In 2007 Ubisoft Montreal released Rainbow Six Vegas for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Team Rainbow sets off fighting seemingly random terrorist attacks that end up being related to something far more sinister, a biotech corporation set on killing off the global population to make way for a scientific utopia to be inherited by a chosen community.
Operatives and enemies could be taken out in the blink of an eye and players had to pay very close attention to pre mission plans.īased on the book series of the same name, the story was about a multinational special operations unit called “RAINBOW” formed to counteract a global increase in terrorism.
Instead it blended authentic weaponry, squad tactics and stealth with realistic consequences for sloppy gameplay. Developed and produced by Red Storm Entertainment – a company co-founded by Clancy himself – Rainbow Six was a tactical shooter that moved away from the arcade style that crowded the game market. Released in 1998 for the PC, and later for the Nintendo 64, Playstation, Mac OS, Dreamcast and Gameboy Color, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six was the game that made Tom Clancy a household name for gamers. The objective was simple – guide the Red October towards United States controlled water while avoiding the Russian Navy.
Published by Argus Press software Ltd, and developed by Oxford Digital Enterprises Ltd, The Hunt for Red October was a submariner simulator and Strategy game, controlled entirely by mouse. Released in 1987 for Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and IBM PC’s and later remade for the NES and SNES systems, The Hunt for Red October was based on Tom Clancy’s book of the same name. Hopefully this list is a worthy sendoff for such an awesome writer.
Some people, like myself, will remember him for his contribution to the world of videogames.īelow is a list of some of the games that have been created based on Tom Clancy’s universe. Others will remember him for his character, CIA Agent Jack Ryan, who has appeared in many of his novels and subsequent film adaptations. Many will remember him for his amazing and technically detailed books about espionage, military science and terrorism. Today the world was saddened to hear about the passing of legendary author Tom Clancy.