Tom Clancy - Video Games

Video Games

In 1996, Clancy co-founded the video game developer Red Storm Entertainment and ever since he has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games. Red Storm was later bought by publisher Ubisoft Entertainment, which continues to use the Clancy name. This game series includes:

  • The Hunt for Red October (1987): Submarine simulation loosely based on the novel of the same name. Produced by Grandslam Entertainment for IBM PC, C64, and Amiga.
  • Red Storm Rising (1988): Submarine sim loosely based on the novel of the same name. Produced by MicroProse for IBM PC, C64, and Amiga.
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990): Submarine sim based on the movie of the same name. Produced by Grandslam Entertainment for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum.
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990): Submarine sim based on the movie of the same name. Produced for Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, and Super NES.
  • SSN (1996): Submarine sim based on the novel of the same name. Produced by Simon & Schuster Interactive for IBM PC.
  • ruthless.com (1998) by Red Storm Entertainment: Strategy game based loosely on the book of the same name.
  • Shadow Watch (2000): Turn-based strategy based on the Power Play novel of the same name.
  • The Sum of All Fears (2002): Tactical first-person shooter similar in style to Rainbow Six, but based on the Ghost Recon engine. The plot is based on the movie of the same name. Produced by Ubisoft for the IBM PC and Nintendo GameCube system.
  • Rainbow Six series: Squad-based first-person shooters, based on the novel of the same name, typically taking place in closed urban environments. Tom Clancy has made 18 Rainbow six games.
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (1998)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch (1999)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (1999)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Urban Operations (2000)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Operations Essentials (2000)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Take-Down – Missions in Korea (2001)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Black Thorn (2001)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lone Wolf (2002)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (2003)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow (2004)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword (2004)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath (2005)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown (2005)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Critical Hour (2006)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (2008)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard (2011)
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots (2013)
  • Ghost Recon series: Squad-based first-person shooters/third-person shooters. As opposed to the Rainbow Six games, Ghost Recon usually takes place in larger, outdoor environments.
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege (2003)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (2003)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm (2004)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (2004)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike (2005)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (2006)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (2007)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator (2010)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wii (2010)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (2011)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (2012)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online (2012)
  • Splinter Cell series: Third person stealth games, lately spawned a line of books written by a series of different authors, all writing under the pseudonym David Michaels.
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials (2006)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (2006)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (2010)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013)
  • EndWar series: Franchise set in a speculative World War III, taking place in 2020.
    • Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)
    • Tom Clancy's EndWar 2 (TBA)
  • H.A.W.X series: Air combat.
    • Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (2009)
    • Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 (2010)

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