Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Critical Hour

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Mar 14, 2006
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
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  1. Next Level Gaming
    69
    Critical Hour just isn't going to get much playtime from me anymore. It's fine to rent for a weekend, but you're doing yourself better by getting an Xbox 360 and playing "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter" in wait for "Rainbow Six: Vegas."
  2. TeamXbox
    65
    The emphasis was put back on "one shot kills", but it is still too easy to run-and-gun with this level of enemy intelligence. Commanding squad mates is cool, but this just doesn't feel like the Rainbow Six we once knew.
  3. DarkStation
    60
    It's bound to happen sooner or later. Critical Hour serves up an uninspired gameplay and dull visuals, which had all the signs of a rushed title.
  5. GameZone
    60
    Even at its bargain price, the game is over way too quickly and the online multiplayer brilliance of past Rainbow Six games is a flawed experience in this game.
  6. Game Chronicles
    60
    Critical Hour, despite being the latest game in the series, takes several severe steps backwards in both graphics and audio technology, and the unpredictable enemy AI and target assist put this game more in the action genre than the tactical one.
  7. Gamers' Temple
    55
    If you really love Rainbow Six, then rent the game because you'll blow through the game pretty quickly.
  8. DailyGame
    50
    Critical Hour is unenjoyable by even the most hardcore fans of the franchise, and should be ignored completely.
  9. GamingTrend
    48
    It's a rush job, a disservice to the franchise, and its just not a very good game.
  10. GameSpot
    47
    Rainbow Six Critical Hour's brief campaign, poor presentation, and broken multiplayer make it almost impossible to recommend, even to longtime fans.
  11. Official Xbox Magazine
    45
    Team Rainbow's colors have never looked so bad. [Jun 2006, p.85]
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Awards & Rankings

68
#68 Best Xbox Game of 2006
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#4 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2006

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User Score
4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 9 out of 21
  1. jrerj
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
    a bit too harsh from the critic but I do understand their point of views maybe
  2. rtjkr
    Jan 31, 2023
    5
    pretty okay actually to be honest. I mean you still can find something well done in this game
  3. rhdrdh
    Dec 19, 2022
    6
    Ultimately this game is an average game also the content is just not high enough
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