Game play is organized around a series of missions in which you must plan and execute precise assaults on terrorist installations. As your mission advances, you will uncover a larger and more sinister conspiracy, where the fate of the world hangs in the balance. And unlike other games, if you make a mistake, you're gone -- because in the real world, one shot counts.

To carry out a mission, the player must assemble a crack team from a pool of skilled specialists and plan the operation using an overhead three-dimensional model of the target area. Once satisfied with their strategy, the player then leads the assault using a first-person, three-dimensional view. The game is playable by single players with artificial intelligence controlling friendly and enemy troops.

Rainbow Six creates the best of both strategy and team oriented action game play. With 20 playable characters and 12 different missions in real world locations, the variety of gameplay is extensive.

So carefully select your team and even more carefully, conceive your plan. Remember, one shot kills and if you die, the game isn't over... the world is.