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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction
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Rainbow Six Extraction brings some new ideas to the venerable first-person shooter, but its largely unremarkable and struggles to emerge from its predecessor’s shadow.
Game Info
Assemble your elite team of Rainbow Six Operators to launch incursions in the unpredictable containment zones and face off against an evolving Alien threat. Band together and put everything on the line as you take on this unknown enemy.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 103
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Shooter
DEVELOPER(S):
- Ubisoft Montreal
PUBLISHER(S):
- Ubisoft
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- Rainbow Six
GAME MODES:
- Co-operative, Multiplayer
GAME ENGINE:
- AnvilNext 2.0
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
103
Critic Reviews
73
Average Critic Score
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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High Score
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Median Score
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Low Score
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Vikki Blake (Eurogamer)
January 21, 2022
Not Recommended
Rainbow Six Extraction’s tactical PvE is good, punchy fun with a squad, and has a couple of nice little twists – but that’s about it.
Jordan Ramée (GameSpot)
January 19, 2022
7/10
Though progression feels too closely tied to a mediocre challenge system, Rainbow Six Extraction offers fun incursions against a parasitic alien threat and rewards teamwork.
Chris Carter (Destructoid)
January 19, 2022
7/10
While it doesn’t execute fully with its foundation, it does take more risks than I expected, to the point where it’s going to be worth a look for some folks — but only just so.
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (103 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Алексей Лихачев | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | A surprisingly good tactical shooter that reminds of classic Rainbow Six games. Its gameplay faults are easy to fix, and you don’t have to guess if it’ll have a good post-release support. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Not Recommended | 01-19-2022 | Video Review | Read review |
| Areajugones | Ramón Baylos | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Effective in the mechanical and with enormous potential for its creators to nourish it with more content in the future, Rainbow Six Extraction is a safe bet for those who love zombies, but with a proposal that is clearly oriented towards the tactical and towards offering a more demanding experience than usual. My advice is to do a little bit of your part and don’t be afraid of it, because it may be your next recurring game of the coming months. | Read review |
| Atomix | Rodolfo León | 75 / 100 | 01-21-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction manages to create some unique and interesting concepts, but most of the time it often feels like another generic shooter. This new spinoff just doesn’t have anything that makes it stand out from most shooter out there, and I beleive even Siege players won’t even be interested in this game for too long. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Elliott Gatica | 3 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a mixed bag of right and wrong. It’s carried primarily from its tactical, yet intense gameplay. In concept, it strays completely away from what actually defines a Tom Clancy game. | Read review |
| AusGamers | KostaAndreadis | 6.5 / 10 | 01-25-2022 | As a Rainbow Six Siege spin-off it’s fun to see all of the gadgets and mechanics of that game make their way over into the co-op space. The gun-feel is also on point. The ease at which you can throw out a recon drone or line up a head-shot through a wall is endlessly satisfying. And with all of its tactical stealthiness, Extraction plays unlike anything else we’ve seen in the co-op space. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to give the experience a true identity it can call its own. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Bahram Bigharaz | 6 / 10 | 01-27-2022 | Extraction could have made much more sense as an add-on or expansion pack for Siege, not a full fledged standalone release with almost full price and no improvements whatsoever over an already great game. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Sina Golabzade | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | So far Rainbow Six Extraction is a very entertaining experience if a little uninspired but the real fight begins now as the developers have to prove that this is something worth your long time engagement. | Read review |
| But Why Tho? | Quinn Hiers | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | The biggest downfall for Rainbow Six Extraction is that it becomes too easy too quickly, and with little control over making the Incursions harder, players may find it mundane. But the handful of unique mechanics spices up the current PvE offerings. And with endgame modes that evolve from week to week, Extraction does promise to keep players engaged. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Nick Erlenhof | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction doesn’t feel like a add on but it isn’t a full game either. Even if the setting, enemies and missing story elements feel generic, the challenging areas and the variety of operators and missions feel rewarding enough to keep you coming back every time. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Philip Watson | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is an excellent concept that will delight Rainbow Six fans that are tired of the PvP scene of Siege. | Read review |
| Checkpoint Gaming | Luke Mitchell | 9 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction ran the risk of being labelled as an expansion or an unnecessary spinoff, but confidently proves that there is more than enough room in this universe for a survival horror tactical shooter built on the foundations laid down by Siege. With a mixture of enjoyable objectives, a diverse range of Operators and a compelling gameplay loop filled with aggressive enemies and intense action, the addictive nature of the experience shines through with a constant struggle between playing it safe or risking it all for greater reward. Rainbow Six Extraction is full of truly exciting and memorable moments, continually testing your skill and perseverance around every dark corner, which makes it an incredibly gripping experience that doesn’t let go easily. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Mark Steighner | 84 / 100 | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction is a thoroughly competent shooter. It’s a good companion piece to, but not replacement for, Siege. Though it’s best when played with a three Operator squad, it’s still functional as a single player game, though pretty challenging and not super rewarding as a solo experience. I enjoyed the mechanics of the Incursion missions, and learning the maps. Though the alien designs lacked originality, fighting them was still engaging. It was a nice break from combat with humans. I wish there was more to the package at launch, like a real campaign and characters to care about, not just avatar Operators to level up. Still, alone or with a couple of friends, Rainbow Six Extraction meets or exceeds the expected amount of fun. I wish it tried to do more. | Read review |
| Daily Star | Tom Hutchison | 4 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Ultimately, this is a difficult, stressful game, but a fun one if you can pull off some epic stealth takedowns and are happy to quietly chip away at a mission, rather than go in all-guns-blazing. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Chris Carter | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | While it doesn’t execute fully with its foundation, it does take more risks than I expected, to the point where it’s going to be worth a look for some folks — but only just so. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Ben Sheene | 8.3 / 10 | 02-15-2018 | Rainbow Six Extraction somehow translates the phenomenal gunplay from Siege into tense PvE incursions but can stumble with Operator diversification and mission variety as teams master their relentless and deadly alien foes. | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Tomas Franzese | 2 / 5 stars | 01-25-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction’s ridiculous plot and repetitive nature prevent the experimental spinoff from achieving its full potential. | Read review |
| EGM | Michael Goroff | 6 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction takes Siege’s best parts-its characters and its gunplay-and successfully adapts them to a cooperative experience, but repetitive level design and an uneven progression system make the game feel more boring than it has any right to be. Extraction had all the elements it needed to be a great co-op “zombie” game, including an exact blueprint in Outbreak, but Ubisoft’s obsession with keeping players grinding forever won out, making Extraction feel like more of an obligation than an escape. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Vikki Blake | Not Recommended | 01-21-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction’s tactical PvE is good, punchy fun with a squad, and has a couple of nice little twists – but that’s about it. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Giovanni Panzano | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | All Siege fans, including Outbreak fans, will immediately feel at home and will be able to enjoy a fun-intensive experience, especially playing in the company of friends, thanks to the presence in the package of a Buddy Pass. We can also not ignore the inclusion of Extraction since day one in the game pass catalog (PC, console and cloud), a not insignificant factor that will significantly expand the user base and facilitate the search for a game on all platforms thanks to cross-play. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Alex Van Aken | 7.3 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | An approachable spin-off of a competitive multiplayer hit, this co-op shooter struggles to emerge from beneath its predecessor’s shadow. | Read review |
| Game Rant | Joshua Duckworth | 2.5 / 5 stars | 01-24-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a mixed bag of good ideas and weak implementations. It’s unfortunate that the bad manages to outweigh the good, because underneath it all, Rainbow Six Extraction’s gameplay approach holds promise. It’ll be interesting to see how Ubisoft supports this title in the weeks and months to come, but it’s really hard to see how it can fix a lot of core issues within the game. | Read review |
| Gamefa | آرمان زرمهر | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | If you’re one of the people who’ve enjoyed Rainbow Six Siege and you’re also interested in these PVE titles, Rainbow Six Extraction is likely to be a great option for you. | Read review |
| GameGrin | Ibrahim K | 7 / 10 | 01-24-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction feels more like an expansion for Six Siege than a standalone game. It features a strong foundation that Ubisoft fails to build upon. Extraction can be a lot of fun playing with friends, but not so much if you plan on playing it alone. | Read review |
| GameMAG | Unknown | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction can offer you a solid gameplay foundation, and many hours of fun tactical action. But beware that you won’t get this experience solo | Read review |
| GamePro | Tobias Veltin | 78 / 100 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction can entertain really well in co-op rounds, but wears out noticeably over time. | Read review |
| Gamerheadquarters | Jason Stettner | 7.4 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a generally solid experience, but also a repetitive one that can feel quite grindy at times. | Read review |
| Gamers Heroes | Blaine Smith | 9.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction is one of the most intense and exciting co-op experiences available today. It’s an incredible addition to the Siege universe and one that stands alone as a fantastic demonstration of innovation in an otherwise stagnating genre. | Read review |
| Gamersky | 心灵奇兵 | 7.8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction is a highly difficult and stressful co-op shooter with a rich mission design and slightly in-depth tactical elements. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Justin Koreis | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction is an enjoyable game alone or with a squad. Good tactical shooting meets satisfying progression, but the end game has limited appeal. | Read review |
| GameSpace | Brau3er | 8.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | The game is interesting if you play with someone, but I’m sure that the game will get its popularity in casual games. Shooting, locations, monsters they are Archaeans are worked out and made at the highest level, the game lacks a little polish, but I’m sure that in less than a week after the release it will all be fixed. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Kim Snaith | 8 / 10 | 01-25-2022 | While some of Rainbow Six Extraction‘s systems do feel a little unfair at times, there’s one hell of a thrilling experience to be found if you can get into the groove. I’m not usually a fan of stealth, but sneaking around the game’s excellently-designed environments trying to get the upper hand on a bunch of freaky-as-hell aliens is exhilarating. You’re constantly on-edge, not knowing what waits around the next corner, poised to attack if you need to. Add to that a solid progression system that keeps you wanting to jump back in, and you’ve got one of Ubisoft’s best multiplayer experiences yet. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Jordan Ramée | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Though progression feels too closely tied to a mediocre challenge system, Rainbow Six Extraction offers fun incursions against a parasitic alien threat and rewards teamwork. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Joe Donnelly | 3.5 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a neat standalone follow-up to Siege’s Outbreak mode of 2018 – it has potential but is yet to fully realise it. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Eric Hauter | 8.8 / 10 | 01-21-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction offers players a surprisingly new experience, a more stealthy take on co-op shooters than is found in the competition. With blistering difficulty, tension to spare, and a delicious argument-inducing bug out mechanic, Extraction uses shooter mechanics in ways that feel utterly unique and original. Perhaps a bit light on content, but we all know that more will come in time. A stress-filled creepy good time, even for non-shooter fans. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Matt Bianucci | 6 / 10 | 01-21-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction has some good foundational ideas that aren’t able to flourish in their own game due to its extensive repetition and misaligned progression system. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Abdul Saad | 75 / 100 | 02-23-2022 | Rainbow Six: Extraction is challenging and engaging. However its narrative is borderline useless and the core gameplay is highly demanding to players not used to the genre. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Javier Gutierrez Bassols | 8.7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | With all this and with the purest essence of Rainbow Six plus the additions that Extraction brings, we are facing a shooter that will delight everyone. Fun to play, easy to learn but difficult to master, a beastly co-op and a game mode that allows us to play new missions recurrently without falling into monotony or excessive repetition. One of those games that leave you wanting more, to play one more game when you have to leave it already and those that make you and your companions talk about when you go out on a new mission. Undoubtedly, a success on the part of Ubisoft that, once again, leaves us with a great title to enjoy. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Mick Fraser | 9 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Explosive, exhilarating and endlessly entertaining, Rainbow Six Extraction is arguably Ubisoft at their best and most confident. | Read review |
| GotGame | Brian Zuhl | 7.5 / 10 | 01-20-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a bold move by Ubisoft. With the delve into sci-fi, Rainbow Six is heading in a new direction. Extraction is an interesting first step, full of both highs and lows. The framework laid out by Siege drives much of the game and moves it forward. But its so similar at times that it can feel like a large expansion instead of a full game. The random nature of the objectives keeps the replayability high for now. But how long it keeps your attention depends on the kind of support Ubisoft has planned. Fans of Siege should absolutely pick this one up, while newcomers to the series can find a safe entry point to some amazing gunplay. | Read review |
| GRYOnline.pl | Szarmancki | 7.5 / 10 | 01-26-2022 | If you’re a more casual gamer, a high difficulty level and lots of repetitiveness will most likely discourage you from playing Rainbow Six: Extraction. But fans of R6: Siege and demanding tactical shooters should check out this game. It has potential, and I’m curious how Ubisoft will deal with it. | Read review |
| Guardian | Keith Stuart | 4 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | This tense co-operative shooter is thoroughly entertaining, as much for the ideas it borrows as the ideas it comes up with | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Chris Shive | 3.5 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction can be a lot of fun with a couple friends, but the lack of a traditional single player campaign and cohesive narrative makes it feel more like a Rainbow Six expansion than a full-fledged game. | Read review |
| Hey Poor Player | Jon Davis | 4 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | I was wrong about Rainbow Six Extraction. It’s good fun and feels like a meaningful extension of the Rainbow Six franchise. It’s also priced very competitively, starting at $39.99/£31.99 for the cost of admission. It’s actually got fairly decent background lore and story to it, which is a welcome and unexpected bonus. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | David Martinez | 75 / 100 | 01-19-2022 | A very demanding tactical multiplayer, which takes advantage of the agents and mechanics of Rainbow Six to propose cooperative raids against archaea. At the moment, it has 4 locations (12 maps), which is a good starting point, although we are confident that its proposal will continue to grow during the coming months. | Read review |
| IGN | Luke Winkie | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction brings some great new ideas to the venerable first-person shooter as it morphs to a sci-fi co-op game, but it doesn’t distinguish itself quite enough to stand out on its own merits. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Angelo Bianco | 7.9 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | To be honest, Rainbow Six Extraction is a good PvE shooter that works very well when played with friends and offers great gunplay. Well, it is also true that the overall balance is not optimal and the difficulty rate is sometimes too high, but if you are a fan of Rainbow Six: Siege then you will be able to gloss over these negatives. | Read review |
| IGN Middle East | Omar Salah | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Extraction’s true pleasure lies in playing with others and collaborating together at every step. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Jose Alberto | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a fun cooperative PVE version of Rainbow Six Siege whose origins are in the Outbreak event. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Nathan Misa | 4 / 5 stars | 01-20-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a spin-off that earns its place with tactical, co-operative PvE gunplay, and a level of detail and narrative unseen in other PvE shooters. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Ant Barlow | 7 / 10 | 02-03-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is fun whilst it lasts, but there’s simply not enough content here to keep players coming back long term. Its sharp gunplay and unpredictable scenarios are huge positives, but it lacks the required depth to become a proper multiplayer staple. | Read review |
| JVL | Kikitoès | 8.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a nice surprise that does not lack character. The proposal is bold since the game takes the tactical aspect of the license and mixes it with gameplay elements inspired by roguelite. | Read review |
| Merlin’in Kazanı | Samet Basri Taşlı | 72 / 100 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow 6 Extraction successfully combines tactical combat with PvE, offering a gameplay that you will have a lot of fun with your friends, but it misses the chance of being a very good game with its lack of progression and some missing features. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 8 / 10 | 01-21-2022 | An absorbing, tactical three-person co-op game that does well to expand the Rainbow Six gameplay into a more fantastical setting. | Read review |
| MMORPG.com | Jason Fanelli | 7 / 10 | 01-20-2022 | Extraction is certainly worthy of the Rainbow Six moniker, I just don’t know if it will be laying Siege to the other game’s fanbase anytime soon. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Alex Varankou | 65 / 100 | 01-23-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is an experimental spinoff that has some potential, with a solid foundation borrowed from R6 Siege. But the experience is constantly torn between stealth and action, and with the repetitive nature of the gameplay and limited content, it’s tough to say how many will keep fighting to the end. | Read review |
| Niche Gamer | NECRO XIII | 6.5 / 10 | 02-03-2022 | That being said, there’s negatives like the progression system, the act of unlocking operators, loadouts for a zombie PVE shooter, and tacked on story mode. I couldn’t possibly recommend this to someone who is looking for their next Tom Clancy game to make them come back to the series. Rainbow Six Extraction is an expansion – just a weirder, disconnected, and unenjoyable expansion. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Ali Sezgin | 7.5 / 10 | 01-24-2022 | It’s hard to be sure if Rainbow Six: Extraction is a bold production or an attempt to take advantage of Tom Clancy’s meat and milk. Still, there’s no bad product, just a little too mundane. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Morgan Park | 73 / 100 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a fun and unremarkable co-op shooter with some very good ooze. | Read review |
| PC Invasion | Jason Rodriguez | Not Recommended | 01-19-2022 | Still, I do think that my qualms were borne primarily due to solo matches (the game doesn’t have bots). I had a hard time finding other reviewers to buddy up with due to the timezone difference and was only able to try multiplayer incursions a couple of times. There’s also the Maelstrom Protocol endgame mode. I’ve already unlocked it and I’m just waiting for more players to give it a go. We’ll have a finalized Rainbow Six Extraction review score soon, so stay tuned. | Read review |
| PCGamesN | Jordan Forward | 6 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Ubisoft’s PvE shooter fails to extract the best out of Rainbow Six Siege’s gameplay mechanics, and the result is a repetitive, mostly bland co-op assignment. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | Benjamin Shillabeer-Hall | 6 / 10 | 01-22-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction includes some interesting mechanics and a core gameplay loop that you can find fun in. However for all the positive aspects, the big issue is how quickly it falls apart into a grindy, frustrating mess while trying to play solo. | Read review |
| Polygon | Austen Goslin | Not Recommended | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is all grind and no payoff | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Leo Stevenson | 8.6 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a great co-op (or solo) experience built on the incredibly solid foundation of Rainbow Six Siege. Playing feels excellent and best when you’re barely surviving, sneaking past deadly aliens and using tactics with your squad to eliminate the threat before it can do you any harm. | Read review |
| Press Start | James Mitchell | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction thinks outside of the box to provide a well-realised PvE experience that builds upon Siege’s already solid core tenets. While its longevity has yet to be proven or seen, Extraction’s addictive blend of cooperative, rogue-like, and stealth mechanics offers an engaging Rainbow Six experience, even if it’s a bit out there. | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Paulo Roberto Montanaro | 70 / 100 | 01-21-2022 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction is competent, fun and immersive, especially when experienced with other players. With solid gameplay and good visuals, the game eschews any major innovations, but stands out within the sub-genre, although it needs to resolve a certain identity crisis to reach its full potential. | Read review |
| Push Square | Graham Banas | 6 / 10 | 01-22-2022 | Rainbow Six: Extraction’s core gameplay is decent, and its level variety is great, but the game definitely has some blind spots. While a zombie title focused on stealth and tactics makes for an interesting experience, anytime the game strays from that, it’s less successful. It draws extra attention to weak spots, like unimpressive AI and an obnoxious RNG progression system. Go in with a couple of friends, though, and you will get some fun out of this. All the levels are visually distinct and interesting to look at, and three squad members stealthing their way through a field of enemies can be immensely rewarding. It’s just unlikely to hold your attention in the long term. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Dave Rodriguez | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction blends Siege style tactics with X-Com soldier management. Extraction is a great experience with friends, and provides a deeper, challenging take on the modern co-op shooter. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Ed Thorn | Recommended | 01-19-2022 | A tactical FPS that borrows from Rainbow Six Siege’s best bits and turns them into a moreish, alien-busting time. It may not blow you away, but it’s perfect for challenging co-op jaunts with pals. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | Unknown | 7 / 10 | 01-20-2022 | The game used many of the strengths of Rainbow Six Siege, the characters and their abilities, the tactical character, the systems of destruction of the environment and the setting of barriers, and combined them with a cooperative game appropriately making it an enjoyable experience with friends. | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Kyle Gratton | 3 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction boasts satisfying gameplay and some interesting meta-game systems, but is bogged down by its repetitive missions. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Branislav Kohút | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Unusual but not bad fight Elite Rainbow Six Operators against aliens. Great co-operation gameplay. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Ozzie Mejia | 8 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | As long as you know that it’s dangerous to go alone, Extraction is a blast. With Ubisoft Montreal looking to add more content in the future, I’ll be ready to exterminate alien parasites for a long time to come. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | Adrian Morales | 6.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Ultimately, Rainbow Six Extraction is a forgettable experience with a solid foundation that will hopefully be built upon in the months and years to come. | Read review |
| Skill Up | Ralph Panebianco | Not Recommended | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a low point for Ubisoft. It’s remarkable how little this title innovates over and above what already existed in Siege. This feels like a game that lost its way in development hell and is now just trying to recoup its development cost with an unjustified price tag. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Aaron Riccio | 3.5 / 5 stars | 01-25-2022 | In the end, this is a fundamentally a grind-heavy game, as players rerun the same 12 mission types over and over again in various locations, slowly unlocking new lore about the alien forces. But by introducing difficulty “mutation” modifiers and offering a wide variety of team compositions, Rainbow Six Extraction is able to mask its most routine elements and continue, even at lower difficulties, to keep players excitedly on their toes. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Denis Burčík | 80 / 100 | 02-03-2022 | if you enjoy slow and deliberate stealth games and ideally you know two more people that do as well, you should give Rainbow Six Extraction a chance. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Silvio Mazzitelli | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | The new PvE formula is fun and engaging. Rainbow Six Extraction feels and plays like a true Rainbow Six, yet it needs some improvements in its structures and challenges. | Read review |
| Stevivor | Hamish Lindsay | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Extraction is an above average experience. The gunplay is top notch – expected when it’s pulled directly from Siege – and overall is fun, if a bit shallow. While I can’t speak to its long term lifespan, it’s easy to recommend jumping in and giving it a whirl. | Read review |
| The Game Fanatics | Julian Harris | Recommended | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is a great place for a lot of players to jump into the universe. This may not be a game for hardcore Siege players but that is okay. I believe that both of these games can live in parallel and move forward as platform games. Ubisoft is welcoming in a new group of players with this game and I am excited to see that. I had a ton of fun jumping in with a team and playing something a little different and less sweaty. It feels like it is okay to play this game and make mistakes and try again. | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Marco Bortoluzzi | 8.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Not only is Rainbow Six Extraction a great cooperative shooter, it also differentiates itself from most of the competition by promoting a more tactical, reasoned approach: the Archean threat is not to be underestimated, as things are always a poor decision away from tourning sour for your team. It’s a real shame that you have to unlock almost everything though, difficulty levels included. | Read review |
| The Outerhaven Productions | Keith Mitchell | 4.5 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is Ubisoft’s attempt to jump into the multiplayer survival arena and despite a few game balancing issues, is quite enjoyable. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Jim Hargreaves | 7 / 10 | 01-28-2022 | It’s perhaps not what Tom Clancy fans had envisioned for the series, but there’s something to Rainbow Six Extraction that’s definitely worth checking out. It stands apart from similar co-op shooters thanks to that tactical edge and gunplay it’s inherited from Siege. That said, the repetitive nature of running missions, difficulty spikes, and overall presentation hold the game back. This is Ubisoft we’re talking about, however, so Extraction will likely sprout a long tail that will continue to grow over the coming months and years. | Read review |
| ThisGenGaming | Robby Bisschop | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction changes up the series’ formula and delivers a fun tactical co-op experience that will entertain you for a few hours but will eventually start feeling a bit too repetitive. Playing this with two friends will vastly improve your enjoyment however and it really does reward smart team play. | Read review |
| Too Much Gaming | Carlos Hernandez | 7 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Ubisoft is playing the long game with Rainbow Six Extraction. Right now, you’re not missing much if you choose to give this one a pass on release, but there’s definitely potential here, making this title worth keeping an eye on in the near future. | Read review |
| TrueAchievements | Luke Albiges | 3.5 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | As much as I enjoy the moment-to-moment gameplay of Rainbow Six Extraction and have had a blast with it both solo and in co-op, it’s impossible to overlook the glaring balance issues and lack of any kind of appealing endgame it has at the moment. | Read review |
| TrustedReviews | Ryan Jones | 3 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | In its current state, Rainbow Six Extraction feels like an excellent expansion pack to Rainbow Six Siege, or the starting point of a free-to-play game with a bright future. But I just don’t believe the content in Extraction currently justifies its high upfront cost, especially when you have to spend even more money to unlock cosmetic items. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Chris Jecks | 3.5 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is good fun when playing in co-op with friends. The tactical shooter gameplay just feels right for this PvE experience and Rainbow Six’s long list of Operators feel right at home with varied, useful abilities that each come into their own for different playstyles. | Read review |
| Unboxholics | Κυριάκος Στεργιάδης | Not Recommended | 01-19-2022 | Despite a few promising ideas, Rainbow Six Extraction has many gameplay flaws, like the badly balanced enemies, which bring down the whole experience. As it stands, it’s only enjoyable with friends that really like these kind of games. | Read review |
| Use a Potion | Unknown | 7 / 10 | 01-24-2022 | At its best, Rainbow Six Extraction is an intense and fun experience that relies heavily on co-ordinated teamwork for players to succeed. At its worst, it can be a bit boring and frustrating. It’s been a long time since I’ve played a multiplayer game where I didn’t quite know what exactly I was going to get from each match I played, but Rainbow Six Extraction was always a little unpredictable. | Read review |
| VG247 | Connor Makar | Not Recommended | 01-19-2022 | For my tastes, it doesn’t quite go far enough in some places, and it has lost a bit of that identity that makes Rainbow Six games special, but if you’ve got a few friends who are curious about it then you’ll have a blast jumping into it. | Read review |
| Video Games Chronicle | Jordan Middler | 3 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | We can’t recommend Rainbow Six Extraction if you’re planning on playing alone, especially on PlayStation platforms where you’re expected to pay £40 for the privilege, but if your regular gaming group is bored of the game you play every night, and they all have Game Pass, Extraction will provide laughs. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Josh Wise | 5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | More than any other studio, Ubisoft is willing to mutate its existing IPs until they scarcely resemble what they once were. | Read review |
| Washington Post | Mikhail Klimentov | Recommended | 01-27-2022 | There’s no need for hyperbole. “Extraction” isn’t an early game of the year contender. There’s virtually no story, and the bare-bones cutscenes that are present aren’t really worth taking seriously. I doubt I’ll be playing it in a month. But I don’t need “Extraction” to go on forever, and so, I’ll be rooting for it. Like other recent titles in Ubisoft’s catalogue, it sets up one core gameplay loop and executes compellingly on that vision. When the time comes, I’ll call in the helicopter to airlift me out, and I’ll be more than satisfied with my time spent in “Extraction’s” ugly world. | Read review |
| WayTooManyGames | Kyle Nicol | 7.5 / 10 | 02-05-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction is so much better than it had every right to be. There’s some solid cooperative action to be had in here, but while I did have a blast with its modes, I don’t think the game has knocked it out the park… yet. There just needs to be a lot more of it, be it in terms of maps and readily available modes. With that being said, if you just get some friends together for a few scary rounds, you all will most likely have a good time. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Kai Powell | 7.9 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Ubisoft Montreal’s attempt at a cooperative alien survival shooter takes the operators and abilities that players love from Rainbow Six Siege and brings them into a familiar style of shooter that longtime fans of Left 4 Dead or GTFO can appreciate with a squad of friends | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | David Morgan | 2 / 5 stars | 01-24-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction might be one of the most trite co-op shooters of recent memory. Testament to the fact that making an enjoyable PvE shooter is a little harder than simply rehashing a seasonal event, it’s hard to see where the effort went. Shallow, scant, and lacking any soul whatsoever, it’s as bland as the black goo that adorns its promotional material. | Read review |
| WellPlayed | Adam Ryan | 7.5 / 10 | 01-19-2022 | Constantly forcing you to balance risk with reward, Extraction is a difficult and tense co-op experience that scratches the tactical itch but lacks any long-term staying power. | Read review |
| Windows Central | Miles Dompier | 3.5 / 5 stars | 01-19-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction delivers consistently engaging and satisfying gameplay that fans of tactical shooters will undoubtedly enjoy. However, its longevity and overall appeal seem uncertain. | Read review |
| Worth Playing | Cody Medellin | 8.5 / 10 | 01-20-2022 | Once you start playing Rainbow Six: Extraction, it’s difficult to stop. From the XP feed to the randomized nature of the levels and objectives, there’s enough to keep players coming back for quite some time, especially with the constant opportunities to pull off nice saves amidst the chaos and tension. It is a great alternative for Rainbow Six fans who crave PvE after playing PvP for so long, but it also gives single-player fans a solid opportunity to experience some elements from Siege. It’s still early in 2022, and a bevy of other co-op PvE games are still on the way, but Rainbow Six: Extraction provides enough variety that it needs to be played. | Read review |
| Xbox Achievements | Richard Walker | 55 / 100 | 01-19-2022 | While it has a few nice ideas, Rainbow Six Extraction is nonetheless a generic first-person shooter that feels more like an expansion, rather than a full-blooded game. I’m not entirely sure Tom Clancy would approve. | Read review |
| Zoomg | محمد صادق تواضعی | 7 / 10 | 01-29-2022 | Rainbow Six Extraction could have been a more fun and better experience if Ubisoft worked more on the content and offered a more diverse experience. | Read review |
| ZTGD | Terrence Johnson | 6 / 10 | 02-02-2022 | I enjoyed playing Extinction, even with the randoms who were just trying to be agents of Chaos. But I don’t think I would spend a lot of time with it, these days with so many great games as choices it has become harder and harder to want to comment to one that requires a large amount of grinding. And that is what Extraction would require, as players need to level up to unlock gear, weapons and even levels. Unless it’s telling me an epic story like God of War, Persona or Halo Infinite anymore I just wanna get in, have some fun and get out. Which you can do with Extraction, again with the right group of friends. Other than that, with difficulty spikes as a solo player, and the unstable randos players will be bound to run into online, I don’t see this being much more…which is a shame because Rainbow deserves better. Pray for Sam Fisher. | Read review |
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