History VideoGame / RainbowSix3

The story is set in 2005 when a heavily-armed Neo-Nazi terrorist group begins to terrorize South America and Europe, leading to the deployment of the elite Rainbow anti-terrorist response team to dealt with them and those secretly supporting them.

The PC version, subtitled ''Raven Shield'', is a direct sequel to ''Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'', keeping the emphasis on mission planning, coordination and careful play, with missions having multiple ways to complete their objectives; graphically is where the game primarily differs, with the presentation upgraded to (then-)modern expectations by way of VideoGame/{{Unreal}} Engine 2. An expansion titled ''Athena Sword'' was released the next year, followed the year after with another free expansion, ''Iron Wrath''.

The story is set in 2005 when a heavily-armed Neo-Nazi terrorist group begins to terrorize South America and Europe, leading to the deployment of the elite Rainbow Six anti-terrorist response team to dealt with them and those secretly supporting them.

The PC version subtitled; ''Raven Shield'' is a direct sequel to ''Rainbow Six: Rouge Spear'' with a lot of emphasis on mission planning, coordination and carefull play with missions having multiple ways to complete their objetives. An expansion titled; ''Athena Sword'' was released the next year.

The consoles' version, simply titled; ''Rainbow Six 3'' removes mission planning, multiple Rainbow teams and the complex level designs in favor of linear levels that still encorages some carefull play. The story is set in South America and Europe when Venezuela's anti-U.S president masterminds a scheme to undermine Saudi Arabia in an attempt to control the oil market using various terrorists cells across the world while Rainbow is deployed to stop their plans.

A spin-off (technically a sequel for the consoles' version) subtitled; ''Lockdown'' was released in 2005 for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 2}} and UsefulNotes/GameCube and for PC in 2006.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: AvertedTrope, the Rainbow Six team is composed of people of different nationalities from the U.S, the European Union, Russia, South Korea, and South America. And unlike Franchise/GhostRecon, they are beholden to NATO.
* ArtificialStupidity: The enemy AI is not programmed to react unless they spot or hear you, meaning that you could kill one of four terrorists in front of them no less and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* ExpansionPack: Got two for PC (One paid, the other free) and one for ''UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}''.

* FluffyTheTerrible: "Team Rainbow," a collection of the World's Biggest badasses.

* GoodGunsBadGuns: Mostly averted, the terrorists use weapons ranging from your typical AK-47 to high-end firearms.

* LuckBasedMission: The behavior of your A.I. teammates ultimately becomes this. Sure, good tactical planning can help stack the odds in your favor, but you can run ''the exact same'' tactical plan a dozen times, and half the time the A.I. controlled squads will pull the assault off flawlessly, while half the time they get wiped out completely. This is due to your AI teammates' blindspot and the randomized enemy spawnpoints.
* MauveShirt: The named members of team Rainbow are this, as they all have a short biography and different stats and specializations.

* OnlyMostlyDead: The ''incapacitated'' status, they aren't dead but they can't fight anymore.

* StupidSurrender: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]: Enemies may occasionally surender when low on health or when they are assigned the ''coward'' personality at the start of a mission, not bothering you for the rest of the mission and counting as kills. You can still execute them for no penalty, though.

* WesternTerrorists: The game was pretty widely mocked for having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys in 2005, four years into TheWarOnTerror[[note]]As an amusing example of how cyclic tropes are, in the 2010s games are now being mocked for ''not'' having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys years into the controversial Trump administration[[/note]]. There are also the French terrorists that appear in some custom missions. Averted in the console version, where the bad guys (after the first two missions) are Venezuelan terrorists secretly being controlled by the President of Venezuela.

* WesternTerrorists: The game was pretty widely mocked for having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys in 2005, four years into TheWarOnTerror[[note]]As an amusing example of how cyclic tropes are, in the 2010s games are now being mocked for ''not'' having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys years into the controversial Trump administration[[/note]]. There are also the French terrorists that appear in some custom missions. Averted in the console version, where the bad guys(after the first two missions) are Venezuelan terrorists secretly being controlled by the President of Venezuela.

* WesternTerrorists: The game was pretty widely mocked for having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys in 2005, four years into TheWarOnTerror[[note]]As an amusing example of how cyclic tropes are, in the 2010s games are now being mocked for ''not'' having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys years into the controversial Trump administration[[/note]]. There are also the French terrorists that appear in some custom missions. Averted in the console version, where the bad guys are Middle Eastern terrorists secretly being controlled by the President of Venezuela.

* GoodGunsBadGuns: Mostly averted, the terrorists use weapons ranging from to your typical AK-47 to high-end firearms.

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot or hear you, meaning that you could kill one of four terrorists in front of them no less and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* LuckBasedMission: The behavior of your A.I. teammates ultimately becomes this. Sure, good tactical planning can help stack the odds in your favor, but you can run ''the exact same'' tactical plan a dozen times, and half the time the A.I. controlled squads will pull the assault off flawlessly, while half the time they get wiped out completely.

* DifficultySpike: The missions that require you to rescue hostages or disarm bombs are this due to the twichy AI that will kill the hostages/detonate the bombs if they hear an unsilenced gunshot or detect you, which can lead to a lot mission failure screens.

* WesternTerrorists: The game was pretty widely mocked for having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys in 2005, four years into TheWarOnTerror[[note]]As an amusing example of how cyclic tropes are, in 2017 games are now being mocked for ''not'' having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys one year into the Trump administration[[/note]]. There are also the French terrorists that appear in some custom missions. Averted in the console version, where the bad guys are Middle Eastern terrorists secretly being controlled by the President of Venezuela.

* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Averted in the intro, which shows Neo-Nazi terrorists gunning down a female civilian.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: AvertedTrope, the Rainbow Six team is composed of people of different nationalities from the U.S, The European Union, Russia, South Korea and Colombia. And unlike Franchise/GhostRecon, they are beholden to N.A.T.O.

* WesternTerrorists: The game was pretty widely mocked for having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys in 2005, four years into TheWarOnTerror[[note]]As an amusing example of how cyclic tropes are, in 2017 games are now being mocked for ''not'' having Neo-Nazis as the bad guys one year into the Trump administration[[/note]]. There are also the French terrorists that appear in some custom missions. Averted hard in the console version, where the bad guys are Middle Eastern terrorists secretly being controlled by the President of Venezuela.

* WesternTerrorists: The Neo-Nazis. There are also the French terrorists that appear in some custom missions.

A spin-off (technically a sequel for the console version) subtitled; ''Lockdown'' was released in 2005 for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 2}} and UsefulNotes/GameCube and for PC in 2006.

* ArmorIsUseless: Due to the game's mechanics/damage output, everyone will die with one or two hits no matter the armor they are wearing.

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot an enemy or hear you, meaning that you could kill one of four terrorists in front of them no less and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* GoodGunsBadGuns: Mostly averted, the terrorists use weapons ranging from to your typical AK-47 to the M4.

''Rainbow Six 3'' is the third installment of the ''Creator/TomClancy''-branded ''VideoGame/RainbowSix'' franchise, released in 2003 for the PC, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation2}} and UsefulNotes/GameCube.

The PC version titled; ''Raven Shield'' is a direct sequel to ''Rainbow Six: Rouge Spear'' with a lot of emphasis on mission planning, coordination and carefull play with missions having multiple ways to complete their objetives. An expansion titled; ''Athena Sword'' was released the next year.

The consoles' version, simply titled; ''Rainbow Six 3'' removes mission planning, multiple Rainbow teams and the complex level designs in favor of linear levels that still encorages some carefull play. The story is set in South America when Venezuela's anti-U.S president masterminds a scheme to undermine Saudi Arabia in an attempt to control the oil market using various terrorists cells across the world while Rainbow is deployed to stop their plans.

''Rainbow Six 3'' is the third installment of the ''Creator/TomClancy''-branded ''VideoGame/RainbowSix'' franchise, released in 2003 for the PC, ''UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}'', ''UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation2}}'' and ''UsefulNotes/GameCube''.

''Rainbow Six 3'' is the third installment of the ''Creator/TomClancy''-branded VideoGame/RainbowSix franchise, released in 2003 for the PC, ''UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}'', ''UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation2}}'' and ''UsefulNotes/GameCube''.

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* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot an enemy, meaning that you could kill one of four terrorists in front of them no less and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* DifficultySpike: The missions that require you to rescue hostages are this due to the twichy AI that will kill the hostages if they hear an unsilenced gunshot or detect you, which can lead to a lot mission failure screens.

* WesternTerrorists: The Neo-Nazis. There are also the French terrorists.

''Rainbow Six 3'' is the third installment of the ''Creator/TomClancy''-branded Rainbow Six franchise, released in 2003 for the PC, ''UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}'', {{PlayStation2}} and ''UsefulNotes/GameCube''.

The PC version titled; ''Raven Shield'' is a direct sequel to Rainbow Six: Rouge Spear with a lot of emphasis on mission planning, coordination and carefull play with missions having multiple ways to complete their objetives. A expansion titled; ''Athena Sword'' was released the next year.

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot an enemy, meaning that you could kill a terrorist in a group of 4 in front of them no less and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* GameMod: Rainbow Six 3 2.0 balances the enemy AI, replaces old textures with crisper ones and adds new weapons and sound effects.

* ThoseWackyNazis: The main antagonists are a group of Neo-Nazis led by a real Nazi wanting to leave a mark on the world before succumbing to cancer.
* WesternTerrorists: The Neo-Nazis.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: AvertedTrope, the Rainbow Six team is composed of people of different nationalities from the U.S, The European Union, Russia, South Korea and Colombia.
* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot an enemy, meaning that you could kill a terrorist in a group of 4 in front of them and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* GasMaskMooks: Appear in the levels containing toxic gas canisters the player(s) must secure before they activated.

* ArmorIsUseless: Due to the game's mechanics, everyone will die with one or two hits no matter the armor their are wearing.

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot an enemy, meaning that you could kill a guard from a group of 4 terrorists in front of them and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates for their stupidity.

* GasMaskMooks: Appear in the levels containing toxic gas canisters the player(s) must secure.

* PurelyAestheticGender: There's no gameplay or visual changes (outside of the eyes and voice set) depending of the gender of the Rainbow agents.

The story is set in 2006 when a heavily-armed Neo-Nazi terrorist group begins to terrorize South America and Europe, leading to the deployment of the elite Rainbow Six anti-terrorist response team to dealt with them and those secretly supporting them.

The consoles' version, simply titled; ''Rainbow Six 3'' removes mission planning, multiple Rainbow teams and the complex level designs in favor of linear levels that still encorages some carefull play. The story is set in South America when Venezuela's anti-U.S president masterminds a scheme to undermine Saudi Arabia in an attempt to control the oil market using various terrorists cells across the world with Rainbow deployed to stop their plans.

* GameMod: Rainbow Six 3 2.0 balances the enemy AI, replaces the old textures with crisper ones and adds new weapons and sound effects.

* InstantDeathRadius: In all the games in the series, if an enemy shoots you at point-blank range, it's an instant kill.

* Stupid Surrender: Inverted: Enemies may occasionally surender when low on health or when they are assigned the ''coward'' personality at the start of a mission, not bothering you for the rest of the mission and counting as kills. You can still execute them for no penalty, though.

The consoles' version, simply titled; ''Rainbow Six 3'' removes mission planning, multiple Rainbow teams and the complex level designs in favor of linear levels that still encorages some carefull play.

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is not programmed to react unless they spot an enemy, meaning that you could kill a guard from a group of 4 terrorists in front of them and they would still be patrolling rather than searching for you, the same can be said for your teammates. However, their high accuracy compesates their stupidity.

* StealhBasedMission: A mission where you have to infiltrate a building without killing anyone or being detected while bugging electronic devices.

''Rainbow Six 3'' is the third installment of the ''Creator/TomClancy''-branded Rainbow Six franchise, released in 2003 for the PC, ''UsefulNotes/Xbox'', {{PlayStation2}} and ''UsefulNotes/GameCube''.

The PC version titled; ''Raven Shield'' is a direct sequel to Rainbow Six: Rouge Spear with a lot of emphasis on mission planning, cordination and carefull play with missions having multiple ways to complete their objetives. A expansion titled; ''Athena Sword'' was released the next year.

The consoles' version, simply titled; ''Rainbow Six 3'' removes mission planning and the complex level designs in favor of linear levels that still encorages some carefull play.

''Rainbow Six 3'' is the third installment of the ''Creator/TomClancy''-branded Rainbow Six franchise, released in 2003 for the PC, [[UsefulNotes/Xbox]], {{PlayStation2}} and [[UsefulNotes/GameCube]].