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Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is good good try playing the game after a few years of not playing it an it's as exicting as when you played the first time u oppened the box

Hasn't stood the test of time.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: August 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When the game Rainbow Six came out, it was praised for being so revolutionary, realistic, and grondbreaking. Unfortunetly, not only were these claims exaggerated, but the game does not look nearly as good now as it did in 1997.

Frankly, the graphics weren't terribly good in 1997 either. Games like Half-Life and Total Annihilation were coming out at the same time, and they still look great today. Moreover, there never was much semblance of a plot, and the AI (both friendly and enemy) is abyssmal.
However, the game is still enjoyable, the levels still unique and well-designed, the weapons (although with the notable exception of the shotgun they all function essentially the same way) fun to use.
Although the original rainbow six pales in comparison to essentially every game that has followed it, it isnt a bad thng to pick up in a bargain bin for some quick entertainment. 5/10

Yard Sale Deal

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I picked this up at a yard sale along with the expansion pack (eagle watch) and the hint book. All 3 items are now bundled as a "gold edition". While it is a few years old, I was quickly amazed by how the real the scenarios were set up. The game itself plays like Thief, that is, hiding and sneaking and taking your shots when you can. If you are used to playing Doom/Quake/Unreal style of combat games and want fast and furios non-stop blowup action this game is not for you. You may have to sit and wait a minute or two for a guard to complete his patrol to line up a shot 50 yards away, only to miss him by inches. The overall graphics and sound are good for the date of this game. There isn't any theme music or background music. If you are near the ocean, that's what you hear... the waves. If you are in a dam, you will hear the deafening turbines spinning, and not the guard sneaking up on you from behind. Well thought out and well executed. As I write this, Rainbow Six 3 has been released and I am looking forward to Rogue Spear and other missions. My only serious complaint of this game is that, on occasion, the A.I. will do some strange things with the targets (like run into a corner and stand silently, instead of fleeing or firing back) Also, from time to time should you fail to meet and objective the mission will end suddenly and you may not understand why you failed the mission. The game simply will inform you that you did not complete a given task. (frusturating)

Too Much Planning -- Not Enough Game Play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This was more boring than fun. It took too much time to plan out the missions. And the actual game play with action did not last very long. I thought this game was pretty boring. If you like to plan out your missions it might be fun. But I prefer going straingt to the action.

A shame to our civilization

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: March 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game depicks people being brutaly murderd by swat teams. I think that this is not just only the most violent game i half ever played, but its full of bugs that have crashed my computer a few times. I recomend that parents keep their kids away from them getting use to killing people.

Short but sweet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

OK, most people probably wont take me seriously, when I say: THIS GAME WAS TOO SHORT. Well trust me, when you get this game, you will see what I mean. Although the AI isn't the best, this game presents a great challenge. As you work your way through the missions, you will get caught up in the complex story line, full of twists. This game gets your adrenaline flowing. Choose your anti-terrorist team from a list of experts, your weapons, your gear, and make a plan. You can send one team of your strike force around the back of a building while you storm the front, or do any number of other plans. This game was EXCELLENT. While it is a great game though, I can't give it five stars, because the AI has room for improvement, and because it is too short.

Rainbow Six

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Rainbow Six is a great game because you get to run around killing terrorists which is a cool thing for the problemes we are going though now i think that using M-16's and other guns in about a 10 level game is pretty cool don't ya think. Also it is not easy. you can play with a second player and you can go through a training camp where the computer theaches you how to play. this is one of the greatest games for the computer ever. i reccomened this to all action and shooting game lovers

Rainbow Six

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Rainbow Six is a great SWAT team simulator. I have had it for about 6 months. I always play this game online. Multiplayer play is great. Other great Rainbow Six titles are Rainbow Six Rogue Spear and Eagle Watch.

Good Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This has to be the second best PC game out there. First being Rainbow Six two Rogue Spear. But thats a whole other review. If you are like me you are completly sick of stupid fist person shooters like Doom with stupid fake guns and so unrealistic where you can run into a room with guns blazin and kill 67 people and get hit like 30 times and not die. I think that is lame and takes no skill what so ever. Well you are in for a treat with the Rainbow Six series. In R6 you have to carfully pick your team of specailsts and give them their state of the art new real wepons. You have to pick the right wepon for the right job. Like if you need stealth then you would pick a silenced mp5 9mm. Then you plan your way through the blueprints of the compound and get ready to take down some terrorists. You are goin to have to forget all the things you have learned in Doom. In R6 you have to take down the terrorists one by one and try not to attract attention so they kill hostages or send 5 people after you. And trust me, when 5 fanatical terrorists are rushing toward you with their AK-47s shooting in all directions your team will go down. And if you get hit in the arm, your aim is horrible. If you get hit in the leg, you are as slow as a old snail. And if you get hit in the chest or the head, mmm lets just say you wont have to worrie about aiming or moving. Those are some of the reasons why you have to run out today and get Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear TODAY!

In my opinion the best game I've ever owned!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

No matter how hard I try it's just not easy to put down one of the most original games out there. One of the things that makes Rainbow Six so unique is that it does away with the mindless blasting of guts and brains you normally see in a first person shooter. The game also has a lot of replay value do to the constant new mods, maps, and weapons that come out over the internet. It still has a few querks that make it a little weird like for example oversensitive AI (but thats my opinion) and things that affect your aiming like waiting for your sight to riticle (lock on). But over all Rainbow Six is still my favorite game. (Out of the 30 games I own)!

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