erson-shooter, however Rainbow Six has managed to reach the highest levels of integration. Evidence of this is the fact that the storyline preceding each level changes the purpose of the mission. This simple fact that the story line directly affects the way one plays puts it a step above most first-person-shooters. The combination of complexity and integration of the story line in Rainbow Six certainly shows that it is an advanced game. Lastly we must analyze the versatility of this product. Versatility manifests itself in many ways and lends the game to fit the player’s taste. Rainbow Six does this in a few ways. Like many games it has variable difficulty levels including beginner, novice, and veteran. This is expected as a bare minimum, but Rainbow Six goes on by letting players skip as much or as little of the story line as they desire. This allows players with varying tastes to enjoy this game. The choice of weapons can add to the versatility of the game. Rainbow Six allows the player to choose weapons that promote varying combinations of stealth, accuracy, range and mass damage. The weapons range from a shotgun with low stealth, accuracy and range but high mass damage, to an automatic with high stealth and accuracy, medium range but no mass damage, to a sniper rifle with no stealth or mass damage, but extra high accuracy and range. This allows the player to customize the game more to their play style. The ability of the player to so well customize the game to their liking through varying the storyline or their use of the weapons proves that Rainbow Six is a well-designed game. Certainly if one does not enjoy first-person-shooters they may have a hard time enjoying Rainbow Six. However, due to its excellent game play, story line and versatility it can be enjoyed by anyone with even the slightest interest in this game play style. The combination of these features certainly shows Rainbow Six to be a game of supe...
