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Video Games : Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow (Xbox)
Rating: 
- More of the same?... Hum, yes!
For those that have played any Rainbow series, this is basically an add-on game with new missions in new settings, with the added advantage of having 2-player mode for hunting terrorists, which is a very welcome plus in you don't want to go online.
The maps are very challenging, and the enemy AI has improved extremely, the bad guys now throw a lot of firebombs or RPG's and there are snipers in some of the scenarios. They even take hostages! I was very surprised when I faced one terrorist, wiht a hostage and shooting a gun at me! Man, that guy got so wasted!
The briefings are presented in a new way, much better in my opinion, but I still miss the planning side of things from the PC version.
These are the only distinctions from R6-3, everything else is the same, the weapons, our team reactions, everything. It would have been nice to have a few new weapons to play with, or new toys like the old heartbeat detector. Let's wait and see what R6-4 has to offer...
For those that are new at this series, start off with R6-3, the rest of us, expect much of the same, but with challengable maps.
Rating:
- Absolutely amazing
When i first got this game, i was so excited. I immediately started up the game and the intro was awesome, but not as exciting as the original rainbow six 3 intro. The game's graphics are sublime. Every detail has been analysed and perfected to create an extremely realistic looking environment. Blood will spatter on the walls, bullet holes can be distinguished and so on. The gameplay is almost the same as the original rainbow six 3 game, you play as Ding Chavez and you lead your team into hostile environments. There are new weapons and they are as great as ever. The enemy AI is brilliant. They know when they are outnumbered and dont stand a chance against you and therefore they run to another cover. Multiplayer is as fantastic as ever, and improved as it is compatible with Live 3.0. There are new maps to be played and new kinds of aims, such as capture the flag. Altogether, this is one of the best games Ubisoft have created.
Sound - 9
Gameplay - 10
Graphics - 10
Storyline - 8
Rating: - Good bang for ya buck... or pound if you like.
This game embodies everything that a tactical shooter should. Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow has very tight play mechanics that provide for a more anaesthetically pleasing experience than other squad based shooters on the Xbox. For example when your team is pinned down in a room the ensuring fire fight feels like a challenge and not as if your enemies are mere cardboard cut-outs to be knocked down at your leisure. The AI in these kinds of shooters normally isn't up to the task but Black Arrow's, while not being perfect, gets the job done quite well. I never brought the original Rainbow on the Xbox because I don't want to play online on a console. Happily two player split screen is supported in Black Arrow for all its missions however this comes at a price. The first is that the lovely detailed weapons are replaced by the reticule used in the earlier games in the series. And secondly, that neither player has a team at there disposal, which really detracts from the point of the game a little because who ever heard of a two man swat team. If it were not for the price tag my grievances about the two player mode would have forced me to give it a three, but seriously at the end of the day you're only paying 20 quid and it's still better than the competition.
- More of the same?... Hum, yes!For those that have played any Rainbow series, this is basically an add-on game with new missions in new settings, with the added advantage of having 2-player mode for hunting terrorists, which is a very welcome plus in you don't want to go online.
The maps are very challenging, and the enemy AI has improved extremely, the bad guys now throw a lot of firebombs or RPG's and there are snipers in some of the scenarios. They even take hostages! I was very surprised when I faced one terrorist, wiht a hostage and shooting a gun at me! Man, that guy got so wasted!
The briefings are presented in a new way, much better in my opinion, but I still miss the planning side of things from the PC version.
These are the only distinctions from R6-3, everything else is the same, the weapons, our team reactions, everything. It would have been nice to have a few new weapons to play with, or new toys like the old heartbeat detector. Let's wait and see what R6-4 has to offer...
For those that are new at this series, start off with R6-3, the rest of us, expect much of the same, but with challengable maps.
Rating:
- Absolutely amazingWhen i first got this game, i was so excited. I immediately started up the game and the intro was awesome, but not as exciting as the original rainbow six 3 intro. The game's graphics are sublime. Every detail has been analysed and perfected to create an extremely realistic looking environment. Blood will spatter on the walls, bullet holes can be distinguished and so on. The gameplay is almost the same as the original rainbow six 3 game, you play as Ding Chavez and you lead your team into hostile environments. There are new weapons and they are as great as ever. The enemy AI is brilliant. They know when they are outnumbered and dont stand a chance against you and therefore they run to another cover. Multiplayer is as fantastic as ever, and improved as it is compatible with Live 3.0. There are new maps to be played and new kinds of aims, such as capture the flag. Altogether, this is one of the best games Ubisoft have created.
Sound - 9
Gameplay - 10
Graphics - 10
Storyline - 8
Rating:
- Good bang for ya buck... or pound if you like.This game embodies everything that a tactical shooter should. Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow has very tight play mechanics that provide for a more anaesthetically pleasing experience than other squad based shooters on the Xbox. For example when your team is pinned down in a room the ensuring fire fight feels like a challenge and not as if your enemies are mere cardboard cut-outs to be knocked down at your leisure. The AI in these kinds of shooters normally isn't up to the task but Black Arrow's, while not being perfect, gets the job done quite well. I never brought the original Rainbow on the Xbox because I don't want to play online on a console. Happily two player split screen is supported in Black Arrow for all its missions however this comes at a price. The first is that the lovely detailed weapons are replaced by the reticule used in the earlier games in the series. And secondly, that neither player has a team at there disposal, which really detracts from the point of the game a little because who ever heard of a two man swat team. If it were not for the price tag my grievances about the two player mode would have forced me to give it a three, but seriously at the end of the day you're only paying 20 quid and it's still better than the competition.