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CR6
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 Posted - 01/12/2006 : 5:35:22 PM
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Ubisoft has issued a press release today announcing Rainbow Six Critical Hour for the Xbox and PS2. This title includes a 7 mission single-player campaign with scenarios taken from the original Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear games, all redone with current-gen graphics. Sixteen multiplayer levels are also included. Story-wise, the big news is that the original "Six" John Clark is retiring and the torch is passed to Ding Chavez.
This title appears to essentially be an expansion pack for Lockdown: it uses the same current-gen engine as well as offers a little less than what you expect in a next-gen release. Given the history of Rainbow Six, it's very realistic that John Clark should be stepping down at this point. Here's hoping that we will finally see some new faces in Team Rainbow!
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CR6
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Posted - 01/12/2006 : 5:38:52 PM
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UBISOFT ANNOUNCES TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX CRITICAL HOUR™
London, UK — JANUARY 12, 2006 — Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announces that it will release Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Critical Hour™ for the Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system in Spring 2006. In Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Critical Hour, Ubisoft’s Quebec studio blends the finest elements of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® series to create the most complete chapter to date. This latest chapter marks the return to the franchise’s roots by reintroducing the deeply strategic and tactical gameplay synonymous with the Rainbow Six name, while incorporating classic in-game elements such as vintage maps and weapons, all rebuilt using today’s technology offered at an attractive price. This will bring an exciting new seven-mission single-player campaign and 16 multiplayer levels to gamers who want more gameplay from one of the most popular franchises on Xbox Live® online gaming service and ubi.com™.
Key Features
• The end of an era: Rainbow Six Critical Hour’s storyline bids on nostalgia as John Clark retires and passes the torch to Ding Chavez.
• Classic missions return: Chosen by fans, seven single-player missions from the original Rainbow Six® and Rogue Spear™ games return, revamped with today’s technology.
• Return to tactical gameplay: Through slower pacing and an enhanced combat model, strategic planning is the central element of gameplay.
• Advanced combat model: Choose your steps wisely as your actions could mean the difference between life and death. Weapon accuracy is affected by in-game manoeuvres and events such as running, crouching, standing still or firing while injured.
• Superior multiplayer experience: Rainbow Six Critical Hour comes equipped with a superior multiplayer experience, including the revolutionary Persistent Elite Creation™ (P.E.C.) mode, as well as the new and innovative Assassin and Free-for-All modes.
• Close-quarter battles: Maps in narrow corridors with non-linear level design challenge even the most tactical of gamers, increasing the importance of the infamous one-shot kill.
• Weapons and equipment: Enter the battle with today’s most advanced weaponry (23 weapons in all) and high-tech equipment.
• Span the globe: From Idaho to Venice, Mexico City to Siberia, team Rainbow travels the world to serve and protect the innocent from terrorist threats. |
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Rainbow Six: Critical Hour Announced
