<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Red	O
Storm	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
with	O
later	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
1998	O
to	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
console	O
ports	O
received	O
relatively	O
lower	O
ratings	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
lasting	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
then-fledgling	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eagle	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tom	B-Device
Clancy	I-Device
's	I-Device
Rainbow	I-Device
Six	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Spear	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
loose	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
are	O
affected	O
by	O
realistic	O
factors	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
bullet	O
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
wise	O
tactics	O
and	O
planning	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
over	O
sheer	O
force	O
and	O
firepower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
planning	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
shown	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
operations	O
to	O
set	O
team	O
orders	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AI	O
pathing	O
,	O
team	O
"	O
go	O
"	O
codes	O
to	O
hold	O
until	O
ordered	O
,	O
where	O
AI	O
operatives	O
will	O
deploy	O
equipment	O
such	O
as	O
flashbangs	O
or	O
door	O
breaching	O
charges	O
,	O
and	O
rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
engagement	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
in	O
each	O
version	O
differ	O
:	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
16	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
has	O
12	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
has	O
21	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objectives	O
in	O
missions	O
include	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
rescuing	O
hostages	B-Device
,	O
defusing	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
gathering	O
intelligence	O
,	O
and	O
planting	O
surveillance	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Injured	O
operatives	O
cannot	O
be	O
healed	O
during	O
a	O
mission	O
and	O
require	O
time	O
off	O
to	O
heal	O
(	O
they	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
just	O
with	O
lower	O
health	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
deceased	O
operatives	O
are	O
permanently	B-Application
gone	I-Application
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
playthrough	O
,	O
forcing	O
players	O
to	O
plan	O
carefully	O
to	O
avoid	O
casualties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
MPlayer.com	O
and	O
Zone.com	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
other	O
console	O
ports	O
lack	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
includes	O
a	O
two-player	O
split-screen	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
versions	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
have	O
only	O
minimal	O
differences	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
displaying	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
equipped	O
weapon	O
in	O
their	O
hands	O
or	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
having	O
a	O
different	O
,	O
simpler	O
HUD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
exception	O
,	O
having	O
radically	O
different	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
:	O
gameplay	O
is	O
slowed	O
and	O
simplified	O
,	O
crossfire	O
is	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
from	O
other	O
releases	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
2D	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewing	O
humanity	O
as	O
an	O
environmentally	O
destructive	O
"	O
disease	O
"	O
,	O
Brightling	O
plans	O
to	O
exterminate	O
most	O
of	O
humanity	O
using	O
a	O
highly	O
contagious	O
manmade	O
strain	O
of	O
the	O
Ebola	O
virus	O
called	O
"	O
Brahma	O
"	O
,	O
sparing	O
only	O
his	O
chosen	O
few	O
(	O
including	O
Lang	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
rebuild	O
Earth	O
into	O
a	O
scientific	O
environmental	O
utopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
early	O
concepts	O
Red	O
Storm	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
conceived	O
following	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
formation	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
from	O
around	O
100	O
other	O
ideas	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
,	O
titled	O
HRT	O
,	O
followed	O
the	O
FBI	O
Hostage	B-Device
Rescue	O
Team	O
rescuing	O
hostages	B-Device
from	O
criminals	O
and	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
changed	O
repeatedly	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
to	O
1960s	O
spy	O
fiction-esque	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
espionage	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
dystopian	B-Application
antihero-centered	O
setting	O
called	O
Jackbooted	O
Thugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
—	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
novel	O
—	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
discussion	O
between	O
Littlejohns	O
and	O
Clancy	O
during	O
a	O
Red	O
Storm	O
company	O
outing	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
when	O
Littlejohns	O
mentioned	O
Black	O
Ops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Clancy	O
mentioned	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
writing	O
his	O
own	O
novel	O
about	O
a	O
hostage	B-Device
rescue	O
unit	O
,	O
their	O
conversation	O
led	O
to	O
Littlejohns	O
noting	O
the	O
protracted	O
diplomatic	O
delays	O
in	O
authorizing	O
a	O
foreign	O
counterterrorist	O
unit	O
's	O
deployment	O
overseas	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
suggested	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
a	O
permanent	O
counterterrorist	O
unit	O
that	O
already	O
had	O
authorization	O
to	O
deploy	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Six	O
"	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
rank	O
code	O
for	O
captain	O
(	O
O-6	O
)	O
;	O
though	O
John	O
Clark	O
would	O
more	O
accurately	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
general	O
(	O
O-8	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
"	O
read	O
better	O
than	O
"	O
Rainbow	O
Eight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
technical	O
advisors	O
also	O
provided	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clancy	O
would	O
insist	O
the	O
developers	O
add	O
features	O
his	O
experts	O
claimed	O
were	O
realistic	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
fictional	O
heartbeat	O
sensor	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
that	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
radar-like	O
equipment	O
item	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
setbacks	O
,	O
development	O
managed	O
to	O
progress	O
relatively	O
smoothly	O
overall	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
demonstration	O
at	O
E3	O
1998	O
that	O
unintentionally	O
displayed	O
AI	O
teammates	O
rescuing	O
hostages	B-Device
by	O
themselves	O
boosted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publicity	O
ahead	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
users	O
that	O
uploaded	O
the	O
game	O
files	O
reportedly	O
"	O
took	O
credit	O
for	O
'	O
cracking	O
 '	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
no	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
in	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
frustrating	O
the	O
developers	O
;	O
Weinstein	O
recalled	O
going	O
on	O
a	O
profanity-laden	O
rant	O
on	O
the	O
topic	O
in	O
Red	O
Storm	O
's	O
office	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
pulled	O
aside	O
by	O
Littlejohns	O
for	O
his	O
volume	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
heard	O
three	O
offices	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
each	O
developed	O
by	O
separate	O
companies	O
:	O
Saffire	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
for	O
the	O
PS1	O
,	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
GBC	O
,	O
and	O
Pipe	O
Dream	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saffire	O
struggled	O
to	O
simplify	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
ultimately	O
had	O
to	O
completely	O
remake	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
without	O
frame	O
rate	O
dips	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crawfish	O
opted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
style	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
other	O
game	O
styles	O
would	O
not	O
suit	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Pipe	O
Dream	O
's	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
eight	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heckler	O
&	O
Koch	O
permitted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
sent	O
firearms	O
instructors	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
1998	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
October	O
1998	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
gradually	O
over	O
several	O
months	O
between	O
late	O
1998	O
and	O
early	O
2001	O
;	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	B-Language
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
20	O
games	O
preloaded	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
(	O
excluding	O
the	O
Japan	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
releases	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eagle	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
only	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
five	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
four	O
new	O
operatives	O
from	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
novel	O
,	O
three	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	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
:	O
Gold	O
Pack	O
Edition	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
include	O
missions	O
from	O
Eagle	O
Watch	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
console	O
ports	O
received	O
relatively	O
lower	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
displays	O
scores	O
of	O
82%	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
74%	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
48%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
54%	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
73%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
and	O
playstyle	O
differences	O
to	O
contemporary	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
were	O
highlighted	O
by	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
detailed	O
planning	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
change	O
in	O
pace	O
:	O
"	O
Long	O
exposed	O
to	O
mindless	O
romps	O
and	O
pointless	O
first-person	O
gore-fest	O
clones	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
actually	O
think	O
and	O
THEN	O
destroy	O
puts	O
a	O
big	O
ol	O
 '	O
smile	O
on	O
my	O
face.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
Sam	O
Brooke	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
in	O
a	O
2018	O
retrospective	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
from	O
completing	O
challenging	O
missions	O
properly	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
trailblazer	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunkin	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
immersive	O
feeling	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
is	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
realism	O
is	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
...	O
this	O
game	O
does	O
deliver	O
a	O
military	O
simulation	O
on	O
a	O
very	O
personal	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brooke	O
criticized	O
AI	O
pathfinding	O
through	O
narrow	O
corridors	O
,	O
recounting	O
one	O
mission	O
where	O
it	O
took	O
longer	O
to	O
extract	O
a	O
hostage	B-Device
than	O
it	O
did	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
most	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
highlighted	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
yet	O
smooth	O
framerate	O
as	O
impressive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
especially	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
render	O
fog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
retrospective	O
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Today	O
said	O
the	O
port	O
still	O
stood	O
up	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
had	O
noticeable	O
graphical	O
issues	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
not	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
display	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
widely	O
panned	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
lambasted	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
aesthetically	O
bankrupt	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
apparent	O
abandonment	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
leadership	O
aspect	O
,	O
deeming	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
uninspired	O
FPS	O
with	O
some	O
weird	O
hostage-saving	O
minigame	O
tacked	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brooke	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
"	O
janky	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unpolished	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
it	O
credit	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
very	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
Kenyon	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"[a]n	O
impressive	O
PC	O
translation	O
that	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
owners	O
should	O
certainly	O
consider	O
owning.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
noted	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
faithful	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
deep	O
and	O
challenging	O
as	O
action	O
games	O
get	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
critiqued	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
unusually	O
complex	O
method	O
of	O
issuing	O
commands	O
—	O
over	O
35	O
exist	O
,	O
but	O
require	O
specific	O
combinations	O
of	O
joystick	O
button	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunham	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
criticisms	O
,	O
noting	O
these	O
issues	O
still	O
existed	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
despite	O
an	O
eight-month	O
delay	O
in	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
deepest	O
,	O
most	O
realistic	O
games	O
to	O
inhabit	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
lost	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1998	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Battlezone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
"	O
deftly	O
mixed	O
strategic	O
planning	O
with	O
nail-biting	O
action	O
as	O
it	O
brought	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
counterterrorist	O
operations	O
to	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Games.net,	O
named	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
top	O
25	O
game	O
downloads	O
of	O
1998	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
release	O
sold	O
218,183	O
copies	O
during	O
1998	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
$8.86	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
and	O
Rainbow	B-Device
Six	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Spear	I-Device
together	O
sold	O
450,000	O
copies	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
2001/2002	O
fiscal	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
