Question: when did the first rainbow six come out
Answer: Tom Clancy 's Rainbow Six Developer ( s ) Red Storm Entertainment Publisher ( s ) Red Storm Entertainment Designer ( s ) Brian Upton Composer ( s ) Bill Brown Series Tom Clancy 's Rainbow Six Platform ( s ) Microsoft Windows , Nintendo 64 , PlayStation , Mac OS , Game Boy Color , Dreamcast , PlayStation Network Release August 21 , 1998 ( show ) Windows NA : August 21 , 1998 EU : October 1998 Nintendo 64 NA : November 17 , 1999 EU : December 1999 PlayStation NA : November 23 , 1999 EU : November 1999 Mac OS NA : December 8 , 1999 Game Boy Color NA : April 3 , 2000 EU : November 10 , 2000 Dreamcast NA : May 9 , 2000 EU : February 2 , 2001 PlayStation Network PAL : June 5 , 2008 NA : May 21 , 2009 Genre ( s ) Tactical shooter Mode ( s ) Single - player , multiplayer