
It's worth remembering Rainbow Six was originally a 1998 novel, written by Tom Clancy himself. But players have made a tradeoff in abandoning the realism of earlier Rainbow Six games, and there are a few ways Ubisoft could attempt to bring it back, whether in the next title ( previously known as Rainbow Six Quarantine) or something down the road. There's nothing inherently wrong with this as long as it's fun and no one has any illusions, it works. Operators and their gear have become more fantastical, more closely resembling Mission: Impossible or even Overwatch. They are incredibly annoying in a tower defence game like Arknights, where powerful characters on your side don’t matter if they can’t prevent every enemy from sneaking past the player’s defences.It goes without saying at this point that Ubisoft's Rainbow Six has been a runaway hit, but it's also unquestionable the shooter has strayed considerably from realism, even since its own launch. Two of these slug-like creatures appear after each enemy is killed, and the boss on this level will spawn them periodically. Yet here I am, struggling helplessly against the waves of Originiutant tumours.

Not being able to complete this stage locks me out of half the rewards in the event. Arknights events typically have two stages: the main levels and the bonus levels. Which is why it was so frustrating that the last main level of the event is so damn difficult. The Siege characters are permanent operators that will be useful long after the event ends.

Despite the differences in aesthetics, origin, and genre, Arknights was able to seamlessly integrate the Rainbow Six characters into the existing game by making them feel like Arknights operates gameplay-wise. And while most of the cast speaks Japanese in this Chinese mobile game, the Rainbow Six operators are only voiced in English.

Although they were implemented into the game as playable operators, their designs were notably muted compared to most of Arknights’ fashionable cast. Upon starting the crossover event, I was immediately introduced to Rainbow Six operators such as Ash, Tachanka, Blitz, and Frost.
