how to run the game. after that you should be having a great time.
if u beat the game the re-playability is huge HUGE!!!!! you can re-play all the missions with a friend in co-op or by yourself. u can play the whole mission or terrist hunt (self explanitory)

Graphics- grphically this game can be disipointing. it tries to do what the x-box did but did not come over so smooth. grphics are not as good and a little blocky at times. the framerate suffers a bit but it helps u aim at times (what>??????) but otherwise there are som nifty cool things you can do in the game like look at your shadow with there dynamic lighting and so forth.

overall...

(note* i use faces to determine the score)
GAMEPLAY- fun exiting tactical fun {^_^}/[^_^}(thats the best score on the right its like having 8/10 or 3/5 but i desided to use faces out of the best faces...)

graphics-somewhat disipointing but there passible =(/{^_^}

sound- its cool B)/{^_^}

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