San Francisco, CA - March 10, 2004 - Ubisoft announced today that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3: Athena Sword(tm) has shipped for the PC. The first mission pack for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Athena Sword adds even higher levels of entertainment and realism to the Rainbow Six experience. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword is rated "T" for Teen and will have an MSRP of $19.99.
Storyline
Command the world's most elite, multinational force of counter-terrorist operatives in their latest mission. Track the desperate remnants of the international terror network from Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield into the exotic regions of the Mediterranean and prevent their mad agenda of international anarchy and devastation.
Game Features
• All new eight mission campaign in locations from Italy and Croatia to Greece.
• Five new multiplayer levels: Chemical Factory, Ferry Boat, University, Italian Alleys and Jungle.
• Three new multiplayer game modes: Adversarial Terror Hunt, Adversarial Scattered Hunt and Capture the Enemy.
• Seven additional real-world weapons, for a total of 64, with sound effects from the team that worked on the blockbuster movie, The Matrix.
• Three bonus classic missions from the original Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear, updated with the latest graphics and technology.
Minimum PC System Requirements
Supporter OS: Windows® 98 SE/ME/2000/XP (only)
Processor: Pentium® III 800 MHz, AMD Athlon(tm) or equivalent
RAM: 128 MB RAM; XP users: 256MB required
Video Card: 32 MB DirectX® 8-compatible 3D graphics card with hardware T&L
Sound Card: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound device
DirectX® Version: DirectX 8.1 or higher
CD-ROM: 16x or faster
Hard Drive Space: 2 GB free hard drive space
Multiplay: Internet connection for play on ubi.com (56k modem supported but not recommended)
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