Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six | |
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Genre(s) | Tactical shooter |
Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft Milan Red Storm Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Mac OS, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, PlayStation Network, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Mac OS X, Mobile phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, iOS, Xperia Play, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
First release | Rainbow Six August 21, 1998 |
Latest release | Rainbow Six Extraction January, 2022 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a video gamefranchise published by Ubisoft that is based on American author Tom Clancy's 1998 novel Rainbow Six. The franchise and its games center around the fictional internationalcounter-terroristunit called 'Rainbow'.
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Tom Clancy reveals Jack Ryan's origins in this electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling thriller that pits the former Marine turned family man against a vicious group of international terrorists. As an American in London on vacation with his family, Jack Ryan never imagined his quick thinking would prevent an assassination attempt on Britain.
The first game was developed by Red Storm Entertainment, while the novel was being written.[1] Red Storm was later acquired by Ubisoft, who continues to publish the games, while mobile phone versions of the game are developed and published by Gameloft.
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List of games[edit]
Title | Microsoft Windows release | Console versions | Mobile versions | Comments |
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Rainbow Six | 1998 | N64, PS1 (1999); DC (2000) | GBC (2000) | |
Rainbow Six Mission Pack: Eagle Watch | 1999 | DC (2000) | N/A | expansion pack |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | 1999 | DC (2000); PS1 (2001) | GBA (2002) | |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Mission Pack Urban Operations | 2000 | DC (2000) | N/A | expansion pack |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Covert Ops Essentials | 2000 | N/A | N/A | expansion pack (stand-alone) |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Black Thorn | 2001 | N/A | N/A | expansion pack (stand-alone) |
Rainbow Six: Take-Down – Missions in Korea | 2001 | N/A | N/A | Not released outside of South Korea (stand-alone) |
Rainbow Six: Lone Wolf | N/A | PS1 (2002) | N/A | |
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | Xbox (2003); PS2, GameCube (2004) | Mobile game (2004) | |
Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword | 2004 | N/A | N/A | expansion pack |
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow | N/A | Xbox (2004) | N/A | |
Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath | 2005 | N/A | N/A | expansion pack (DLC) |
Rainbow Six: Broken Wings | N/A | N/A | Mobile game (2003) | |
Rainbow Six: Urban Crisis | 2004 | N/A | N/A | |
Rainbow Six: Lockdown | 2006 | PS2, Xbox, GameCube (2005) | N/A | |
Rainbow Six: Critical Hour | N/A | Xbox (2006) | N/A | |
Rainbow Six: Vegas | 2006 | Microsoft Windows (2006); PS3 (2007) | PSP (2007), Mobile game | |
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 2008 | PS3, X360(2008) | N/A | |
Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard | N/A | N/A | iOS, Android (2011) | Based on the original |
Rainbow 6: Patriots | N/A | PS4, Xbox One | N/A | Cancelled[2][3] |
Rainbow Six Siege | 2015 | PS4, Xbox One, PC; PS5, Xbox Series X/S (2020); Stadia (2021) | N/A | Online-only reboot |
Rainbow Six Extraction[4] | 2022 | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Stadia, Luna | N/A |
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References[edit]
- ^'Postmortem: Redstorm's Rainbow Six'. Gamasutra. January 21, 2000. Archived from the original on 4 August 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
- ^Crecente, Brian (June 23, 2011). 'New Rainbow Six Might Be the Most Innovative Shooter in Years'. Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^Crecente, Brian (June 2, 2011). 'Rainbow Six Set to Invade New York With Home-Grown Terrorism'. Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^'Rainbow Six Quarantine's new name isn't Parasite'. PCGamesN. Retrieved 2021-02-16.