Rainbow Six Siege
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Rainbow Six Siege

Ubisoft Montreal

2015•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 1500 hours

Taste attributes: actionwarespionagefasttried & testedunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA familiar, breakneck shooter: wide-ranging and dark. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical first-person shooter focused on close-quarters combat between teams of five. Players select from a roster of operators drawn from counter-terrorism units around the world, each with unique gadgets and abilities. One team attacks objectives such as defusing bombs or rescuing hostages, while the other team fortifies and defends. The game emphasizes destructible environments, with players able to breach walls, ceilings, and floors to create new lines of sight. There is no respawning within rounds, making each player's survival critical. The title has no single-player campaign but includes training modes and cooperative scenarios against AI opponents.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Three years after the Rainbow Program's disbandment, a surge in global terrorism from a group called the White Masks prompts its reactivation under a new leader codenamed "Six." She assembles elite operatives from special forces units across multiple nations to confront this threat. After a chemical attack on a university is thwarted, Team Rainbow expands its operations worldwide, recruiting specialists from dozens of countries. Over the following years, leadership changes hands, internal conflicts arise when a private military company called Nighthaven is invited to join, and a rogue former...

Screenshots

  • Rainbow Six Siege screenshot
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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionWarEspionageAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareEspionageHostagesCrimeNo jumpingModern militaryBink videoKill feed

Details

Developer
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Released
1 December 2015
Series
Tom Clancy’s
Platforms
Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
First person
Time to beat
500h rushed, 1500h normally, 10000h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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