Rainbow Six Mobile is Ubisoft‘s latest work in the mobile shooter market. It is a mobile port of the popular PC/Console title, Rainbow Six Siege, which features intense 5v5 close-quarters combat. Players only have one life each round, as they attempt to coordinate with teammates to attack/defend the objective. With a range of maps, modes, and operators, R6S encourages strategic CQB gameplay – an area in mobile games that is yet to be tapped into. In this article, we will review Rainbow Six Mobile and share our first impressions of the game.
Ubisoft is looking to follow the path set by other popular mobile games such as Call of Duty Mobile and PUBG Mobile, creating a standalone title in Rainbow Six Mobile. Whilst it will be separate from Rainbow Six Siege, the developers have promised R6M will have the same intense and strategy-heavy gameplay. Should this be the case, Ubisoft could have a fantastic project on its hands.
Rainbow Six Mobile offers responsive gameplay and feels enjoyable to play
Starting with the Rainbow Six Mobile review, what makes an FPS game enjoyable is how smooth and responsive it is to play. Rainbow Six Mobile does well in that sense; the game just “feels right” when playing. Of course, adequate controls aren’t enough for mobile shooters nowadays, but what makes the R6M special is that it has a key differentiating factor in its gameplay that separates it from the crowd.
That is the close-quarters tactical aspect – with limited movement space in maps, destructible walls, and floors, and a range of different weapons and gadgets to prepare against both attackers and defenders. All these elements contribute to the balanced, end-to-end gameplay, which encourages more strategic thinking and coordination with teammates.
During these intense matches, every small decision can make a big impact, and getting it right can feel really rewarding. This is a new genre amongst FPS games, so at first, it is a little difficult to get used to. Since it can feel so rewarding, though, it keeps you wanting to come back to play another match. That is why, naturally, it is quite easy to transition to this game from other standard FPS games.
A mobile port that tries to be different
For those who are familiar with the PC/Console title, Rainbow Six Siege, many of the core mechanics and ideas transfer over, like anchoring, roaming, breaching, droning, etc. It is a very strategy-heavy game, but the developers have acknowledged that and introduced some features to create a more friendly experience for beginners.
That includes a Tactical Focus feature, where the player can hard-scope in on an angle with extra focus. The player’s speed is reduced, exposing them from other angles, but the weapon fires on its own when an enemy walks into the reticle.
The Tactical Focus is quite powerful when used properly, so it might need some balancing, but the idea is right. It encourages a more conservative playstyle, as opposed to going aggressive “run-and-gun“. The game has a few other small features that point the player in that direction, which is good to have.
A range of operators, maps, and modes keeps content fresh
The game initially offers a total of 18 operators, 3 different maps, and 2 modes to play in. All of these ideas were plucked directly from the games’ PC/Console counterparts for the most part. Apart from the modes, though, they have all been tweaked and optimized for mobile.
The operators have all been redesigned in R6M’s graphics style, and they are each unique in appearance and skill set. They are all split into attackers and defenders, but there are several other classes within each half as well.
For example, the attackers can be split further into hard breachers, soft breachers, and anti-gadget, just to name a few. This diversity keeps each round of R6M different from the one before and adds depth to the game. There are numerous combinations of operators to try with teammates, and each operator has pros and cons to consider, too.
On top of that, there is the excitement of unlocking operators and seeing what new operators are released in the future. The maps are all unique as well, including a modern bank with an underground safe, a building full of soft walls in the Middle East, and a three-floor clubhouse packed with entertainment rooms.
The 2 game modes initially available are Bomb, which follows the classic “defuse the bomb” style, where there are 2 bombs for the defenders to defend, and the Secure Area mode, in which the attackers aim to control a room for 10 seconds. Both are fairly unique from each other, and the developers have promised that new modes and maps will be released over time as well.
A bright and minimal environment surprisingly works well
Rainbow Six Mobile takes a different approach to the game’s visuals, which surprisingly works really well. R6M leans more towards a minimalist design, such as with the operators’ animated appearances and the eye-catching map environments. The bright colors look great, and there are soft details that don’t stand out but contribute to the overall visual appeal.
The maps and weapons in-game look well-polished, too. Things like smoke and explosions look real but have a hint of simplicity about them. The game manages to look vibrant and easy on the eye whilst also providing a realistic and immersive experience too.
A good way to summarise it is that the game looks approachable. It’s not super-detailed like CODM, and it doesn’t venture deep into sci-fi like Apex Legends Mobile, for example. Instead, it goes its own way, and it looks like it has worked out quite well.
Final Verdict
From our review perspective, Ubisoft has done well in porting Rainbow Six Siege to mobile. It isn’t a direct port, though; it is more of its own thing, with its own unique graphics style. The gameplay itself is intense and exciting; every round can have something memorable about it, like a cool maneuver under pressure, a well-executed strategy, or even moments of just pure chaos.
The range of operators, maps, and modes adds further depth outside of the gameplay, and this kind of structure means content can be refreshed regularly with new maps and modes and new operators to use. Rainbow Six Mobile has the ingredients to potentially break into the eSports category because of this. This game is capable of churning out constant entertainment if it can carry on smoothly.
As long as it can dodge the usual things which kill the excitement of FPS games like major bugs, hackers, overused micro-transactions, etc, R6M can become a great project. Ultimately, for mobile FPS fans, R6M is a breath of fresh air. It’s something different from the usual games that dominate the genre, and it could be the start of a new trend as well.
Rainbow Six Mobile review by GamingonPhone
Gameplay Mechanics - 9
Gamemodes - 9
Graphics and Music - 8.5
Controls and UI - 8.5
Free-to-Play Elements - 8
8.6
Good
Ubisoft has done well porting Rainbow Six Siege to mobile, which makes its own name as well. With excellent gameplay, beautiful graphics, and depth through content, the game has the potential to influence the FPS market.
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