A rather challenging tactical FPS shooter. Kinda surprised I didn't try this game out back in the day, but it's never too late.


A neofascist organization is on the loose, led by a guy named Gospic. The leader is dying from cancer and he wants to send a last message to the world by taking as many lives as he can. As if taking hostages and threatening to bomb many different locations around the world wasn't enough, he is also in possession of chemical weapons which he plans to use publicly but also in foods.


The gameplay is my favorite part of the game. Before each mission there's a briefing that kinda gives you an idea of what to expect, but then you got the team room and planning room which in my opinion are must have's for any tactical shooter. To sum these two up, you can basically choose which operatives/ weapons you want to deploy for the mission ( there is a big variety of them, multinational too ) but also the amount of them. I like that you can dispatch up to 3 squads, so that means 12 operatives for a mission that you can control at any time.However once an operative dies, that's it. They will be dead for the rest of the campaign. It is a nice little realistic detail. The planning room allows you can create a pathway, in other words how to navigate through each level.

Some missions have a special condition such as neutralizing the enemies before they detonate a bomb or kill any hostages. The fact that there are no saves or checkpoints makes it more difficult but also immersive as you gotta be focused during the whole mission.

The AI is saddly not so balanced but it is to be expected from such an old game. Like, sometimes they are either insanely stupid or too damn good.

Rainbow Six: Siege is my first Rainbow Six game. It's a cerebral experience that I really gel with and still play to this day. A little bit after I started playing Siege, I saw that this old, 2003 shooter was on sale and I bought it. I didn't start playing it until a few years after I've bought it. Then I finally picked it up again this year and finished the campaign, and I'm glad I did.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is a tactical shooter where you control the elite RAINBOW organization in a fight against neo-nazi terrorists. Tactics and planning are vital for a successful mission. Even if you're lazy like me and don't make plans, it is possible to finish this game with minimal casualties if you have good tactical shooter fundamentals. The variety of guns and utility available gives you an edge over the terrorists. And those guys will make a lot of cheapshots against you by being aimbots at times. But on the flipside, the bots are basically braindead against smoke grenades. Your AI teamates can also be braindead too. They'll be looking at corners where there's no enemies, and then a neo-nazi with a Deagle runs in and one taps your entire team. Really, my only complaint against this game is the AI. The features that I really love about this game are the variable doors and learning. I didn't really use variable leaning all that much, but it was neat to have. But the doors are realistic where they only open one way, and you can open them variably with the scroll wheel. This allows you to peek doors slowly, and/or throw grenades safely through the door effortlessly and I love it. It really sells the tactical experience.

While the AI and shooting would become outdated when SWAT 4 released a couple of years later, this game offers a pretty robust tactics and planning aspect, as well as mechanics that aren't seen in tactical shooters today. Probably the closest thing today to planning would be Siege's prep phase. If you're like me and got into tactical shooters through Siege, I recommend giving this game a shot when it's on sale for pretty cheap.

it is a good tatical shooter if you like games like swat 4 and others