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[B][U]Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Mac OS X, Mobile phone, PS2, GameCube[/B][/U]
[quote=Wikipedia]Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is a computer game developed and published by Ubisoft and released on March 18, 2003. The Rainbow Six video game series is based on Tom Clancy's best-selling novel of the same name.
Based on the Unreal Engine 2.0, Raven Shield is a tactical shooter with realistic properties. Raven Shield moved toward mainstream first-person shooters like Counter-Strike, adapting various features absent in previous versions. These included the ability to see one's weapon while in first-person view, many new weapons and upgrades (including larger magazines and sights), and a redesigned multiplayer.
A console version (featuring the same basic game engine, models, textures, and artwork, but with significantly different game mechanics, gameplay, storyline and features), Rainbow Six 3, was developed for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube video game consoles. A port was also released on Mac OS X in December 19, 2003. Due to the console version's success on the Xbox and the popularity of its subscription-based online multiplayer service, Xbox Live, an Xbox-exclusive semi-sequel was released in 2004 titled Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow. The next full game in the Rainbow Six series, Rainbow Six: Lockdown, was released in 2006.[/quote]
[b][u]Plot[/b][/u]
[highlight]:siren:SPOILERS IF YOU NEVER BEAT THIS GAME:siren:[/highlight]
[sp]Raven Shield's story begins in 1945, as two members of the Nazi-sponsored Ustaše regime in the Independent State of Croatia manage to escape the country with huge amounts of Holocaust-era loot just before Allied troops move into the capital. Sixty years later, in 2005, elite multinational counter-terrorism task-force Rainbow finds itself investigating a series of attacks by Neo-Fascist terrorists against South American oil interests and European financial institutions.
Rainbow eventually traces the source of the attacks to Argentina, where Argentinian billionaire businessman Nikola Gospic and far-right Presidential candidate Alvero Guitierrez are implicated. Rainbow learns that Gospic is an escaped Ustashe official, one of the two men shown escaping with Holocaust loot in the game's opening cutscene. Dying of liver cancer, Gospic plans to leave the world one last legacy of hate from the Second World War by using his vast wealth to resurrect global Fascism. To this end, Gospic has acquired a large amount of chemical weapons, including VX nerve gas and blister gas.
Gospic, through his ownership of a meat-packing plant, intends to contaminate large quantities of beef with VX, then ship the contaminated beef to dozens of countries across the world. Rainbow foils his scheme by raiding the meat-packing plant and confiscating the VX gas. Gospic then attempts to attack Rio De Janeiro with a blister gas bomb hidden inside a parade float in the Festa Junina parade. Rainbow launches a final raid on Gospic's operation, foiling Gospic's plan to attack the parade, and killing Gospic himself.
Afterwards, John Clark interrogates the captured Guitierrez and learns the full details of Gospic's plot. Gospic's plan was to kill hundreds of thousands of people in South America, creating an economic crisis and causing the price of South American oilfields to plummet. Gospic's heirs would then buy up the oilfields using Gospic's wealth, and use the massive oil proceeds to finance a new international Fascist movement.
Gospic was financing Guitierrez's presidential campaign, in exchange for political protection from Guitierrez. Guitierrez explains that Gospic was a raven picking the bones of an old war, and that Guitierrez would be his shield until his children were ready to fly. However, Guitierrez admits that since Gospic is now dead and he himself is going to jail, none of that matters anymore; Rainbow has won.[/sp]
[b][u]Expansions[/b][/u]
[b]Athena Sword[/b]
Athena Sword is the first expansion for the PC version of Raven Shield. Athena Sword expands on the original by adding eight new missions, five new multiplayer missions, three new multiplayer gamemodes, and seven new weapons. Athena Sword was developed by Ubisoft-Milan and released on March 9, 2004. A Mac port was released on November 23, 2004. Athena Sword was packaged with the original game as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold Edition in 2004.
The story of Athena Sword begins in 2007, two years after last wave of terrorist attacks. Team Rainbow neutralized the terrorist threat and captured Gutierrez, but the threat is not over yet as there are still remnants of his terrorist group. The remaining cell stil has some chemical weapons, making them very dangerous threat.
When the terrorist cell strikes in the Castle in Milan and takes hostages Team Rainbow is immediately brought onto the scene to deal with the threat. The terrorist hunt is then continued along the Mediterranean coast. The last terrorist action is to be set in Athens, Greece, where the remaining terrorists plan to launch a chemical attack. Team Rainbow launches the operation Athena Sword and manages to prevent the attack.
The final cut scene shows the prison guard who brings a newspaper to Gutierrez where he reads the news about prevented terrorist attack in Greece. On the last page he finds a small piece of paper with a message "It's over" and with Clark's signature. Two days later he is found hanged in his cell.
[b]Iron Wrath[/b]
Iron Wrath is the second expansion for the PC version of Raven Shield. It was in production for almost 2 years before Ubisoft decided to release it as a free download on June 9, 2005 to FilePlanet subscribers. Developed by Ubisoft-Casablanca, this latest expansion features a 7-mission campaign, 3 classic missions, 8 new multiplayer maps, 6 new weapons, as well as 5 new multiplayer game modes. In October 2008, the CD-key activation server was taken offline, suspending the multiplayer features of Iron Wrath.
[b]Gold Edition(the one on Steam)[/b]
A compilation title consisting of Raven Shield and Athena Sword.
[b]Complete[/b]
A compilation title consisting of Raven Shield, Athena Sword and Iron Wrath on DVD.
[i]Now I just think that's pointless, just put Iron Wrath into the Gold Edition[/i]
[b]Raven Shield 2.0[/b]
Raven Shield 2.0 is an in-development community modification which is attempting to increase the game's level of realism as well as upgrade the visuals and game mechanics to a current-generation level. As the mod's lead developer puts it, 2.0 is "an effort to send out a message to all videogame developers who are thinking of developing a new tactical title." The modification claims to bring high definition textures to the game while also introducing iron sights for all weapons and an improved artificial intelligence.
[i]Fuck yeah[/i]
[b][u]Things that will piss you off majorly[/b][/u]
- On Veteran, Tangos have wallhacks and pinpoint accuracy
- Grenades can randomly bounce back behind you and blow you up
- Some Single Player missions are extremely hard to do without silenced weapons
- Tangos can spot you from 200 ft away, even on Recruit
[b][u]Things that will make you very pleased[/b][/u]
- Massive Weapon choice, from G36K to Type 97
- Fairly active Multiplayer
- Mod tools
- Runs really good on shit computers
- Best played with friends
[b][u]List of Players[/b][/u]
PILLS HERE! - GhostGirl (my sister plays also, and i cba to changed the name so yeah)
FalcoLombardi
[highlight]RAVEN SHIELD 2.0 HAS COME OUT![/highlight]
[url=http://www.tangofoxtrotniner.com/RavenShield%202.0%2032-bit%20Steam%20English.rar]Steam[/url]
[url=http://www.tangofoxtrotniner.com/RavenShield%202.0%2032-bit%20Retail%20English.rar]Retail[/url]
Oh god, this game is amazing. It has literally every single weapon you can come up with.
I have this but I never really got into playing, the controls felt too clunky.
Is it better than Rainbow Six 3?
[editline]29th October 2010[/editline]
oh wait it IS RS3, I am dumb
[QUOTE=Henry Townshend;25733591]Is it better than Rainbow Six 3?[/QUOTE]
It is Rainbow Six 3
[quote=Amsay]I have this but I never really got into playing, the controls felt too clunky.[/quote]
Try turning on 'Always Run', trust me it'll feel less clunky
I GREW UP playing this game.
I was just confused because I owned RS3 Gold Edition and Athena Sword on Steam but no Raven Shield so that just confused me.
I was thinking about buying this, just checked amazon, the cheapest used copy is $77.
the best rainbow six game out there
i say that there needs to be a petition to replace the modern gay-ass health-recharge system in games and bring back GIMPING
[QUOTE=Sharker;25733807]I was thinking about buying this, just checked amazon, the cheapest used copy is $77.[/QUOTE]
It's on steam...
[QUOTE=Llamaboy9;25733846]It's on steam...[/QUOTE]
Not for mac
hurr
[QUOTE=Sharker;25733885]Not for mac
hurr[/QUOTE]
yes and he's supposed to know that you're on a mac how
This game is the best one in the series by far.
I hope they make a new R6 game with the planning stage and multiple teams. The Vegas games aren't very good...
I'm planning on getting this soon, are there any mods that make the game look better?
Oh my god yes. Anyone remember the ragdolls?
Great game, best of the series, last of the old school Tom Clancy games before they turned into mainstream garbage.
This is not only the best of the Rainbow six series (before it turned into shit with titles like vegas), but it's also one of the BEST tactical FPSs ever.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;25736981]This is not only the best of the Rainbow six series (before it turned into shit with titles like vegas), but it's also one of the BEST tactical FPSs ever.[/QUOTE]
yeah pretty much this end of story
[editline]29th October 2010[/editline]
one thing i liked about OGR though was that when you crouched + moved, you were more inaccurate as opposed to just walking. that was a pretty accurate description of how hard it is to move with really lowly-bent knees and retaining godly accuracy as opposed to RVS where everyone crouches all day long
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;25735004]Oh my god yes. Anyone remember the ragdolls?[/QUOTE]
In the demo, I shoot a guy on a ladder, he falls down for 2.5 seconds and then he stays like that midair.
:wtc:
This game consumed ages 12-15 for me.
I have a funny story about this game. My dad once bought a PC at some place (a custom built one) and Raven Shield came with it. I one day tried cleaning the disk and I reinstalled the game afterwards and all the blood looked like a checkard board (but still reddish).
There are SO many guns in this game
[QUOTE=PaChIrA;25737487]I have a funny story about this game. My dad once bought a PC at some place (a custom built one) and Raven Shield came with it. I one day tried cleaning the disk and I reinstalled the game afterwards and all the blood looked like a checkard board (but still reddish).[/QUOTE]
I didn't laugh.
You lied to me.
Game's the shit, [B]everyone[/B] should play it.
Damnit. Was going to make a megathread. :frown:
Anyway, small playerbase yet very dedicated (about 100 on a good day). Best Rainbow Six out of all of them. Requires a great amount of teamwork to save a "hossie" and pull out with even half your 8-man squad. Ubisoft should really make more Rainbow Sixes. However, I have read that they made Vegas more mainstream for the money. At least they are honest though. Oh, and I play on SAS Proving Grounds server. Anyone else play?
[editline]30th October 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=mookman22;25734539]I'm planning on getting this soon, are there any mods that make the game look better?[/QUOTE]
Not really. Not worth looking for either because it's perfect the way it is.
[editline]30th October 2010[/editline]
Oh add me to list of players! I just started replaying a couple weeks ago. My ingame name is Razgriz66 and I only play on SAS Proving Grounds.
Don't Forget Raven Shield also has some of the best sound effects in a video game. Until GRAW came out it absolutely had the best, and with EAX it is damn good... I remember running around reloading the 92F over and over just to listen to it
This was also one of the first Tom Clancy games Ubisoft decided to use 3D weapons and Animations in First Person, straying from the usual R6 and Ghost Recon No Weapon in First Person, and it also had fantastic Coop, even if the AI cheated its fuckin ass off
[QUOTE=TheTalon;25739305]Don't Forget Raven Shield also has some of the best sound effects in a video game. Until GRAW came out it absolutely had the best, and with EAX it is damn good... I remember running around reloading the 92F over and over just to listen to it
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Yeah i always picked the TYPE-97 or TAR-21 without silencer on single shot because they sounded awesome, even though they where shit.
[QUOTE=Bowser_nl;25740220]Yeah i always picked the TYPE-97 or TAR-21 without silencer on single shot because they sounded awesome, even though they where shit.[/QUOTE]
Oh god yes this this this
[QUOTE=TheTalon;25739305]
This was also one of the first Tom Clancy games Ubisoft decided to use 3D weapons and Animations in First Person, straying from the usual R6 and Ghost Recon No Weapon in First Person, and it also had fantastic Coop, even if the AI cheated its fuckin ass off[/QUOTE]
Heh. It was actually more realistic to play on recruit than it was to play on veteran.
My brother had all the Rainbow Six games but I was never an FPS player back then (I was like 6-8) so whenever I played FPS games I shivered uncontrollably (strong shivers too) because I was paranoid of enemies being behind me and shit.
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