
They neutralize the terrorists and Winston eventually finds out that Lang was associated with the Phoenix Group. RAINBOW discovers that the Phoenix Group set up a level 4 biological facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, meaning that RAINBOW operatives would require biosuits. Throughout its investigation, RAINBOW is assisted and advised by John Brightling, chairman of the powerful bio-tech corporation Horizon Inc., and Anne Lang, Brightling's former college classmate at Cornell University. Soon after its inauguration and rescue of biological expert Catherine Winston in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, RAINBOW finds itself responding to a series of seemingly unrelated terrorist attacks by the Phoenix Group, a radical eco-terrorist organization. The term "Rainbow Six" refers to the director of the organization, John Clark. The organization's director is John Clark, and the team leader is Ding Chavez. In 1999, RAINBOW is a newly created multinational counter-terrorism unit, composed of elite soldiers from NATO countries, formed to address the growing problem of international terrorism.

Consequently, many players replay missions that are technically successful merely to reduce the number of casualties. Any casualties that occur during a mission are permanent, so the deceased cannot be used in future missions. The player can take control of any living operative at will, making them the leader. Teams not under player control follow the orders given to them in the planning stage.

During gameplay, the player controls only one team member directly, and can see stats for that member and all units on the Heads-Up Display. Successful missions often last just minutes, but may require dozens of repetitions and planning changes. The planning stage determined elements such as the path the AI-controlled squads would follow during the mission, as well as where they will deploy devices such as flashbangs or door breaching charges. Tools such as thicker body armor, automatic rifles, and grenades have little value before the player grows accustomed to the gameplay.īefore each mission is a planning stage, during which the player is given a briefing, and then chooses the operatives to be involved in the mission, their weapons, equipment and uniforms. To add to the realism, all in-game characters, terrorists, hostages and Rainbow operatives, can be wounded or dispatched in just fractions of a second. Rainbow Six is a tactical shooter, which focuses more on stealth and tactics than on sheer firepower.
