Tom Clancy's is branding used by video game company Ubisoft for a series of Video game, most of which are shooters set in modern or near-future military settings, with an emphasis on tactical gameplay. Earlier entries were more directly based on the works of Tom Clancy, but recent ones are more loosely inspired.
Despite the shared "Tom Clancy's" branding, crossovers between sub-franchises is rare.
History
In 1996, Clancy co-founded the video game developer Red Storm Entertainment. He has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games. Red Storm was later bought by publisher
Ubisoft, which continued to use the Clancy name, though the extent of Clancy's actual involvement with the creation of the games and the development of intellectual properties, if any, was unclear. This game series includes:
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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.
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Red Storm Rising (1988): Submarine sim loosely based on the novel of the same name. Produced by MicroProse for IBM PC, C64, and Amiga.
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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, C64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum.
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The Hunt for Red October (1990): Submarine sim based on the movie of the same name. Produced for NES , Game Boy, and SNES.
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1991): Management simulation based on the novel of the same name. Produced by Capstone Software for Amiga and DOS.
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Tom Clancy's SSN (1996): Submarine sim based on the novel of the same name. Produced by Simon & Schuster Interactive for IBM PC.
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Tom Clancy's Politika (1997): by Red Storm Entertainment. Risk-like game based on Tom Clancy's Power Plays novel of the same name.
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Tom Clancy's ruthless.com (1998) by Red Storm Entertainment. Strategy game based on Tom Clancy's Power Plays novel of the same name.
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Shadow Watch (2000) by Red Storm Entertainment. Turn-based strategy game based on the Tom Clancy's Power Plays novel of the same name.
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The Sum of All Fears (2002) by Red Storm Entertainment: 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 Microsoft Windows and GameCube.
In 2008, Ubisoft acquired perpetual rights to use Clancy's name and works for video games and other related media including books and film.
Games
Rainbow Six (1998–present)
The
Rainbow Six series: Squad-based first person
, based on the novel of the same name, typically taking place in closed urban environments. 15
Rainbow Six games have been produced so far.
Ghost Recon (2001–present)
The
Ghost Recon series: Squad-based first-and third-person
. Unlike
Rainbow Six,
Ghost Recon usually takes place in larger, outdoor environments. There have been 15
Ghost Recon games so far.
Splinter Cell (2002–2013)
The
Splinter Cell series: action-adventure third-person shooter covert-ops
Stealth game games; lately spawned a line of books written by a series of different authors, all writing under the
pseudonym David Michaels.
Endwar (2008–2014)
The
EndWar series: Real-time tactics strategic war game; set in a speculative World War III, taking place in 2020.
H.A.W.X (2009–2010)
The
H.A.W.X series: Combat-based arcade flight
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The Division (2016–present)
The Division series:
online game action role-playing third-person shooter
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Other
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Tom Clancy's Elite Squad (closed)
