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Terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrible. The movement is difficult and cumbersome. Your team of elite soldiers are nothing more than bumbling idiots that manage to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They remind me of the Three Stooges as they constantly run back and forth into the line of fire. Mine as well as the terrorists! The missions are very linear and the maps don't allow for any exploration. I had to choose between this game and Ghost Recon Jungle Storm. I made the wrong choice. I would not reccommend this game to anyone.

bad.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

They say this is a fun game. I got this game since it was ten bucks and it was christmas. I'll get to the point.

GRAPHICS

Screw em. They're terrible. They're like cardboard cutouts.

GUNS

Screw em. They have the worst graphics ever.

MAPS

The only good thing about it. Big. And you can get lost too. And the enemies are impossible. They kill you the first time in training.

Over all this game sucks terribly. Hate it and don't get it. I'm lucky I only payed ten bucks. ONE STAR.

Splitscreen co-op feature not implemented

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Rainbow Six 3 for the PS2 is quite a good looking game and plays generally quite well, with a decent interface and controls.

But I feel it has a significant problem. Let me make this clear: a friend and I purchased this game for the 2-player, splitscreen coop mode. Like Ghost Recon PS2, this mode is implemented extremely poorly. You can only play splitscreen on missions you have finished in campaign mode first. You cannot save after splitscreen missions. You can't progress beyond the first coop mission without running through more campaign missions.

Let's think about this. The game forces you to play through the game one player in order to play two player..at which point one of the players has to go through all the missions again in two player mode. To me, this is like forcing somebody to play through the game in order to get the sound working. Coop is an important feature that was mentioned over and over in advertising but does not really exist in a usable form.

Just wanted to blow off some steam and warn everyone: Do NOT buy this game for two player splitscren mode.

Huge Disapointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ubi Soft is at it again with it's third chapter in the tactical Squad shooter, base off of a Tom Clancy book, Rainbow Six.

After a botched operation the Rainbows are licking their wounds and wanting to get back into the action again to prove themselves worthy. There chance comes in the form of a massive crisis that involves OPEC, the US and the Saudi's. A string of terrorist attacks is crippling the oil industry and there is a hell of a lot of finger pointing. It's up to John Clark's Rainbow Team to figure out what is happing.

R63 takes the more traditional FPS format by only playing one person and seeing the weapon you are using, held in the character's right hand. But this game also has a few small, but damaging features.

No selective feature on the weapons, submachine guns and assault rifles are stuck on full auto/burst, making accuracy impossible.

Too many friggen guns to choose from! Normally that won't be such a bad thing, but I spent five to ten minutes thinking about which gun I want to use.

At most you have three men plus you, no other teams. Of the three men you control, you can't change their equipment.

Why is this game rated M? The only blood that I saw was in the open cinematic and it was just two quick shots, there isn't any more blood or gore in the game, also not even a bad word is utter.

Lets hope that Rainbow Six 4 will be better

Just plain bad!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was simply frustrating at every turn. I never really got into the tom clancy games a lot and tried this as a first in many yrs on my ps2. The levels were just plain annoying, the level of difficulty as I remember was adjustable, and the enemy AI was generally quite good, the problem lies with your team mates, who will sometimes do the dumbest things ever. There is a level where you begin with only one team mate and must finish the mission without him being killed. I ended up spending 2 or 3 days working on this and atleast 10 hours time. Your teammate will simply run in front of gunmen, and I kept him at the very beginning of the level the whole time, but when I commanded him to re join me near the end , he would get killed, I couldnt complete the whole mission alone,as I was low on health. He only had to engage and kill 2 guys up a level of stairs and could not do it. Time after time, he would simply run in front of the enemies as they unloaded clips. I tried having him help me in another part of the level and he was continually running in front of a sniper! This was not the only time a problem like this that occured. Play this game and you will know what I mean! Ive heard splinter cell pandora tomorrow is very good, but avoid R6-3!

Rainbow Six 3 ultimately frustrating.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm not new to the Rainbow Six games, and I'm not new to first person shooters. I loved the first person shooter missions. But about half way through there is a 'bug phone' mission where you have to place a device on the terrorists' phone. First of all, what terrorist hasn't switched to cell phones by 2003 (or whenever this was released)? Second, I spent hours on this and never could get by the guy watching TV. The idea of these games, not to beat a dead horse, is shooting and strategy. I don't want to sneak around like splinter cell (a much better game) when I have no options for climbing, knocking people out, etc. And I didn't feel the PS2 game gave me the necessary training to get me through this mission. Like, was I supposed to move less times, or move less distance? Or move at certain times? And who stands in front of a widescreen tv for a half-hour? AAAAHHHH!!!

There's a reason this game didn't sell well. If it was just tactics and shooting (like the Rainbow Six I know and love) it would be great.

Falls short of the X-Box version, but not a bad port overall

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In the past, I have not been a big fan of the Rainbow Six series...but after playing the X-Box version of Rainbow Six 3, I was quite impressed. The plethora of selectable weapons and realistic environments adds a new twist on the first person shooter genre, allowing the player to guide a team of 3 other individuals in counter-terrorism scenarios. No quirky floating power-ups or monsterous boss battles here, just real-life situations with the stamina of a normal human. One well placed shot in the head or chest region will bring you down, as well as your opponents. Unfortunately, the PS2 version fails to fully replicate the experience of it's X-Box counterpart. Subtle differences in the backrounds and environments are present, some frame-rate problems exist here and there, and for some odd reason there are more loading screens. The exclusive Trieste mission is a fairly enjoyable romp, but isn't anything to get excited over. The split-screen mode is a generous addition and plays as smoothly as the 1-player campaign mode (which makes me wonder why it wasn't in the graphically superior X-Box version), but it's no substitute for playing via link cable. The bottom line: The PS2 is an acceptable port, but if you have an X-Box or a high end PC, you would do well to get Rainbow Six 3 for it instead.

Rainbow Six is back again.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game used at Game Stop for only $7.99, I'm glad I didn't pay too much for it. Don't get me wrong This is a good game, But only a few things are very frustrating... When you get towards the end of the game, there is a mission where you have to bug a terrorists phone without being seen. I'd rather just shoot them & forget them. Another thing, if one of your team mates dies in a mission, they somehow ressurect him for the next mission. WHAT"S UP WITH THAT?! Are rainbow six supermen now?! Anyway if you like first person shooters like me, buy it.

There's better Tom Clancey games.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a pretty good game with pretty good levels, a competitive Al, and ok graphics. A lot of die hard Tom Clancey fans hate this game. I'm not one of them though but I have played my share of them Splinter Cell, etc.... It has a great virety of weapons but your teammates are kind of smart and dumb. They follow orders ok but they make stupid decisions when in combat. There is an extra level in here unlike the XBOX version. The levels are a little short but are very hard. You would have to repeat the levels over and over again which makes it a little boreing. It doesn't even have a thing where you can set the difficulty. It has a very nice multiplayer mode which makes the game very fun for 2 people. The online mode is so-so. Other then that the game plays fine and I never had any serious glithces. For $20.00 you should get this game if your into the shooting genre.

2.5 Stars. Some Good Ideas That Fall Far Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As the godfather of the squad based counter terror game, I admit that I expected some big things from Rainbow Six 3. But instead what I got was what can be described as alot of good ideas that unfortunately aren't executed very well.

In Rainbow Six 3 you play the role of Ding Chavez, the leader of an elite count terrorist group called "Rainbow" commanded by Tom Clancy staple, John Clark. In the game you lead your team into various hot spots around the globle, battling terrorists to ensure the safety of the free world.

Rainbow Six 3's main downfall is it's gameplay. Red Storm has attempted to streamline this version by dispensing with the tedious planning stage. Unfortunatley it didn't concentrate enough on the actual missions. The missions are very linear in nature. Players essentially go from point A to point B, perform a task and then advance to the next objective. Whether it was by design or a result of the level layout, there is little if no room to improvise. By comparison, the game SOCOM by design is so well laid out that your objectives can be accomplished in any order and from a number of different ways. Also, the game is portrayed in first person. Which gives it a very clausterphobic feel. A third person option might have opened up the gameplay and levels more, but there are alot of Rainbow Six fans who would take offense to such an idea. There are many different "real world" weapons to choose from as well as "real world" tactics to employ, but unfortunately the gameplay isn't interesting enough to make the choice of weapons all that compelling. One welcome addition is the use of the USB headset. In single player you can give your team orders from a list of commands. This works pretty well and makes the game more enjoyable to a small degree. The only thing I haven't had a chance to try has been the online mode due to not having broadband or the Network Adaptor.

The graphics on this game are, at best, sub-par. Red Storm has recycled the Splinter Cell game engine for use on the PS2. But the character models are so poorly rendered that they look almost like wax statues from a museum. As stated above, the levels are poorly laid out. The spaces are very confined and not condusive to any kind of improvisation. The in game cutscenes are also substandard. Anyone old enough to remember the 60's television program The Thunderbirds will get a laugh out of them. But they are horribley voiced and scripted. The games sounds are very good as are with all Tom Clancy games. A game, however, does not live on sound alone.

I really had high hopes for this game. I thought the Red Storm and Ubi Soft could pull a rabbit out it's hat and deliver a great squad based game. It looks like that was not the case. Unless you're an ardent Rainbow Six fan, then I can't recomend this game. If you're looking for a better squad based game for the PS2 then I would recomend SOCOM and/or SOCOM 2. Either game is well worth the money.

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