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86 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Summary: As terrorist attacks against the United States and Venezuela escalate, you are in charge of leading the last line of defense: Rainbow. In Rainbow Six 3, you will lead this top-secret task force dedicated to combating terrorism in all its forms. Your team consists of the best field operatives--equipped with an arsenal of no fewer than 30 weapons--that the United Nations has to offer. Tackle all 14 worldwide missions in single-player or match wits and words against 15 other players online, with full headset support. You may be the last hope in the war against terror.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. TotalGames.net
    100
    If there was an award for best grenade launcher sound effect in a game, Rainbow Six 3 would win. The bass-filled 'thwooomp' as it launches (and the room-shaking explosion that follows) make up just one of many Guns-N-Ammo-erotic moments. [XBM]
  2. Into Liquid Sky
    100
    This is easily my favorite first-person shooter (yes, it's better than "Goldeneye", "Halo", "Perfect Dark", "Half-Life", and anything else) and my favorite game on Xbox. [Grade = A+]
  3. Total Video Games
    70
    If this is your type of game then Rainbow Six 3 won't disappoint, but if like us you're beginning to grow a little tired of these games then best to look elsewhere.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Ryencoke
    10
    Why can't they make another great game like this? I mean, Black Arrow was good too, but this one was just to perfect. I remember playing Xbox Live and I couldn't get off, it was to intense to good, it was perfect everything about this game is just amazing. It was the best Xbox Live experience I have ever had, I hope they can someday make another like this. Since they horrendously screwed up on lockdown.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. DeathMan
    6
    If you've played the Rainbow games on any other system you will be highly disappoited. One of the things I loved about the other Rainbow games was their, "Hey, there's a building filled with bad guys. Couple hostages in there, too. You need to come up with a plan," approach. Every last detail was yours to tweak. On Xbox you can't even select extra ammo as a kit option. I think a direct port of Raven Shield would have have been much more exciting and compelling to the more tactically advanced gamers on Xbox. And I swear that if I see one more barrel or parked car in front of a perfectly good door I'm going to throw a tantrum. That is just unacceptable. If you can't open the door what is it's point? It's a door!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Uter
    4
    I would say that this is the worst 1st person shooter I've tried on Xbox. The graphics are inconsistently good. There'll be some awesome shadows and textures, and yet terrible ones (n64 quality) elsewhere. The team gameplay is reasonably well done, but I don't find it exciting having to babysit a gaggle of squadmates. The gameplay is very deliberate and slow paced. Most of the environmental objects aren't interactive like other modern fps'. The biggest thing that bugged me about RS3 is that they didn't bother to include any type of offline multiplayer. So for the majority of people who don't have xbox live there's just the lame single player game. So to sum up, the gameplay is slow and unexciting, the graphics are below average, and there's not much replay value. … Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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