Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six®

Once you get this game running on modern systems, (the PCgamingwiki is always a useful resource for playing retro games) I have to say it has aged awfully. The level design is excellent, real places, authentic feel, a bit barren but expected for the time. The AI is horrible. Especially when you compares this game's AI to Swat 3. They can't handle stairs; any quick movement will have your overwatch running past you and headlong into danger, destroying your meticulously made plan. I want to like this game, because the planning stage is interesting to me, but the AI just does not seem to have the competency to execute it.

Unplayable disaster

I brought this game expecting a game that would be overrated, deeply flawed and half-suck but would still half-deliver an unique experience of planning mixed with realistic-ish gameplay. For I wanted some Raven Shield but with smaller maps. But I didn't expect to get a dumpster fire. Especially for a GOG release. First, you have to use Voodoo something wrapper thingie in order to get the game running at all. Then you have to get game's CD or so to get Redbook audio as it wasn't included in. And then I think you need another software in order to have them loop properly. Alas, it's not the end yet, for some characters models are broken in GOG version thus the entities themselves don't load during game itself. Check the forum to find archive of fixed files. And even then during gameplay you will be endlessly pissed as game randomly decides to freeze during loading. Blah, and I used to think that GOG gives so much more care in getting old games run properly. None the less, here. Tactical shooter. One of the first. Be horrified at how 1998 game looks so much uglier than Quake 1 and 2. Enjoy some planning, while not being able to specify such things as "wait for two guards to come out by making a noise" and "enter the room by stacking against both sides". Enjoy being frustrated that game refuses to set far pathpoints, especially if you want to go back through the same path that you went it. Get pwned in-game until you turn auto-aim on because you get many heavy penalties while moving and turning while AI doesn't and can insta-aim between targets. And because high mouse sensetivity. Get angry because teammates tried to clear a room and ended up stucking in a chair. The only chair in a room because rooms are barebone otherwise. Can't lean around corners. You get it. It delivers on unique mix of planning and action but it's still fairly low on enjoyment level. And with technical issues, well, you better stick with Raven Shield, even though it's not butterflies either.

game does not launch on windows 10 so dissapointing DO NOT BUY!!!!!!

i'm so glad i got this game to work it bringes back memories of me and my dad playing this on the N64 reliving the missions and getting flashbacks to the good old days of gaming thank you GOG for letting me relive great memories by having this game on your website same goes for all the other old games i use to play