Athena Sword Released!!

[Anthraxxx]

Good news, Ravenshield players!

Athena Sword has been shipped to gaming stores today. If you are lucky, your local store will have a copy, otherwise you will have to wait til tomorrow. Also, there are two new patches out. Download the new patches from

http://www.theplatoon.com/ravenshield


http://www.raven-shield.com<-- good info on which patches you need to install






Edit: there is also a patch excusively for people who have installed Athena Sword to the 1.55 version of Ravenshield ONLY. it is the AS1.01 patch. Just so you know...

 

[ailevation]

:naughty: HELL YEA! i'm getting mines tommorow!!! That's 3-10-04!!! SUCKERS MUHAHAHHAA. OMG I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm like a PANZY SCHOOL GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Foxtrot]

What did that add?

 

[Anthraxxx]

Team Rainbow is back! Command the world's most elite, multinational force of counter-terrorist operatives in their latest mission. Track the desperate remnants of the international terror network from Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield into the exotic regions of the Mediterranean and prevent their mad agenda of international anarchy and devastation.

New story that picks up where Raven Shield left off.

8 new missions (set in 6 all-new levels)
5 new multiplayer levels
Locations include: Chemical Factory, Ferry Boat, University, Italian Back Alleys and Jungle
3 classic missions
Available in single-player & multiplayer modes, they come from the previous Rainbow Six episodes (Rainbow Six, Rogue Spear & Urban Ops) & have been updated with the Unreal™ engine.
5 new multiplayer game modes
- Adversarial Terrorist Hunt
- Adversarial Scattered Hunt
- Capture the Enemy
- Kamikaze
- Countdown
7 new fully-customizable weapons
- Pistol: Beretta M93R - Single and 3-round burst capability
- SM4 CQB - 9mm w/ 40 round mag
- Assault Rifle 1: HK G3KA4 - 7.62mm short assault rifle base on G3A3
- Assault Rifle 2: OTs-14 Groza 9/40 - Latest Russian MVD weapon firing 9x39mm
- Shotgun: M1014 (12g)- modernized version of the M1 tactical shotgun
- M240G Machine gun - 7.62mm belt fed
- Sniper Rifle: HK SL8-1 (SL8-1 5.56mm)
New enemies
New NPC characters for an even more interactive experience
New intro and insertion cinematics



http://www.raven-shield.com/athenasword/features.php

 

[Anthraxxx]

Here's some quotes from Gamespot's Q&A with Nicola Aitoro, Ubisoft Milan's producer

GS: What's the scope of the expansion pack's campaign? How many missions are there, and where will they take place?

NA: The new campaign is composed of eight new single-player missions. All of them take place in the Mediterranean area: Italy (Milan and Palermo), Monte Carlo, Croatia (Dubrovnik), and Greece (Athens).

GS: What are the new weapons that the expansion will introduce?

NA: There will be seven new weapons. You want to know them all? Here are the details:

Pistol: Beretta M93R--with single- and three-round burst modes
SMG: Spectre M4--9mm with 40-round magazine
Assault Rifle: HK G3KA4--7.62mm short assault rifle based on the G3A3
Assault Rifle: OTs-14 Groza 9/40--the latest Russian MVD weapon firing 9x39mm
Shotgun: Benelli M4 Super 90--the latest Benelli shotgun
Light Machine Gun: M240--7.62mm belt-fed
Sniper Rifle: HK SL8-1--5.56mm

GS: Apart from the new content, will there be any general tweaks to the game? Any new features or interface updates?

NA: We are introducing civilian characters (humans that do not have to be rescued) to add more life in some missions and policemen who patrol and secure the insertion zone for Rainbow. These new features give more depth to the action, and we think players will like them.

Another new feature is a special custom mission mode, called countdown, in which you have to play the single-player missions with a time limit, but with the same objectives. This is especially interesting because it requires the player to act in a very different way than in the standard Rainbow Six game.

GS: Some classic Rainbow Six missions are being reworked for the Rainbow Six 3 engine and included in the expansion. Which missions are they? How did you decided on these particular ones?

NA: The missions are Steel Wind (the embassy mission from the original Rainbow Six), Sargasso Fade (the Siberian base mission from Rogue Spear), and Virgin Moon (the subway mission from Urban Operations).

They were chosen based on their popularity and comments from the player community. When we asked, "Which is the best mission in Rogue Spear?" they always said Siberian Base.




GS: What multiplayer modes and content will be included in Athena Sword?

NA: There will be four new multiplayer modes: adversarial terrorist hunt, adversarial scattered hunt (these should already be familiar), capture the enemy, and kamikaze. The last two are completely new and deserve a detailed explanation. In CTE, players never die, but once shot, they surrender, and the other player has eight seconds to get to them and handcuff them. Once handcuffed, a player can do nothing but move the third-person camera and wait for a teammate to free him.

In kamikaze, a random member of the green team is chosen to be the bomb carrier. He is equipped with a pistol only and a heartbeat sensor. Green team must find the defusing kit, which is located at the red team base, while red team should either kill the bomb carrier or find the detonator at the green team base

 

[Loke]

Cool! I love Raven Shield so I might get this. Seems great and thanks for the heads-up, Anthraxxx.

 

[Shakermaker]

IGN has a review:
http://pc.ign.com/articles/497/497614p1.html

 

[nw909]

Probably gonna get this in a long while, no $ right now.

Adversarial Terrorist Hunt sounds very interesting.

 

[ailevation]

:afro: :flame: Unless you're a die-hard fan of rainbow six... I mean like play this shit over and over through the story like 5 times in a week and play multiplayer all the time, Athena Sword is for you. But if you just LIKE ravenshield and play it like whatever, i'd not recommend this for you... well atleast do not pay full price for it(jack it or somethin). Yea, all that above sounds so amazing and cool WHOA. But all in all it's just 8 new maps and weapons and some new multiplayer jumbo mumbo, got my ass bored real quick. After awhile you realize it's just too damn repeatative and have you soon thinking about how they just could've added these things before, or come out with a free add-on . I really expected a lot out of this game, but since i'm one of those "die-hard" fans I got it, kind of regret paying 30 bucks when it's really worth 10...