Rogue Spear Retreat

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This page last updated on: 2001 Jun 5

Introduction::

For many, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series represents the ultimate in the "tactical shooter" genre, as these games are the best balance of realism and solid gameplay available today.

The purpose of this section is to provide fans of the Rainbow Six games with a one-stop resource center for information regarding each of the installments of this series. Information will be provided in the following areas:

Overviews of each of the games

Interviews/Previews/Reviews

History of game development

Strategy resources

Information on the latest patches

Available platforms and system requirements

May 17, 2001:

Rogue Spear for the Game Boy Advance is officially announced at E3 2001 with the following promotional statement: "Team Rainbow is back in full force on your GBA. Lead the Rainbow team of elite multi-national special operatives against deadly terrorist organizations. Life or death missions put you in real world settings across the globe. Equiped with a true multiplayer mode for up to 4 players, Rogue Spear on your GBA will seem so real, it’ll leave you and your friends falling into a 2x2 cover formation."

Screenshots of the GBA port of RS can be found here.

May 10, 2001:

Games Domain posts an interview with Ubi Soft CEO, Yves Guillemot. He confirms that R6 fans can look forward to future installments in the series as he states Ubi Soft wants to sustain its growth trend by supporting its development with major brands like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. He also mentions, "I must admit I am a big Rogue Spear fan."

May 1, 2001:

The first public mention of "Rogue Spear: Black Thorn" appears when IGN.com updates their 2001 E3 list. RSE's John Sonedecker confirms that this title is not the English version of Kama's R6: Take-Down.

February 22, 2001:

Rogue Spear Retreat posts an English translation of Kama's official FAQ for R6: Take-Down. You can find the whole FAQ posted here.

February 5, 2001:

South Korea's Kama Entertainment formally unveils at a press event that it will be developing a stand-alone game called Rainbow Six: Take-Down. It features 26 Korean-themed maps and will be released in June of 2001. There is mention of a possibility that the game may be released outside Korea by Red Storm under a different name.

January 25, 2001:

Red Storm releases unsupported 3D Studio Max plug-ins for fans to create new maps for Rogue Spear/Urban Ops. The plug-ins and a tutorial are available at the official Rogue Spear download site.

August 29, 2000:

Ubi Soft announces that it has acquired Red Storm. The press release says that since RSE was founded in November 1996, the combined sales of Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear have totalled more than 3 million copies globally.

The Rainbow Six Series::

The following is the official list of titles that comprise the Rainbow Six series along with their respective original release dates. Click on the links below to find out more in-depth information about each of the games in the series.

Abbreviations:
PC = PC CD-ROM
Mac = Macintosh
DC = Sega Dreamcast
PS1 = Sony PlayStation (PS one)
PS2 = Sony PlayStation 2
N64 = Nintendo 64
GC = Nintendo GameCube
GBC = Nintendo Game Boy Color
GBA = Nintendo Game Boy Advance

Rainbow Six (Aug 1998)
PC/Mac/DC/PS1/N64/GBC

- The original breakthrough game.

Eagle Watch (Jan 1999)
PC/Mac/DC/N64

- The add-on mission pack for Rainbow Six.

Rogue Spear (Sep 1999)
PC/Mac/DC/PS1/GC/GBA

- The full-fledged sequel to Rainbow Six, with a vastly improved game engine.

Urban Operations (Apr 2000)
PC/Mac/DC/PS1

- The follow-up Rogue Spear mission pack.

Covert Operations Essentials (Sep 2000)
PC

- This stand-alone product is a new approach to the Rainbow Six series. Besides new maps based on the Rogue Spear engine, COE also features a training section which includes an encyclopedia about the world of counter-terrorism

Black Thorn (Due Oct 2001)
PC

- This stand-alone mission pack is planned be the last R6 product based on the Rogue Spear engine.

Special Edition Bundles::

These respective R6 products were released a year after the original game and mission pack came out, and provide an outstanding value to gamers who have yet to discover this excellent series.

Rainbow Six Gold Pack (Jun 1999)
PC

- This includes the original Rainbow Six, Eagle Watch, and a Prima strategy guide. This bundle was one of the top 15 best-selling games of 1999.

Rogue Spear Platinum Pack (Mar 2001)
PC

- This bundle includes Rogue Spear and Urban Operations.

Rainbow Six Collector's Edition (Nov 2000)
PC

- This product contains seven CDs and a comprehensive Prima strategy guide covering all five installments of the Rainbow Six series. One of these seven CDs is a special bonus third Covert Ops Essentials disc called "Covert Ops Additional Intel." (Click this link to see a picture of the bonus CD). This bonus CD is not available elsewhere and contains even more behind the scenes footage, interviews and tactics, not included in the original COE release.

International Editions::

The Rainbow Six series has been published world-wide in English, French, German, and Italian. However, the most notable versions of certain Rainbow Six games have been published in South Korea by Kama Digital Entertainment. Although not considered "official" Rainbow Six products outside Korea, these releases deserve special mention as they contain exclusive new characters and maps.

Urban Ops Korean Edition (May 2000)
PC
- Kama officially obtained a license from RSE to develop two exclusive maps (Seoul subway station and soccer stadium). These constitute a separate "Korean Missions" campaign in addition to the two campaigns found in the original Urban Ops. This product is currently not available for sale outside South Korea.

Rainbow Six: Take-Down (Due Jun 2001)
PC
- With the success of Kama's version of Urban Ops, RSE approved another Korean-only product called R6: Take-Down. The story and all 26 original maps are based in Korea. This stand-alone game will feature a new interface significantly different than Rogue Spear. RSE has mentioned that there are discussions about the possibility that this title may be released outside South Korea.

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