Rainbow Sux

I am a long suffering fan of this franchise. I have played it from it's very first game and have believed that it was once a very rewarding shooter. Unfortunately, it seems, that the unique PC version of this game has been lost to the console market. Don't get me wrong I do believe there is a place in gaming for consoles. I own an Xbox and a Dreamcast and have owned the Nintendo (all of them) and sega consoles. If the console market didn't exist there wouldn't be as many people playing games. The PC isn't suited to everyone. Not everyone likes mouse and keyboard (dare I say it) and not everyone wants to maintain their game environment with regular maintenance. But, the PC is a different platform than the consoles. It is completely different. Even the type of gamers are different. Why then should Ubisoft change the format of a successful game such as Rainbow Six to a console type shooter?

Rainbow Six had something for everyone (if you are interested in one-hit-kill shooters). The strategy and team mangament was nearly second to none. It was hardly rivalled by any other shooter and often immitated. As far as I am concerned Raven Shield was the peak of this franchise and a game which I reinstall and still enjoy playing multiplayer. Lockdown was a complete diversion from the franchise. It basically turned the style of gameplay and quality of the previous titles and catered for the lowest common denominator. Ubisoft made changes to the Ghost Recon franchise and has managed to (sort of) bring it back to its roots with Advanced Warfighter. Will this ever happen to Rainbow Six?