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Preview- Looks better.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

To be honest, Rainbow six series was Great when it came out, but I guess it was tooooo great so the sequels looked unfinished and disappointing(not giving new improvements).
I'm not sure this new RS will be Great, but it is different from other RS games. This time they're using the unreal engine instead of the in-house engine. This makes the game look professinal and will give the players new action.
And improved AI. They act more real, like checking their backs for bad guys and do more things than you just ordered to do.
Easy to use controls. You don't need to memorize the complicated short keys to take action, I don't know excatly but it'll be more easy to use.

This game might not be great, but I think it'll give us some new action and fun.

Best Realism, Best game period.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing the Rainbow Six series of games since they first came out. And I love EACH ONE. But this one is by far the best since the Original. The Graphics are AMAZING thanks to the Unreal Engine. I got the Multiplayer demo, and I must say im HOOKED. A real adrenaline rush. Nothing like having bullets whiz by your head, hearing the sound of the crack's when the bullets hit the wall. Teamwork is essential to winning.

Best game period.

Scary multi-player demo experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This review is based on the multi-player demo, but boy does it look promising...
Ultra-realistic environment, weapons and character movement. The weapons view replaces the reticle view and gives it all a nice edge. You can even see the fingers move and reloading animation is fabulous.
The controls are very intuitive, as icons appear wherever you can use an object or open a door. The sounds give each level a very scary feel and when you hear a grenade rolling your way, it's time to get outta there.
Dowload it, play it! I can't wait to see the single-player game.

The New Generation of Rainbow Six!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 37
Date: December 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Raven Shield is going to be the next best one-person shooter game when it comes out and this review will show you why!

FEATURES:

-57 guns from the old Rainbow Six games and a lot of new ones like the heavy machine gun RPD. There are 12 pistols, 14 sub-machine guns, 3 shotguns, 16 assault rifles, 5 sniper rifles, and 5 heavy machine guns. You can customize any of these guns by adding a mini scope or silence suppressor to it. Also the sounds of the guns are more varied so unlike in other Rainbow Six games where all the guns had around the same sound you almost will never hear that in Raven Shield.

-Amazing all new Next Generation Unreal Graphics give the game a Ghost Recon look but with Rainbow Six levels and gameplay. These graphics will be unmatched by any other game when it comes out. The Uniforms are unbelievably detailed with pistol holsters, frags hanging off belts, and the microphones positioned in front of the mouth.

-New camera view which is like Counterstrike and Medal of Honor where you can see the gun and not just the crosshairs. The only disadvantage of this new view is that the gun obstructs the view of some of the screen especially with all of the add-ons. The Red Storm designers are considering multiple views so the one you see in the Demo is not final.

-There are 15 single player maps and 6 multiplayer maps. If you have played any other Rainbow Six games this is usually the set number of maps for them. The single player maps are supposed to be much harder then any other Rainbow Six game because the AI's have actually become a challenge. Unlike the other Rainbow Six games where you could be standing right behind an AI for an hour and he wouldn't notice you.

GAME OVERVIEW:

-To make Raven Shield have a Ghost Recon feel Red Storm Designers let you assume all three positions in Raven Shield. Standing, Kneeling, and lying down . In the lying down position when using certain sniper and heavy machine guns you will even set up a tripod. When you switch from your primary you will actually put it in a pocket on your back and when you switch from a pistol you put it in a holster.

-A huge jump from other Rainbow Six games to Raven Shield is that there is now no more F1 view. This makes the game a lot more realistic and challenging then having a cheap view where you can peek around corners without exposing yourself.

-To all those Frag lovers out there, frag grenades in Raven Shield seem to have no power compared to other Rainbow Six games. You can throw a grenade into a small room with an enemy in it and easily still not kill him. But don't get me wrong, Frags still get the job done. Flashbangs on the other hand have dramatically improved. A flashbang easily covers the whole room and when it blows up your screen freezes and slowly in a 30 second period goes back to normal. The little bar that shows how far you are throwing your grenade or flashbang is gone so it makes throwing frags and flashbangs a little harder.

-The heart beat sensors have also improved greatly. You usually don't have a map somewhere on your screen where the enemy players show up like in other Rainbow six games. So now when you pull up the heart beat sensors they go up to your eyes and you look threw a whitish screen with crosshairs. When an enemy is near a white circle comes up on the screen and a beeping noise occurs. The faster the beeping noise, the closer your opponent is to you. Heat Seeking has also been added to the game and can be used by snipers with certain equipment. Nightvision is also a lot more realistic in Raven Shield then other Rainbow Six games. Unfortunately this makes it not as good as it used to be and almost totally unnecessary to use.

STRATEGIES:

-Take full advantage of the new Heart Beat sensor and small automatic sidearms. In my opinion the most effective all around gun is the MPA4 with a scope add on. Try to avoid using silenced suppressors because it may aggravate you how many times you have to shoot your enemy to decease him.

-The heavy machine guns may seem like a planted camper weapon but let me tell you. If you are assaulting in a small highway and encounter an enemy at close range. The extremely inaccurate 100 rounds will easily find its target and desolate your enemy. Not to mention the surrounding environment.

CONCLUSION:

-Raven Shield is a whole new type of one-person shooter game starting with the incredible graphics to the awesome selection of weapons. I am bad with the W=forward and S=backward controls but with a few days of practice you may find yourself on the top 100 list. Raven Shield in stores February 2002 no true Rainbow Six fan can miss this....

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: December 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

great game, nice wepons. as good as a pc game gets. one of tom clancy best game to play, pablo

It is going to be great.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: January 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My rating is only a prediction based on magazines and beta versions but I think this game is going to be a hit. It uses the Unreal II engine to provide amazing graphics. You can see the wrinkles in their uniforms. Also the AI is improved significantly. Your teamates don't get their asses blown off anymore. The controls are a little simpler and the planning phase is also less complex. The sounds are very realistic because Red Storm got their hands on all the guns used in this game (except the fictional ones) and fired each one to record their actual sound. If you are into the Rainbow Six Series, or just enjoy blowing the stuffing out of terrorists--This game is a must.

best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: January 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i have only played the demo but i love the game just last night i stayed up intill midnight playing the game.

Raven Shield

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Its the most realistic 1st-person shooter.

One of the BEST GAMES I have played.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I currently only have the demo, and am eagerly awaiting the full version. The game is very realistic, and plays extremely well. Even on the demo there is a fairly large variety of weapons to choose from, including the assault rifles, sniper rifles, pistols, tons of different grenades, and amazing accessories like the heart sensor. In the full version, there is supposed to be tons more weapons, including shot guns! You can tell they went for realism, and it fits the gameplay extremely well. You first notice it when u fire a weapon. Generally, i like the most powerful guns, but not in this game because of its realism. I started off trying the m14, which has 100 out of 100 on damage, but i soon changed to the easier to use G36K, which is currently my favorite gun in the game, along with the mk23 pistol. The m14 acted like you would imagine a powerful gun would act. I fired off like 10 rounds in automatic mode, and ended up looking far away from where i was origionally aiming all the while when firing in automatic mode i could hardly aim, which then i realized how realistic the game seems to be. Now this might be a turn off to some people, and at first it was for me too. Origionally i liked games like Unreal tournament 2003 with the futuristic weapons, and aiming where it is always ends up hitting exactly where u aim, even while shooting and running. But after i played the demo for a few hours, I was hooked on realism in games. I liked the game so much, i even went out and bought Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon for xbox, which is also a good game. Even if realism isn't your thing, i still recomend u try out the demo from [website], and who knows, u might get hooked on realistic shooters just like i did.
The thing i also really like about this game over ghost recon, and other tom clancy games is that u can finally see your gun on the screen!

You like team play?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game played with a couple of your online friends using a voice program and some practice, you and your buddies will rule the net. If you are a Tom Clancy game fan you will love it. If you thought the older Clancy games were a little to complicated or hard to play, this game is making it easier for you run and gunners to enjoy it. I highly recommend this game when it hits the stores. If the demo is this good, I can not wait for the full release!
Full-time DOD fan in VA

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