Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

"" A game that is too hard, and was hyped too much, but could have been good""

To start, let me say this: If you like shoot-em-up games like Goldeneye, DON NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!!! Ok, this game is a strategy type, very challenging game. To give a good review, I’ll break it down:

Start – A basic strategy game, not like Goldeneye but like a realistic strategy type game. Not much armor, no medkits, etc. You die with one headshot. A good game if you like a really difficult shooting/strategy game

Graphics – 9/10 – Great crisp and clear graphics, very detailed, can even see the blood, and the bodies don’t disappear. The clothes look really good, and so do the surroundings. The 2-d surroundings get annoying, and there are a few minor glitches that don't affect play

Pros – good clear graphics nicely detailed
Cons – a few minor glitches, some backgrounds are only 2-d

Story – 0/10 – You’re a team of agents trying to stop terrorists, there are no cut scenes, and no plot is explained at all

Pros – none
Cons – none

Sound – 10/10 – very good sound, and sometimes a very brief dialogue, and your player yells orders and also yells when a man is killed {on either side of the team}
Some nice sounds when an explosive is being placed or a lock is being picked. Nice touches.

Pros - crisp and clear, nice touches added

Cons – none

Basic – Well there is no plot explained, and the difficulty is insane. Everything is fine, until you get to the 10th or 11th level, and then {I wont spoil it} you will cry, YES, YOU WILL CRY.

Difficulty – 5/10 – Difficulty is fine but like I said before, some levels are unnecessarily extremely difficult. I basically never got past the 11th level, because I couldn’t take the frustration.
Pros – Good challenge
Cons – much too hard at times.

Buy… or not – I’m not stupid… I know you can’t rent this, but like I said before, if you like shoot-them-up type games… this game isn’t for you but if you want it, don’t pay more than like 15$ for it, because it is a very difficult game. If you want to test it first, pick it up on Dreamcast or n64 or playstation. The levels are different, but the plot is basically the same, and so is the difficulty.

Overall – 5/10 – THIS IS NOT AN AVERAGE! A good game, but the nonexistent plot, and the difficulty level bring the total score down.

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 04/11/01, Updated 04/11/01