When did Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six release?

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six was first released on August 21, 1998.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

Aug 21, 1998ShooterSimulatorStrategyPlayStation 3 Nintendo 64PC (Microsoft Windows)MacPlayStation

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six on?: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six was released on PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast.
When did Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six release?: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six was first released on August 21, 1998.

About Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

A combination of explosive action and real-life strategy! The most revolutionary action/strategy game of its kind. Nothing comes closer to offering an exciting combination of strategy, team-building, realistic three-dimensional graphics and true-to-life special forces action. The ultimate goal is to save yourself and the world from deadly terrorists. You must successfully complete 17 unique missions. If you die, the game isn't over. The World is.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Developer: Red Storm Entertainment
Publisher: Red Storm Entertainment
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Themes: Action, Warfare
Series: Tom Clancy’s

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

78/100

from 80 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	1999	$11	$30	$156	9	Low

Release timeline

PC (Microsoft Windows)Aug 21, 1998
MacOct 8, 1999
Nintendo 64Nov 17, 1999
PlayStationNov 19, 1999
Game Boy ColorApr 3, 2000
DreamcastMay 9, 2000
PlayStation 3May 21, 2009
PlayStation PortableMay 21, 2009

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$11

Complete

$30

Sealed

$156

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Gray cartridge	$14	$35	—
PAL release	$9	$30	—

What it needs to play

OptionalExpansion Pak — Nintendo listed it among the games enhanced by the Expansion Pak.
OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).

How often it sells

Loose: about 3 times a week
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 6 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $3.27 in Jan 2007, $10.25 five years ago, and $11.41 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$3.27	—
Jan 2008	$6.67	—
Jan 2009	$4.97	—
Jan 2010	$4.26	—
Jan 2011	$2.22	—
Jan 2012	$1.71	—
Jan 2013	$2.40	—
Jan 2014	$4.00	$8.99
Jan 2015	$4.25	$10.00
Jan 2016	$5.94	$10.95
Jan 2017	$5.00	$19.99
Jan 2018	$7.01	$17.11
Jan 2019	$6.89	$17.34
Jan 2020	$8.78	$18.24
Jan 2021	$8.46	$22
Jan 2022	$11.99	$25
Jan 2023	$10.00	$44
Jan 2024	$10.47	$36
Jan 2025	$11.64	$35
Jan 2026	$15.19	$40
Oct 2026	$11.41	$30

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	17 November 1999	NUS-NR6E-USA	NUS-01A-02
Europe / PAL	December 1999	NUS-NR6P-UKV	—

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1999
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A tactical shooter rebuilt from the ground up for the N64, with a two-player co-op mode, and a very cheap cart.

This is the Nintendo 64 port of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, the tactical counterterrorism shooter that began on Windows in 1998. Saffire developed it for Red Storm Entertainment and it came out in North America in November 1999 and Europe in December. It is not a straight copy of the PC game. Saffire struggled to fit the control scheme to the N64 controller and ended up remaking the game completely so it would run without frame rate dips, and the missions were reorganized into 12, some of them borrowed from the Eagle Watch expansion.

The N64 port also has a simpler HUD than the original and a two-player split-screen cooperative mode, which most of the other console ports lack. Electronic Gaming Monthly singled out its detailed graphics and smooth frame rate, achieved without resorting to fog.

How it was made

Developed by Saffire and published by Red Storm Entertainment; the other versions of the game were each handled by different studios.

What the press said at the time

Game Informer Issue 82

February 2000

“This hybrid of the PC version features some interesting enhancements that make it a worthy game.”
— Game Informer, February 2000

Before you buy

The North American cartridge is cheap, sitting below the median for the library, and the fake risk is low. A gray cartridge variant exists and sells for slightly more loose, so a gray shell is nothing to worry about. Nintendo listed the game among those enhanced by the Expansion Pak, which is optional, and the Rumble Pak is optional too. The PAL release is a separate cartridge that costs a little less loose and about the same complete. A sealed copy costs far more than a complete one.