According to a Unreal engine, Raven Shield is one of the greatest regarded tactical shooters for the PC. Raven Shield moved toward mainstream first-person shooters like Counter-Strike, adapting various features absent within former versions. These involved: a ability to look at of these's weapon spell within foremost-individual review, numerous newly weapons & upgrades (including big magazines & scopes), & the redesigned multiplayer. It experienced one of a better graphic choices of any 1st-individual shooter of its instance, potentially surpassing various console shooters, namely its independent counterpart on the PlayStation 2, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs.

A popularity of Raven Shield was shown while it was nominated for numbers of punt reviewers' awards, including Right Healthy Results, Right Action Game, & Right PC Game (at [http://www.gamespy.com GameSpy] & [http://www.gamespot.com GameSpot], among others).

A game was late ported & renamed just to Rainbow Six Three for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube video game consoles. The port was as well freed in Mac OS X in December 17 2003. Ascribable its profits on a Xbox & the popularity of its subscription-depending on the net multiplayer service, Xbox Live, a semi-sequel was freed within 2004 titled Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow.

PC expansions
Athena Sword
Athena Sword is the number 1 expansion for the PC version of Raven Shield. Athena Sword builds on a original by adding eight recently missions, 5 freshly multiplayer missions, three newly multiplayer gamemodes, & sevener recently weapons. Athena Sword was developed by Ubisoft-Milan & freed in March 9, 2004. The Macintosh port was freed in November 23, 2004.

Iron Wrath
Iron Wrath is the 2nd expansion for the PC version of Raven Shield. It was around production for most Deuce years prior to it was decided by Ubisoft to be freed as a loose download in June 9, 2005 to FilePlanet subscribers. the newly expansion features a 7-mission campaign, Two classic missions, Octet fresh multiplayer maps, besides when Six recently weapons. Occasionally use said that Ubisoft released Irin Wrath for even free to serve locate the community when Ghost Recon Two was cancelled for PC & doubts began growing on whether Lockdown for the PC is cancelled or just become the port of a console version of Lockdown.

Rainbow Six 3 console versions
Rainbow Six Three was ab initio ported to Microsoft's Xbox console to take benefit of the Xbox Live online functionality. A Xbox version was developed by Ubisoft-Montreal. A game would late become ported to PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube in early 2004 by developer Ubisoft-Shanghai. Since a Nintendo GameCube didn't trend lines low play for the game, it lacks maybe the virtually all vital a portion of the game that processed the Xbox version such a profits & is so limited to a mere Two players for multiplayer. Although each games come titled Rainbow Six Three, this version is non subtitled Raven Shield.

A Xbox version of the game features downloadable content in the form of extra levels for users using access to the Xbox Survive service. Completely of the expansion levels come designed for apply in the low multiplayer mode. A levels include:

TrainYard (an Eight streaming video player map); Scharins (an Viii streaming video player map); Parkade (an Ogdoad streaming video player map); CloseQuarter (an Eighter streaming video player map); MEAT Mill (the X streaming video player map); CARNIVAL (an Eight streaming video player map); and GARAGE (the Tenner streaming video player map).

A Scharins map hwhen been superceded by Scharins_V2 as of April 29, 2004. A level experienced a select few minor map changes, presumptively a symptom of bugs observed fallowing a Microsoft certification run. When of this period, tons levels come available gratis.

Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Black Arrow occurs as semi-sequel to the console version of Rainbow Six Three. However coroneted Rainbow Six Three, Black Arrow was developed & published by Ubisoft & freed for the Xbox in August 5, 2004. Rather Rainbow Six Three, Black Arrow was created to choose benefit of Microsoft's popular Xbox Live online service.

Black Arrow addes 2 fresh gameplay modes for multiplayer, "conquest" & "capture the flag". Since a release of Black Arrow, fresh content has been freed & is available to download via Xbox Survive. The content includes:

Bootcamp (Yours free! 10 streaming video player map); Village (Loose map); Assault Few dozen One ($4.99), consisting of: Killhouse; Winterlodge; Petroleum; &, Office2. Assault Few Two ($4.99), consisting of: Harbor Storage warehouse; Prison; Pumping Station; &, Winter Base.