Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold

finally finished the first level

23 years later and this game is still one of the best. They dont make them as they used to.

How i got it to work. Go to game file- System- right click RavenShield- Properties- Compatibility- compatibility mode- run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP (service Pack 2)- Go down to Settings- Run in 640 x 480- Run this Program as an administrator. Then, fit apply and launch the game from the folder or create a desktop short cut and launch it from there (launching it from the steam button seemss to not work right).

Still the best tactical FPS ever made.

Great tactical shooter. I had a lot of fun with this game. Playing through it and the expansion on the hardest difficulty is pretty extreme. It's unfair and random luck, I hated this game so much for pulling all sorts of crap on me, but when I finally would beat a mission after 50 tries it would be so rewarding and satisfying. This game requires severe precision and timing half the time. One thing which annoys me quite a lot is that each troop is limited to only two items... I need at least four. In a way, it would make it too east perhaps, but when I can only have two items I'm usually picking the best ones – flash grenades and smoke grenades. Also, it's funny that game automatically equips you with masks for chemical bomb levels, but they are useless since after the bombs are launched you always lose, otherwise there is no danger at all without wearing a mask. I suppose you can use masks for tear grenades, but they are thrown at you quite rarely and they only make minor complications. That really annoyed me is that the more I played the main game the more prone to crashing it got. I managed to beat the first few missions with no crashed. Then I'd get 1 crash per mission start, by the end of the game it would crash for maybe 5 times before I could start the mission, and often the written on-screen text would become broken, so I'd need to restart game anyway. Luckily, the crashes would happen only when starting the mission, never during them. Also, somehow it did not crash even once during the whole expansion. Another issue I had is how difficult it was to make the expansion run. For some reason, after installing it the game would still claim that it's not installed. Had to apply fan made patch to fix it... Nevertheless, this game is a lot of fun. Combat is awesome, stealth and executing hostage rescues or stopping the bomb launches are highly intense and satisfying. Weaponry has a great variety. 7/10

One of the best games in the R6 series. Siege-garbage will never be that good – just a competitive remnant of what once was a legendary game with the spirit of Tom Clancy stuff of the time. My recommendation for 2026: install the community remaster for the game — new skins, better textures, QoL changes, etc. Totally enjoying the game in 2026. The only problem I always had is the walking controls feel a bit stiff. Otherwise, great tactical game. Just as I remember.

I played this game as a little kid and it's amazing that this game is still playable today. Everything is just as I remember it. A strategic, tactical, simple, yet entertaining game.

Incredible! Cutting edge gameplay for the tactical shooter lovers out there!