Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow XBOX

A series of attempts to kidnap telemetry and rocket scientists pulls Team Rainbow into a spiderweb of international intrigue. An international cabal of renegade military officers is trying to create a war in the oil-rich regions around the Black Sea, giving them an excuse to swoop in and seize control. Team Rainbow must stop the terrorists from developing weapons of mass destruction and prevent them from starting a devastating war.

Key Features

* New single-player campaign: With new diversified and challenging objectives set in beautiful Mediterranean and Eastern European level environments.

* Improved, smarter AI terrorists: Watch them call for backup when they are outnumbered or use hostages as human shields. Plus, these guys are fully funded... they have tons of RPGs, grenades, and more.

* New game modes for single-player and multiplayer:

o Lone Rush: The player must complete objectives with the countdown clock ticking.

o Total Conquest: Teams battle to capture and hold designated points on the map.

o Retrieval: Teams must race to the center to take possession of the special object, and defend it as they carry it back to their compound.

* Black Arrow will be one of the first games to offer the new Xbox Live™ features:

o In-game player competitions and tournaments created by users.

o Players will be able to message friends while they are playing using MSN Messenger.

o New clan features including clan statistics and competition, clan visual differentiation.

o The new Online Storage ability will allow players to create artwork like arm patches, as well as rosters and Friends Lists.

* New tactics for online multiplayer: Black Arrow will offer new private team lobbies where players can use a planning interface to develop strategies before online matches begin.

Last updated on 10 December 2007