<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raven	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Storm	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2.0	I-Operating_System
,	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
with	O
realistic	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
moved	O
toward	O
mainstream	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
like	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
,	O
adapting	O
various	O
features	O
absent	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
's	O
success	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Xbox-exclusive	O
semi-sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
titled	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lockdown	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	O
finds	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
Gospić	O
and	O
far-right	O
Argentine	O
presidential	O
candidate	O
Alvaro	O
Gutierrez	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
himself	O
tied	O
to	O
an	O
earlier	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
bank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	O
Sword	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	O
Sword	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
Gold	O
Edition	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	O
tracks	O
the	O
terrorists	O
to	O
Athens	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
and	O
prevents	O
them	O
from	O
releasing	O
the	O
gas	O
in	O
an	O
agora	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	O
Wrath	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
and	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
are	O
compilation	O
sets	O
that	O
both	O
consist	O
of	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
and	O
Athena	O
Sword	O
,	O
with	O
Complete	O
also	O
including	O
Iron	O
Wrath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
online	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2004	O
by	O
developer	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
for	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
both	O
games	O
are	O
titled	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
not	O
subtitled	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
and	O
contains	O
somewhat	O
different	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
in	O
the	O
console	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
are	O
different	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
appearing	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
downloadable	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
additional	O
levels	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
deviates	O
from	O
its	O
PC	O
counterpart	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
important	O
areas	O
,	O
notably	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
planning	O
stage	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
control	O
multiple	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orders	O
can	O
be	O
issued	O
to	O
the	O
teammates	O
using	O
either	O
an	O
in-game	O
menu	O
or	O
through	O
voice-commands	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	O
is	O
also	O
slightly	O
more	O
forgiving	O
in	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
sustain	O
several	O
bullet	O
hits	O
before	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
Games	O
Convention	O
2003	O
and	O
E3	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
,	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
is	O
a	O
semi-sequel	O
to	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
titled	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
popular	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
online	O
game	O
modes	O
;	O
Total	O
Conquest	O
,	O
Retrieval	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
offline	O
mode	O
Lone	O
Rush	O
,	O
changes	O
were	O
also	O
implemented	O
into	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88.06	O
%	O
and	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
;	O
85.64	O
%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
76.33	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
84.50	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
;	O
72.71	O
%	O
and	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
and	O
68.35	O
%	O
and	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
minor	O
flaws	O
,	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
very	O
impressive	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
worthy	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
name	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
an	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
7	O
,	O
combined	O
for	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
;	O
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
stupefyingly	O
linear	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Raven	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Shooter	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
its	O
mobile	O
version	O
the	O
best	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
July	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox-exclusive	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
;	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84.69	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
