Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Information
Developer(s)	Ubisoft Montreal/Red Storm Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft Entertainment
Composer(s)	Bill Brown
Engine	Unreal Engine 2.0
Platform(s)	Xbox
Release date(s)	August 5, 2004
Trailer

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow is a sequel to the console version of Rainbow Six 3, and the ninth installment of the Rainbow Six series of video games. It was developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal and released for the Xbox on August 5, 2004. Like Rainbow Six 3, Black Arrow was created to take advantage of Microsoft's popular Xbox Live online service.

Publisher's summary

• Stop the terrorists from developing weapons of mass destruction, in 10 new single-player missions and 14 new multiplayer maps.
• Objective-based game modes like Conquest and Capture the Flag, as players capture designated points or hold possession of the flag.
• AI is smarter than ever - Watch the bad guys call for backup when outnumbered, or use hostages as human shields.
• Take advantage of new Xbox Live 3.0 features - User-created tournaments, messaging and clan statistics.
• Command AI squadmates in cooperative multiplayer mode and see how you compare with new statistics.

Plot summary

A series of attempts to kidnap telemetry and rocket scientists pulls Team RAINBOW into a spiderweb of international intrigue. An international cabal of renegade military officers is trying to create conflict in the oil-rich regions around the Black Sea, giving them an excuse to swoop in and seize control. Team RAINBOW must stop the terrorists from developing weapons of mass destruction, and prevent them from starting a devastating war.

Missions

• Subway Station - June 16th, 2008 / 21:00 Hours - London, UK (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Hotel - July 2nd, 2008 / 12:55 Hours - Cannes, France (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Back Alley - July 12th, 2008 / 17:36 Hours - Pavia, Italy (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Streets of Milan - July 13th, 2008 / 02:36 Hours - Milan, Italy (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Nuclear Reactor - July 22th, 2008 / 01:00 Hours - Kozlodui, Bulgaria (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Castle - August 8th, 2008 / 15:00 Hours - Milan, Italy (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Ruins - August 14th, 2008 / 01:30 Hours - Tozeur, Tunisia (Chavez, Price)
• Agora - September 1st, 2008 / 19:30 Hours - Athens, Greece (Chavez, Loiselle, Price, Weber)
• Military Base - September 25th, 2008 / 12:36 Hours - Tyrnyauz Region, Kabardino-Balkaria (Chavez, Price)
• Rocket Facility - September 27th, 2008 / 22:30 Hours - Buynaksk, Dagestan (Chavez)

Chavez

Loiselle

Price

Weber

Multiplayer

Black Arrow adds two new gameplay modes for multiplayer, "conquest" and "capture the flag". Since the release of Black Arrow, new content has been released and is available to download via Xbox Live. The content includes:

Trivia

• Several maps in Black Arrow (notably the Subway Station map) have posters advertising Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia, both games developed by Ubisoft.

  

  UK and Australian cover for Black Arrow.