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"Tom Clancy does it Again"
This game is by far the best tactical shooter availible for any system right now. This game sets a new standard for FPS games. I loved the other Rainbow Six games (with an exception of the first one)and this one is no different.

Graphics-4.5/5-Only because I've played Splinter Cell

Controls-4/5-Relivively easy control setup, once you get used to all the alpha bravo charlie go code commands

Story-3/5-Some madman stying to stel forgotten Nazi gold, a little strange, but it doesnt relly matter for gameplay

Multiplayer-5/5-One of the best multiplayer online modes I have ever played.

Enemy AI-4/5-Its either almost perfect or terrible. Enemies will scatter from grenades and bullets, take cover, and throw grenades back at you (if theyre lucky. On the bad side, some times they will run into oncoimng fire or just crouch out in the open, where you can easily pick them off, and sometimes when you use a breaching charge on a door they will just stand there waiting to see what comes out,not exactly smart.

One thing I loved about this game was the weapons. You can choose from over 55 realworld weapons and put tons of different attachments on the. You can use things such as scilencers, high capacity magazines, mini scopes, thermal scopes and bipods. There are tons of graet weapons in this games like: MP5,M16,M4,AK-47,M82A1,FAMAS,UZI,Mac-11,phosphorous grenades, remote charges, claymores and much more. If you havent played this game already I sugguest you do so. Go out and buy this awesome game today.

"flaws make this game average"
For people with technical problems, my PC is a P4 1.6GHZ with Windows 2000, a Radeon 9000, 768mb of RAM, 60GB Hard Drive, and a 24bit Audigy 2zs sound card. I have completed the game and no problems arose whatsoever. My PC is not top of the line by a long shot and I still did not experience any fps drops and almost everything was set on the highest or second highest setting.

Technically the game looks and sounds great, though I did see some things that bothered me (like mirrors that did not reflect you) but by and large everything looked and sounded great, this is not the problem with this game.

The game engine was pretty good, in large fire fights I did not detect any fps drops and as I have mentioned my PC is not top of the line.

The large choice of attire, weapons, and accessories is unparallel to me (at least compared with Ghost Recon).

You can actually see your weapons (a feature Ghost Recon left out).

New features such as sneaking and the ability to slowly open doors is a good addition.

The ability to issue primitive commands (for ex. Open door, throw frag grenade, and then clear) makes the game play more fun and seemingly more professional.

But there were some serious problems:

You cannot save! This magnified some other problems that I will mention later. Most games allow you to save, making me repeat a mission several times from beginning to end can become tiresome.

The AI is sometimes off. Especially your teammates who fail to provide adequate cover or happen to stray and get killed. This was made far more annoying by not having the ability to save, a small mistake by them literally made me want to kill my whole stupid team.

The missions became repetitive. Three maps were repeated (so in fact there are only 12 maps) but by in large it was the type of mission which basically boiled down to neutralize all terrorists and maybe rescue a hostage on the side. There was one mission which broke the trend, but sadly it was the only mission. This was made more annoying by not being able to save!

The physics often did not seem real though sometimes were breathtaking, but on a average were either ordinary or extremely unnatural.

Planning is not as flexible as Ghost Recon which allows you to change the waypoints during the mission.

The map was a bit awkward to use during the mission (it did not let you view the hole map at once).

You can not pick up fallen weapons (why not?).

The environment by and large cannot be interacted with (lights cannot be switched off or shot out).

All in all the game was average, especially with an enclosed multiplayer, at this 20 dollars you might want to try it out and see if you like it.


"A game that KICKS ASS ... even on a basic level!!"
Before you start getting deep into this game, I'd recommend (besides downloading the latest patch from UBI Soft) spending as much time in the training area as possible, because you're going to need every bit of it. Not that the game is hard. It'd be embarassing, though, if you got killed off because you pressed the wrong button. In any case, Raven Shield is (contrary to what the reviewer has written) one of the most realistic combat simulations I've ever come across. Unlike other so-called simulations, you don't just blow the crap out of everything. This game forces you to use your brain. It also doesn't give you a break when playing on the easy level. In short, you have to know what you're doing, and how to do it, or you're toast. With enough training, though, everything else should fall into place. I definately got my money's worth when I purchased this game!! You'll probably find yourself playing Raven Shield for hours & hours at a time. I did. It never gets boring!!

"Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield; Counter-terrorism at its best"
In this gripping and compelling game made for all platforms, Raven Shield thrusts you into the world of the elite counter-terrorist world of Rainbow, a group of highly specialized and trained soldiers working to defeat terrorism around the world. The storyline is set in the year 2005, and as you watch the intro movie close, you understand that certain documents of WWII have been secreted from the abyss of destruction in a bank in Zagreb, Croatia, following the regime of the Ustaccia in Yugoslavia. The main culprit for all this? A man named Sicic. After the crumble of the German warmachine, he flees to Cayman Brac, a group of islands full of lovers of privacy. And slowly, from deep within the walls of his mansion, he organizes the fall of the Argentinian oil rigs and some other important locations around Europe, including the naval port at Bremen, in Sweden. Later, he shifts his movement into the more centralized region of Argentina and South America, and your team must uprise to the conflicts he begins creating.
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is a great game, made for those fanatics of the earlier editions of Rainbow Six, including Rogue Spear and the original game. Unlike Ghost Recon, you are not awarded medals or special recognitions, but the graphics and visual effects are so great, it makes you forget everything else.
And, this strategy game brings you the best arsenal of any other game made under this series, and brings weapons ranging from sub-machine guns, like the all-new Skorpion, to the infamous Mini-Uzi 9mm, and arms your men with the new AK47 and AK74, the MP5 series, and the M16 and M4A1 automatic rifles. It equips you with new weaponry add-ons, such as the new, high-definition thermal indicator that fits nicely on any sniper rifle, the quick loading cartidges for any weapon, and the silencer that fits according to the muzzle of your weapon. Plus, it includes new pistols, secondary weapons, and secondary items, including lacrimogenal grenades, CS gas, and new kinds of explosives.
Truly, this game gives the best of graphics, and will adapt to the newest of computers now selling on the market, along with other standard computer systems, and other game platforms, such as X-box and Playstation 2. I would highly recommend this game for any gamer fanatic of single-player shooter games.

"good but with some flaws"
Let me say, this game is really good. My three stars are not a reflection of problems with gameplay, so let me describe the game play first. In R6 3, you again lead a super secret team of commandos through a series of missions, some involving stealth, others firepower and most a combination of the two. As you might expect, the graphics are amazing. The weapon sounds are good also. This time, your HUD includes the barrel of your gun, which some gamers think adds to the experience. You can also issue commands on the fly to your team in case you come across an unexpected situation. The emphasis is on planning and careful execution, not raw firepower.

My problem with this game is its repetitiveness. There are 15 levels, 3 less than Rogue Spear. But at least three of the levels use the same maps as earlier ones! That's right, in this game you have to go back to levels you cleared earlier and fight again. Sure, they have a different reason for each and there are different objectives. But I don't appreciate having to go back and replay a level I beat earlier. I think maybe Ubi Soft was trying to get this game out so they decided to ditch a few levels that were giving the programmers a hard time and just redo a few earlier ones.

If it weren't for that, I'd give it 5 stars easily. It has everything you enjoyed about the earlier R6 games and then some more.