Today we are starting a new series where we look back at the Rainbow Six series. It might blow your mind when you realize that this series has been around since 1998!
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (1998) Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, Sega DreamcastThe first game to really make Tom Clancy a big deal in the world of video games (as he had been in other media) was the original Rainbow Six game. The game was first released on PC and then was ported to console via the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and then a little later, the Sega Dreamcast.
It has been reported that for this game, Tom Clancy wanted a shooter that was more tactical based and required the player to think before they would shoot. The Rainbow team is an elite counter terrorism unit that is sent into various places to bring down a target and save hostages. For the time the story was pretty in depth, but these days it is probably seen as a bit simplistic.
It was the strategic gameplay that hooked many people. A mission can be completed in mere minutes, but this mission may have to be replayed over and over again. There is a lot of trial and error in Rainbow Six as the player tries to figure out what is the best way to go about completing a mission. Watching all your planning work out and the mission be successful is a great feeling.
At the time of the release the PC version was reviewed pretty well, but this kind of game was not something console gamers were used to and as a result, the console versions were not reviewed as well. Especially the Dreamcast version which many reviewers at the time said was a lazy port.
While it may seem basic by today’s standard, the original Rainbow Six is a real landmark video game and if you are interested in checking it out. The PlayStation version an actually be downloaded from the PlayStation Store.
Today is a sad, but also kind of fun day as you are joining us for our last installment of our Grand Theft Auto retrospective.
Grand Theft Auto V(2013/14/15) Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PCGrand Theft Auto V was a monster of a game. It was far larger in scope than any other GTA game had been before and even now a couple of years later, people are still finding amazing new things in this game.
The story this time around saw you play the role of three different characters. You start off as Franklin a young dude who is just trying to scrape by. He tries to reposes a car from a man called, Michael who is a former career criminal who is trying to lay low after a job went to hell. Michael takes a liking to Franklin and takes him under his wing. Before long a run in with the feds, rival criminals and a whole load of other stuff from the past being brought up. Michael and Franklin cross paths with Trevor a lunatic who once worked with Michael and a guy who hates Michael, but at the same time needs to work with him.
Grand Theft Auto V allows you to switch between all three characters on the fly once they have all been unlocked. You will need to be a certain character to do a certain mission and RockStar created a fantastic story here with three diverse characters that despite their flaws, you care about. As well as a great story, GTA V features a ton of content. There are bank heists, the stock market, scuba diving, base jumping and of course a ton of other things you can run around doing. There was also Grand Theft Auto Online which was an MMO set in the GTA universe and it has built up quite the following.
A year after release, Grand Theft Auto V was released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a much higher quality and also a first person mode, a first for the series. The following year, 2015, Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC.
GTA V is regarded as one of the best games ever made. Grand Theft Auto 6 whatever it is, is going to have to be something special to top it.
While we are all about offering you awesome modded controllers for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. We, of course, love to talk about video games with you too. Well, the PC beta has been live for a short while now and there are many angry gamers posting videos on YouTube where they have been wrecked by people they are accusing of hacking the game and using some kind of aimbot.
We are not saying this is ok and we get that some people will find it very annoying, but we all knew this would be the case and if it does bother you that much. When the full game comes out, just make sure you try and organize games with people you know, that way you can all agree to either use hacks or mods or you can just play the game straight.
It is important to note that there is a lot of people who say that they have not experienced anything like this. So we are not sure if it is as widespread a problem like some people are reporting.
Hacking and Call Of Duty always go together and you have to accept that going in. As we said, make sure you play with folks you know if this is something that concerns you. Also, Activision and Sledgehammer have not yet come out and said anything about this. We expect them to announce that they know it is happening, but by the time the full game is released it will be fixed.
Call Of Duty WWII Is Just Fun!
Hey guys as you have probably realized, we have spent a lot of time with the beta of Call Of Duty WWII, most recently the PC version. This is by far one of the games we are most excited for this year and we wanted to share a few thoughts about the game and why you should be very excited for Call Of Duty WWII.
While Infinite Warfare was not to everyone’s taste as it was too futuristic. WW II is something that many people were excited to see Call Of Duty be about again and we wanted to tell you that this excitement is well warranted.
The thing is, we are not sure that it is because the game is set during WW II that makes it so much fun. We think that Sledgehammer Games have created a first person shooter that is just so much fun to actually play. The game modes here are perfect (especially the new War Mode) so there is something for everyone. Not to mention the single player campaign that is looking like it is going to be a ton of fun.
We know that some people get burned out on first person shooters, but if you want a game that is just going to be a fun experience every time you play it. We really do think that you are going to struggle to top Call Of Duty this holiday season.
Here at Mods “R” Us, we are super stoked to try out our epic modded controllers with this game and we would love to know how excited you guys are for Call Of Duty in the comments below.
