''Tom Clancy's'' is a branding used by video game company
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Anno'', '' Assassin's Creed'', ' ...
for a series of
video games
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
, most of which are based on the works of American author
Tom Clancy
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...
. Various sub-series are often unrelated to each other with a few exceptions, although most are shooters set in modern or near-future military settings.
History
In 1996, Clancy co-founded the
video game developer
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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
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Anno'', '' Assassin's Creed'', ' ...
, 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:
* ''
The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
'' (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
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
'' (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.
* ''
The Hunt for Red October
''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...
'' (1990): Submarine sim based on the movie of the same name. Produced for NES , Game Boy, and SNES.
* ''
The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' (1991): Management simulation based on the novel
of the same name. Produced by Capstone Software for Amiga and DOS.
* ''
Tom Clancy's SSN'' (1996): Submarine sim based on the novel
of the same name. Produced by Simon & Schuster Interactive for IBM PC.
* ''
Tom Clancy's Politika'' (1997): by Red Storm Entertainment.
Risk
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-like game based on
Tom Clancy's Power Plays
''Tom Clancy's Power Plays'' is a novel series created by authors Tom Clancy and Martin H. Greenberg, Martin Greenberg. Each entry in the series is written by Jerome Preisler.
Novel series
References
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Tom Clancy's Powe ...
novel of the same name.
* ''
Tom Clancy's ruthless.com'' (1998) by Red Storm Entertainment. Strategy game based on Tom Clancy's Power Plays novel of the same name.
* ''
Shadow Watch'' (2000) by Red Storm Entertainment. Turn-based strategy game based on the Tom Clancy's Power Plays novel of the same name.
* ''
The Sum of All Fears
''The Sum of All Fears'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991, as the sequel to '' Clear and Present Danger'' (1989). Main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intellig ...
'' (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
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and
GameCube
The is a PowerPC-based home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, in Europe on May 3, 2002, and in Australia on May 17, 2002. It is the suc ...
.
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 tactical shooter
A tactical shooter is a Video game genre, sub-genre of First-person shooter, first- and third-person shooters, associated with using strategy, planning, and Military tactics, tactics in gameplay, as well as the realistic simulations of ballisti ...
s, 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 tactical shooter
A tactical shooter is a Video game genre, sub-genre of First-person shooter, first- and third-person shooters, associated with using strategy, planning, and Military tactics, tactics in gameplay, as well as the realistic simulations of ballisti ...
s. 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
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Definition
An action adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements f ...
third-person shooter
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covert-ops
stealth games; lately spawned a line of books written by a series of different authors, all writing under the
pseudonym
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David Michaels.
''Endwar'' (2008–2014)
The ''EndWar'' series:
Real-time tactics
Real-time tactics (RTT)(Article at IGN discussing their perception of RTS and related genres as of 2006. RTT is discussed as a new and not yet established genre from the publisher's perspective, so currently all RTT possible titles are still con ...
strategic war game; set in a speculative
World War III
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, taking place in 2020.
''H.A.W.X.'' (2009–2010)
The ''H.A.W.X.'' series: Combat-based
arcade flight video game
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s.
''The Division'' (2016–present)
''
The Division
''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. Th ...
'' series:
Online-only action role-playing
An action role-playing game (often abbreviated action RPG or ARPG) is a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and role-playing game genres.
Definition
Action role-playing games emphasize real-time combat wh ...
third-person shooter
Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em ...
video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
s.
Other
* ''Tom Clancy's Elite Squad'' (closed)
References
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Ubisoft franchises
Video game franchises
Lists of video games by franchise
Tom Clancy games