Revealed: Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow

After a smashing success in 2003, Team Rainbow returns to save the world from terror with the latest Tom Clancy offering for Xbox.

UbiSoft announced today that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow will launch in August 2004 for Xbox.

Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studios, Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow improves upon the Xbox Live compatible original with new single- and multi-player missions, new online modes, split-screen for cooperative gameplay, and a host of new features that may "maximize the possibilities of Xbox Live", according to today's announcement.

Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow will be the one of the first games to deliver the new Xbox Live 3.0 features to the gaming community.

A series of attempts to kidnap telemetry and rocket scientists pulls Team Rainbow into a spiderweb of international intrigue. An international cabal of renegade military officers is trying to create conflict in the oil-rich regions around the Black Sea, giving them an excuse to swoop in and seize control. Team Rainbow must stop the terrorists from developing weapons of mass destruction, and prevent them from starting a devastating war.

Black Arrow continues in the vein of last year's mega-hit. In the game, players command a four-man international anti-terrorist squad comprised of the cream of the crop from the United States, Germany, Britain and France as they infiltrate a ring of nefarious terrorists and halt their bloody quest for weapons and power. The popular voice-activated command system, individual personalities of the team members, and comprehensive Xbox Live multiplayer capabilities will be familiar to current devotees, while the new missions and features will attract a new crop of players.

Key features include:

New Single Player Campaign: