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This is the best Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you like action, buy this game, right here, right now. This is also the 2nd best game I have ever played, first is, of course it's sequel, Rogue Spear. This game is a lot of fun, you could be playing this for hours, and not get bored. It is also one of the most original games, ever. Last year, it won 8 awards. If you liked Goldeneye, but got bored because something was missing, than Rainbow Six has what Goldeneye didn't... and if you want to know what that is, it is realism.

This game should be called "Rainbow Sucks"

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 16
Date: October 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've never seen a bad review for this game, and that is the reason I bought it. It got consistently good reviews. Well, let me be the one to warn you - this game is absolutely terrible. At least the Nintendo 64 version. It's not that I don't like first-person shooters. Two of my top five favorite games are FPS': Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. It's not that I don't like strategy games. One of my favorite PC games is a strategy game: Starcraft. I can't really sum up easily why Rainbow Six is just an all-around bad experience, but I'll try. I'll start with a general comment. I beat this game on all three difficulty levels in a week and a half and NEVER, not for one single moment, was it fun in even the remotest way. Another thing, the manual and the game do not coincide, for whatever reason. Example: When you are planning a mission, in the manual it says you can set points along the route where your computer controlled players will throw a flashbang or a grenade. Well, in the game, you cannot set a point to throw a flashbang. The option is just not there like it says it is in the manual. This is very bad, because flashbangs are very important. Another thing I don't like about this game is the amount of armor, camoflage, and weapon choices. Sure, there are a ton of choices, but it really matters not what you pick. You can move along just as quickly with the heaviest armor, the heaviest rifle, and the heaviest pistol, and you can move just as quickly as if you had the lightest stuff on, but you will live longer with the heavier armor. Also, the camoflage does NOTHING. You can be in the jungle wearing jungle camo, and the computer enemies act like you have bright neon orange on and an air-raid siren and come to kill you. Also, you have three choices of pistols, all with silenced and unsilenced versions. Well, all three pistols do exactly the same thing, and why would you not want a silenced version! Same goes for the rifles. There are two versions of the venerable M-16 rifle. The M-16 is longer than the CAR-16, but that's it. They are the same gun otherwise. They both have better accuracy at long ranges than the H&K MP5s (which also come in silenced and unsilenced versions for some reason), and both are unsilenced and will make loud noises that gets hostages and you killed. To sum it up, this game has a lot of potential, but is best relegated to the garbage heap due to lots of options, but gives you no real reason to choose a certain weapon over another, or certain camo over another type. It would be much better if you had to worry about some sort of weight limit, or the heavier your equipment you select, the slower your guy moves. Or if camoflage actually did what it was supposed to. I have never actually met someone that liked the N64 version of this game, but for some reason, every online review is a positive one. Well, let me be the one to warn you - Rainbow [is AWFUL]! If you must make a stab at this game regardless of its worthiness as only feed for maggots, RENT at your own risk. If you are buying this game for yourself, save your money. If you are buying it for your kids, save yourself some money and save the kids from crying themselves to sleep over this game.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was a great strategy game. It was fun and kind of scary at the same time. You never knew where the guys were. It doesn't take very long to get the hang of the controls, and to beat. Overall I give this game ***** stars.

Possibly the best espionage/strategy game on the 64, EVER !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 25
Date: November 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Wicked fab brilliant groovy solid ! These were the words of my 7 yr old brother when he played it for the first time and i can safely say he wasn't far wrong! Numerous guns, sniper mode, flashbang etc all further increase the outstanding gameplay of "Rainbow Six" making it one of the all time greats !

rainbow 6

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I thought it was an exellent game.The graphics are too sweet.I loved the suspence when you open the door and the startling music sort of makes you jump.The settings are awesome and I think the missions,although sometimes difficult,are extremeley fun and I think the challenge sort of represents an element of fun.I love the kit and the way you can change gear weapons etc.I think that if you think the video game world is boring and you've seen it all,well,TRY THIS GAME!

Rainbow Six: Best game for N64 yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Rainbow Six is the best game for Nintendo 64. Amazingly realistic graphics, sounds, and gameplay. The game beats goldeneye because you have so much more control, and there are so many more aspects of the game. The weapons are much more realistic, and the enemys are 5 times as smart. And the multiplayer. Unlike goldeneye, you can play co-op. This adds so much more to the game. Overall, Rainbow Six is the top game for N64, and is perfect for those of us goldeneye lovers who are looking for a little more control, realistic gameplay, and better missions.

Tom Clany's Rainbow Six 64

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Don't even bother renting this game. Just go and but it, NOW! It is deffinetly one of those games where any one would love it. It's Two player mode for accomplishing levels is so awsome, you'll want to have friends over and just play it. Beware though, graphics aren't exactly A+ but more of a B, nothing an Expansion Pak can't fix though. But don't let that ruin the fun, cuz if you don't at least borrow this game from a friend for a year, you're missing out! Buy it NOW!

Whoa!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Whoa man! This is THE game to get. It's corporate duo mode rocks. The only thing that was not really good was the only 2 player mode. If it had 4 players, it would be the best game. The graphics and sound is good. So therefore I'm gonna give the awesome game 5 stars.

Great idea, but slips a bit on execution

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 11, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because of the comparisons made between it and Goldeneye, and it does compare well in many categories. Plus, the added functionality of outfitting your team members with weapons and equipment, planning exactly where they should proceed and when make Rainbow Six a much more strategic game than Goldeneye.

But, these added features bring along with it some drawbacks. First of all, after only owning the game for a few days, I couldn't believe the several glitches I already found. For example, when walking right alongside a huge rock, I somehow 'slipped' inside the rock, and couldn't get out to the playing field to proceed with the mission. Also, a remote team that I had planned to go down a ladder in one mission got stuck on the ladder - couldn't move or shoot and I had to abort the mission.

There are zero movie-style interludes (such as in 007 after you complete a mission), which makes the climax of completing a mission that took 20 minutes to plan and 20 minutes to execute a bit disappointing. Even the end of the game doesn't provide any excitement - just a final snapshot of your capture followed by some text on the screen congratulating you. There are other, smaller bugs that would have made the game more enjoyable, but not worth mentioning.

All in all, the concept of combining this much strategy in a decent first-person 'shooter' environment is unparalleled to date - it definitely entertained for a while. But once you complete the game, it fails to continue to excite, as there's not much more to look forward to. The second day I bought 'Rainbow Six', I'd have easily given it 4 stars - now, after dealing with the glitches and the anticlimactic rewards for finishing missions (and then the game), I can only give it three.

Just buy it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 13
Date: November 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I love this game because it is a lot like Bond and with Tom Clancy behind it you know it is good. Just try it for yourself, you'll see.

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