Rainbow Six 3 announced for the PS2 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 06, 2004

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Ubi Soft has announced that they are hardаat work on bringing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 to the PS2 for a March 2004 release. The latest game in the popular series was recently released for the Xbox to much acclaim and Ubi Soft has given the duty of porting the game onto the PlayStation 2 to their Shaghai studio.

For those that don't know, the Rainbox Six series focuses around an elite international anti-terrorism squad that the player leads into battle. To help with theаteamwork, theаPS2 version will include an exclusive two player cooperative mode in addition to the game's online options. Ubi Soft also has a few other ideas for this version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3:

Immersive storyline with spectacular events that directly affect gameplay

Groundbreaking Voice Command technology: instantly issue orders to your squad, like "Open and Frag" and "Breach and Clear," and hear them respond through the headset

Amazing online multiplayer gameplay with 3 adversarial modes for up to 8 players

Exclusive new split-screen mode for offline 2-player collaboration

Exclusive new mission and multiplayer maps

Squad-based, action-oriented gameplay keeps the excitement flowing Ц lead an international team of 4 elite operatives, each with their own look and personality

Movie-quality cinematics enhance the immersion in the world of Team RAINBOW

Incredible graphics and lighting effects

Trademark Tom Clancy realism

Ubi Soft also gave a summary of the game's immersive storyline for those who are interested:
In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six^о 3 for the PlayStation^о 2, the first title in the wildly popular series for next-generation consoles, players lead an elite team of multinational counter-terrorist operatives in 15 intense missions against deadly, intelligent foes. When a terrorist plot threatens to tilt the balance of peace between the United States and Saudi Arabia, Team RAINBOW is the only answer. In locations around the world, from Europe to the United States to South America, execute Team RAINBOW's missions with deadly force and precise tactics in order to protect the innocent and ensure peace.

We'll have more as it comes in.