Ubisoft sure is doing weird things with the Rainbow Six franchise as of late. What was once a counter terrorist based game is now a shooter with rainbow colored guns and soon to introduce zombies (or aliens).
Rainbow Six Extraction (formally called Quarantine) was originally released in Rainbow Six Seige as a special event and I guess it was popular enough to warrant a separate release. I had an "Okay" time with the game back then but it hadn't really scratch that zombie itch for me. I still felt like Dying Light, or COD zombies, offered a better experienced than that this.
We're a few months away from release, we'll get to try the game and see how good it really is. I mean, it could be cool to use Rainbow Six gadgets to bring down zombies even though it's not really something I ever thought of doing within the Rainbow Six universe. I sure miss the days of having to plan out the most effective ways to bring down terrorists. Whether or not this will be a hit for Ubisoft remains to be seen but it's possible that it will appeal to the new generation of gamers more so than the old timers like myself. I hope we'll get to see a demo sometime soon.
Note: I'm using Aliens/Zombies interchangeably here as essentially both type of games typically offer the same kind of gameplay. Whether you shoot a mindless horde of zombies, or a horde of aliens, ... it's essentially the same gimmick.
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