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Summary I thought that Splinter Cell was a well made game it is one of the best games i have ever played. It is really realisticly made. I just didnt like one thing, on my copy of the game the infered vision goggles does not work, otherwise I like this game alot. I think that a cool game would be if you mixed the contents of, Metal Gear Solid2, and Splinter cell that that would make a really good game.Sound The sound is nice, like when it plays music when you are seen by an enemy. I can usually hear the sound when its turned up loud enough. The sound is real sharp if you make a slight sound it is heard loudly for you.Gameplay My gameplay is pretty good it works for me.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is it. The greatest game since Halo. It definitely keeps up with its competitor, mgs2. It has cool gadgets, guns, people, cutscenes, and plot. Unfortunately, its only 1 player.Sound Wonderful. You hear everything from footsteps to gunshots. You can even use gadgets to project sound from many distances (the laser mic) and you can listen to other people's conversations.Gameplay Terrific. Everything is run from training to sneaking into a CIA building. Easy at times, but puzzling and super-fun. However, one flaw. The first mission may start complicated, and some minor glitches.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Most excellent graphics and smooth movement, combined with a very well derived plot and game development. A little to constrained with player options and realism eg. (possible solutions to a given situation are constrained and the option to toss a frag next to a decorative door and NOT blow it open lacks some realism and options.Sound Sound was good. It faded for distance and was clear and crisp.Gameplay It felt a little to directed. While I felt I might have some options in reality you had to follow the script. I loved the game none the less and hope they make a sequal that opens up and allows more options and solutions to a given situation.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary My brother and I got an xbox for Christmas, with the games Jet Set Radio Future - wicked rollerblading, Sega GT 2002 cool and Halo - simply the best game ever made for any platform and Splinter Cell. Splinter Cell is awesome, better than MG by far, so dark. Shadows awesome, just oozes cool gameplay. In my opinion Splinter Cell is the second best xbox game ever made sofar. If you havvent played it yet, get off your deriere and buy it, or rent it. A great game like this must not slip under the gaming radar by xbox fans. Sound Unbelievably needed to enjoy the game to the full extent. Overall a near perfect. Almost Halo like status game, but far from it. Damn I cant wait for Halo 2. Gameplay 3rd person, very cool. I like it, hard but satisfying, noing youve accomplished your duties.Words cant really describe it. Just play it. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is Metal Gear Solid to the Nth degree!! You can't compare the two games as SC is just TOO real! If you enjoyed Metal Gear, you will love Splinter Cell. BUY IT!!Sound Sound is excellent as well. My Xbox is hooked up to my stereo system so it's not true surround sound, but it is still very good. Sound effects such as wind, equipment operating, vehicles, etc. It's all good.Gameplay You have almost everything you need to accomplish your mission from the very beginning. With the exception of the fact that you can't grapple up the sides of buildings, you can do just about anything you want. Control is on point. Nothing to complain about here.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is one of the best games i have ever got to play that is about sneaking around. I love how the ai reacts as if it was real, such as when you shoot a light out, the grars hears it and comes to see what happens. so you have to hide. An i was readoing the other reviews and it takes 1 bullet to kill a light, or guard, i dont know what your aiming at.Sound sound is cool about how if you sep on something that cracks in real life, it will crack on the game, if you take someone hostage hes going to be scared. when you drop a body off of ya ,you hear it fall.Gameplay the game play is great. tho it can get repeditive after failing a mission 18 thousand times but it just teaches you to do things in a diffrent way.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By dustinFrom college station, tx Review Date 01/04/2003 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Splinter cell is one of the most awsome games ever.(besides Halo)You can equip yourself with some of the top of the line epuipment. You can also execute many different manuevers to hide, be stealthy, and go in for the kill. So far this game is one of my most favorite and all of my friends that has a xbox agrees w/ me for the graphics to the sound fx.Sound The sound for this game is really good. It has everything from the sound of rain to loud noises from walkin on a tin roof. The sound that people make are really acurate and sound almost perfect.Gameplay The gameplay is in this game is awsome very realistic. You have surroundings that you can interact with and do many different things that you could not accomplish in any other game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By ZacFrom Melbourne, Australia Review Date 01/04/2003 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Splinter Cell is an excellent game. It was better than I thought it some areas, however disapointing in very few others.But all the great parts of the game over power the one or two faults with the game. Splinter Cell is an excellent game, and you should definitely get it. Sound Now I dont have surround sound so I cant really talk about sound, however alot of people dont have surround sound so it might be good to see what it would be like with your setup.The sound is great. Everything that breaks sounds awesome, the music is well suited to the game, and the voices are humorous at times and very well done. If you sneak up to a kitchen for example, you can hear a guard come in and spit in another guards food! Gameplay The gameplay is fantastic. I dont know how to describe it. Because I guess the controls are complex, and every single button is used, however they are so well designed they are easy to use. You have such good control over everything.Now I just remembered one of the two faults. And its not really even a fault. Its just something they said would be better in the game. They say that in splinter cell you can interact with every object in the game. wrong. Theres really only two things you can pick up and throw. A bottle and a can. you can shoot out the lights and all that. But they said you could pickup everything. Lamps, books etc. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Brent GibsonFrom U.S.A. Review Date 01/03/2003 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I feel that the gme Splinter Cell is a game that everone should own. I first got an X-box but only bought one game- HALO. I loved this game but then changed my views and decided to go with NCAA 2k3 but soon found myself playing Halo again. I then beat the game and found myself wanting another shooting game. I looked around and then I talked to some friends and they all recommended Splinter Cell to me. I the asked for Splinter Cell for christmas and was happy when I received it. I think that if you want or need an excuse to get an X-box it could be so that you can play the game Splinter Cell.Sound It has great sounds and in somelevels you can hear birds chirping and it sonds like real men yelling. We use a good size t.v. and we do not miss a single sound. I recommend this game to everyone who has an X-boxGameplay The gameplay is easy. You are Sam Fisher and you go around sneeking up behind people in shadows. The controls are easy to mater and everything in the game has some reelevence for examle: you can pick up a coke can or beer bottle and throw it to make noise or you have computers to download information from. The levels start off easy but by the third level you find yourself wondering how do complete the mission. You must really think on some parts of the game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I got the xbox one year ago. I piked up 4 games, one being Halo. That is what I always played, even though I kept on buying other games. It was like this for about a year, and I had 15 games I only played occaisonally. Then I decided to go pick up Splinter Cell. Popped it in the big box, and I was thrusted into a new world. I constently played it, and I finnaly got over my Non-Stop Halo playing stage. This games combines Stealth action with incredible graphics and unbeatle sound. You have to use all of your wits to beat each level, and if you don't have patience or the smarts to solve things, this game will be hard for you. The realism in this game is almost what makes it so much fun. I also have picked up MGS 2: Substance, and let me tell you, Splinter Cell is WAY BETTER.On another note, this game will also change the way you do things. For example, I will walk more quietly around your house and use some of Sam Fishers moves. I have scared most of my family hiding in dark corners and behind things. THIS IS A GREAT GAME. Pick it up, and thank me later. Sound THis is also an amazing element of the game. it is especially good with a Dolby Digital 5.1 system. Everything is loud, and the music gets faster when something is about to happen, and makes everything seem more urgent.Again, the sound is almost important to the gameplay, because you need to listen to conversations, and hear where sounds are coming from so you can tell where your enemies are. Brilliant. Gameplay This is where it dominates over other stealth games gameplay. You are Sam Fisher. You have to move through the shadows with out being detected, using cool moves and awsome gadgets. You must protect your nation from the Georgia(SP). The button layout is easy, and control is nearly perfect, along with a great camera. I love sneaking in the shadows, and then going up behind someone and taking them into the shadows to knock them out.Everything is easy to do. You use the A button to "interact" with everything, X button to switch to your gun, B button to crouch, and Y button to jump. The levels are great. Great level design, and almost everything has a purpose (ie. hiding ehind something, throwing something to make noise), and while you are doing all this you have FUN. Great stuff. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is the best game out for XBOX. It has a great story, the graphics are amazing, and it is an overal fun game.Sound The sound is vital for you to be sucessful in this game. From your quite footsteps to the casual conversations of guards every one with ears will like it.Gameplay The gameplay is awsome. If you liked MGS2 then you will LOVE this. It has way more sneaking around and covertly killing people than MGS2 had which isnt not a bad thing; but you also get a whole crap load of contraptions that you dont have in MGS2. And the people that say it is to realistic and frustrating just suck at it.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is a great game. There have been many reviews on this game and it is a good indication of who actually play the games through the end. It is so funny to read the reviews from certain game sites who gave this game less than a great after you've played the game to completion. I will use Gamespot's review as a reference.Sound Great. Gun noise could use a little work. Voice acting is pretty good and not cheesy.Gameplay Gamespot's review biggest problem with this game is quoted below:"In other missions, the alarm can go off several times before Third Echelon pulls the plug on you. In what's easily the most frustrating aspect of Splinter Cell, sometimes the alarm will go off at scripted moments if you've killed or knocked out too many guards leading up to that point. This can force you into a perpetual mission-failure cycle, ultimately forcing you to restart a mission from scratch and then try to avoid contact rather than dispatch foes." If this person (like many of the other reviews on this site) had listen or read his mission briefing before going into the game he would have realized that some missions require no killing for a reason (eg. CIA is on your side). As you play through the game some missions let you kill anyone, even civilians. This gives the game variety in the missions you take on. In the reveiw he also talked about starting over. Yes, you will have to start over but not the whole mission as he explains. Splinter Cell has multiple areas to save during a mission. Once you reach those points you can save your game. If you die before that point, you will start from your previous saved point. Most missions have at least three saved points. The gameplay in this game is sweet and most of Sam's moves are easy to pull off. Aiming your guns without the scope is a bit off. Nevertheless, the gameplay is different than other games in it's genre and very refreshing in this time of lasy programmers and copycat games. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By ninjak2From Portland, Or Review Date 12/30/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary In my opinion Splinter Cell is the best stealth game I've played in a long time. Tight graphics, sound, and gameplay lead to a highly enjoyable gaming experience.Sound Great sound, especially if you have the system to exploit it. The game is in 5.1 so every thing is crystal clear. Great sound effects. The voices for all the characters are solid as well.Gameplay Why this game succeeds in my opinion is due to the fact that it attempts to be completely different from most action games and stresses the implementation of stealth without confrontation. If you find enjoyment in killing just for the simple fact that you can, you will most likely find hours of frustration with this title. If you plan on playing this way, don't be surprised to find yourself towards the end of a level in desperate need of ammo that was wasted on enemies you could have easily snuck by without incident. That's right folks, unlike what's the norm in today's games, stacking body counts is not rewarded in SC. Using the superb lighting and altering the environment to your advantage is the name of the game and I find this idea very refreshing. Shooting out lights, staying in the shadows, distracting guards with thrown objects are all tactics that need to be used in SC in order to survive and complete your objectives. This game is not entirely constrictive to stealth as you do have the option to bust lead into your enemies. The big change with SC is that there are repercussions for those actions. Shoot too many enemies while failing to hide them may result in your failure of the mission, or complete lack of ammo for a key situation. Practicing stealth and ammo effeciancy is SC in a nutshell. You have all kinds of cool gadgets at your disposal to aid you in your journey. Snake(under door), diversion,and sticky cameras are just a few of the gadgets you will gather along the way. Your character is also able to do various maneuevers such as wall splits, hanging on fixtures and many others. The camera in this game is also one of the best I've played with in my opinion as it is very responsive to the user's input. The enemy A.I. is challenging but not overly smart so they can be overcome. They check out any sounds you make pretty thouroughly but they are no where near the team-oriented, sharp-shooting goons in MGS2. This game is not perfect and the things that stand out most about SC is that it is somewhat linear compared to games like hitman 2 and GTA. I also feel that the targeting may be a little off with some of the weapons(mainly the silencer).Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is a masterpiece. That being said, it's still a game and therefore will have it's share of flaws just like anything else. Anyone who has anything significantly bad to say about Splinter Cell has personal issues with the genre of the game and/or is hung up on MGS2, Halo, PS2 or whatever. I feel sorry for people who judge other games by their own personal favorite's standard. It's fresh, it's intense, and takes gaming to a whole new level. I'm sure anyone who knew what they were getting into and completed it through perserverence and skill will agree, Spinter Cell is at the top of a very short list of best games ever.Sound Excellent. Even better if you play with giant head phones hooked up to a shelf stereo system. You han hear every SINGLE little detail and adds a great deal to the gameplay.Gameplay Intense, very intense. The only thing I didn't like was after trying to complete sections time after time, it takes away from it really feeling like you actually are Sam Fisher.My game also locked up 3 times possibly from the game asking too much from the XBOX at one time, but who knows. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Dan CampbellFrom West Columbia, SC, USA Review Date 12/30/2002 Overall Rating  2 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Splinter Cell is a revolutionary game that speaks beauty, but delivers waisted hours and many many headaches. So you play Sam Fisher, an old fart set out to save the world from a Russian guy or something.Sound Sound is key, so if you can't hear, then don't even bother trying to play it.Gameplay The gameplay is the worst i have ever seen in any game ever. It sounds cool with the gadgets and stuff, but what happens when you run out of ammo? You die and die and die. Thats what happens. For one thing, he aims like a blind guy with only one arm. I try to shoot a light out point blank range with my pistol and it may take 6-10 trys before it blows up, and thats even if it does. Another thing, he could at least have had a knife or something.Have you ever been so frustrated that you want to pull all of your hair out? Well try this game and see for yourself. I have at least had to load checkpoints over 60 times to get where I am (Carring this mole out of the CIA HQ). Thats just not fun people. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary conclusion: this game could be good, but its too realistic to be a fun game, there are too many variables for people who dont do similar missions for a living (SEALs)(DELTA FORCE)(RANGERS) its too complicated to have an amount of fun with, and along with the usual price tag of about 50 dollars, its not worth it. rating (1-10) 4 on the plus side, about the only original feature in the game is the lockpick. which is cool, and the graphics. if you want a better related game, get metal gear solid 2, or Ghost recon, or Halo, or Time splitters, when you think about this, any game is better than Splinter Cell!Sound sound plays a big part in the game, butr the music is repititive, i dont like when u shoot someone the sound changes.Gameplay consider this when buying this game. i bough this game over (MGS2) thinking i would have a great time playing it. it turns out that this is probably the worst game i ever bought and im trying to tell other people the negatives of this horrible game.1. he doesnt have a knife 2. he can only karate chop people from behind. what happens when u run out of ammo and there is a guy in front of you and you dont have a knife? 3.the gun ballistics are all off. if you play PC FPS games you can easily see the mistakes and problems. its like they copied the target system right from a PC game called counter-strike, the most highly played online game in internet FPS history. (half-life) 4. you never have enough ammo. people say that u can do it without ammo, but what about the occasional civilian you have to pinch? or that long row of lights you have to shoot out? 5. it is very hard to tell the difference between a civilian and an enemy, now i admit this is realistic, but i think to much so, one to many civvilians, and youfail the mission. 6. this game is an almost exact knock-off of playstations "Syphon Filter" or "Deus Ex" 7.believe it or not, this game isnt a true FPS (first person shooter) because the game isnt played through the characters eyes. 8.something else ive noticed is how you cant attack unarmed to the front of a percon, like karate chop the face or kick them in the groin, thats bad considering that if u run out of ammo, all u can do is run and hide or let them gun you down. 9. civilians are tattletales! if they see you they go tell the enemy that opresses them! 10. hiding bodies is a pain, what if your choices are nearest dark place in a sparsely light corner, or lugging the body down a hall or an alleyway and getting spotted and turned into swiss cheese. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This isn't a game, it's literally a spy simulator. Like, an actual simulator. That's all i can say, the most immersive game I've ever played, totally un-put-downable and utterly enjoyable. Typing is a waste of time, you should own this already by now. Really, it's better than Halo by miles and probably the best game on any system until the sequel.Sound The thing is, sound actually affects the game play on this title so it's an important factor for a change. When Sam walks normally the further you push the stick, he'll move up through six stages of animation, from a slow walk to a run, same when he's crouching like i said before. But the interesting thing is, the sound reacts totally to all of this. If you crouch and walk your slowest over a tin roof, you're still gonna make a racket, same with wooden planks. But if you crouch run over a carpet, chances are you won't be heard if you're lucky. The music is totally spot on, jumping into life at he correct places and blending with every over element of the game perfectly, the thought of SC2 having different music is real scary. I actually hope the music is the same, as it works so perfect.Gameplay This game is the best game I've ever played so far, and I've been playing games for 15 years. I don't know where to start. The story is totally engrossing, what with Mr Clancy penning it, you'd kinda expect it really. The use of the shadows as an essential part of your progression through the game is sheer genius, so much thought goes into every step you take throughout the game, it's almost scary. Objects like the sticky cam are brilliant, allowing you to see areas of the level you wouldn't otherwise be able to without exposing yourself to the light and then setting off the alarms or alerting guards. The control system is also good, with 6 stages of Sam creeping to fully running (both in crouch and standing) and it just never stops. The gadgets are top class and the many many little touches throughout the game never fail to amaze me still. There's even balance in the levels with some being all out action, and others simply stealth with No killing allowed. Like i said, i can't remember the last time i enjoyed playing a game so much and I've got all the consoles and played nearly every game on them. The idea of playing games like this through again has Always seemed totally dumb to me, as the story and action would only be fun one time around (especially considering i started the game on hardest setting) but i can't resist the STRONG pull to go through this entire game again...just until the downloadable levels are available from xbox live. If i had a crit, it would be that theres a heavy trial and error feel to the later levels, which is of course partly down to my mistakes but also every level should be balanced so it's possible to actually stealth through the whole thing if you're really thinking about it. In fact, I'm sure it is possible to do that but sometimes it seems that the almost learn from memory pattern of trial and error spoils these type of games a little. but for now it seems an unavoidable acceptance. And one i probably shouldn't have mentioned...this game plays like the best movie you've ever seen.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is very addicting if you like to wait for the perfect moment to either take someone out or try to avoid them. The game has only one major problem and that is: it's to short, and the scope of the missions is limited to only being able to go the way the mission is suppose to.Sound Very good, I like the toned up music when someone notices you.Gameplay The gameplay is perfect; this game can get frustrating if you don't have patients. It would have been even better had they made a multiplayer option to sneak up on other players or something like that.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary If you havent or dont plan to purchase this game and have an xbox, I pity you. Two of the best games out for the box are Halo and Splinter Cell. This game just oozes atmosphere. Its very very cool, incredibly challenging. Oh and the music fits perfectly. You get lots of moves and stuff. I got the xbox for xmas. I do have a PC which is far far superior, but you just need a gaming console. Simply amazing. Best game for xbox out. Way to go UBI Soft Id go as far and say that im addicted to this and Halo. No other game has done this before. Sound Only the best. Buy the game if you havent aready. Gameplay Unbelievably coolWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I am going to make this review short and sweet: Splinter Cell is the most challenging game I have played in years and it is also one of the best. I consider myself a “hardcore gamer.” I own all three systems and have a top of the line PC. I heavily scrutinize any title that I purchase beforehand to be sure that I only play the best games. However, I purchased Splinter Cell on its release date without as much investigation as normal. Needless to say, my leap of faith did not go unrewarded. If you want to play an exciting, tense, suspenseful and incredibly challenging game, Splinter Cell is a game well worth your time and money. Just so you know, unlike most people who write premature reviews on this site, I finished the game just prior to writing this review.Sound The sound in this game is great. The music is fantastic and atmospheric. Sound plays a key role in the game due to its emphasis on stealth. As I mentioned in the Game Play section, sometimes there are conversations you can eavesdrop on, but they are most often just bad attempts at infusing humor into the game as in NOLF on the PC. However, the ambient sounds and aural detail are perfect. You can hear a guard coming from far away and nearly detect his patrol route from his footsteps. The implementation of true Dolby Surround (instead of worthless Pro Logic II) is a great feature. If you have the system to run it, you will be immersed in positional audio that is almost spooky real.CONCLUSION: This is a great game. No matter what you are into there is something to like here. Note once again that this is a challenging game – probably the most challenging game I have ever played. It is not for those who like to just pick up a game and play for 20 minutes a couple of times a week. It requires commitment to finish. But then again, as Sam Fisher might say, no guts no glory. Go buy Splinter Cell today – you will be glad you did. PROS - Great atmosphere. - Incredibly challenging (note, this can be a negative thing too). - Best Graphics of any console game ever. - Cool weapons and gadgets. - Well developed characters and story. - Cool music and sound. - THE STICKY SHOCKER!!!! CONS - Frustrating save system. - Incredibly challenging. - Guard dogs have ESP and motion detection combined. - Sometimes takes 4 or 5 shots to the body to kill an enemy. - Bad attempts at NOLF type humor. - Having to read a hundred “data sticks.” - It eventually comes to an end. Gameplay First of all, let my specify a mantra that I live by when it comes to game: If you choose to play the game, play it on its hardest difficulty setting so you don’t miss any of the experience. I always play games on the hardest difficulty setting no matter how daunting a task it may be. I rarely if ever notice must of an effect on the game play experience. However, with Splinter Cell, you will want to think really hard about what difficulty setting you choose. I played through the first level on “normal” difficulty just to get a taste of the game. It was pretty tough. Then, as always, I switched to the “hard” setting. Let me tell you, this setting means what it says. It was not uncommon for me to spend an hour or more on a single sequence trying to complete it. That does not mean complete optimally – that just means complete it period.For instance, on the final level there is a sequence at the start where you must sneak across the courtyard of a presidential palace. The courtyard has three watch towers with sharpshooters in them with spotlights, two teams of patrol men with guard dogs (who seem to have some type of K9 ESP), and the area itself it almost completely lit. Every time you get within a few (hundred?) feet of one of the dogs, they detect you and you are immediately shot by one of the sharpshooters. As another example in the final level, there is a point where you are dropped into a room with six guards surrounding your elevator in a library. As soon as you step out you are shot by at least three of them and you immediately fall to the ground. There is only one way out of this hot spot (don’t worry, I’m not going to tell you what it is) and it will take some serious time to figure it out. Suffice it to say, I will be needing a new controller after this game – my old one is stuck in the wall of my game room. Nevertheless, now that I have completed the game on the “hard” setting, I feel much more rewarded. It is well worth it for the bragging rights alone. That brings me to the few gripes I have about the game. Besides it being meticulously difficult, the guards are often ridiculously aware of you no matter how stealthy you are. Also, sometimes I would shoot a guard directly in the head and he would keep on coming. If you don’t shoot the enemies DIRECTLY in the head, it can take up to 5 shots to lay them down. I know that this forces you to by sneaky, but it gets very frustrating. Also, I must complain about the save system. I realize that the save system in Splinter Cell is a compromise – you can only save at checkpoints and there are only three save “slots” for the entire game but which can be overwritten an unlimited amount of times. I hate this. I am used to PC games that let you save wherever. When Splinter Cell comes out on the PC I bet it will have this feature. Finally, I got tired in the game of constantly having to read the OPSAT (a kind of HUD system that feeds Sam Fisher information). Nearly every enemy you incapacitate leaves a “data stick” that you must read. Often, these contain critical information like door codes and escape routes. However, many are just fluff with attempts at humor. The game tries to be a bit like No One Lives Forever on the PC. It tries some tongue in cheek humor and sarcasm but does not really succeed. The game is dark and it succeeds at that – UBI Soft should have stuck with this and left the attempts at humor to other games. In the end, the game play is awesome. It is the best that consoles have to offer. The weapons are cool (the STICKY SHOCKER!!!), the level design is great, the atmosphere is fantastic and the moves are unparalleled. You won’t believe the way this game gets your heart pumping. You really feel like you are in the game. You care about the characters and the missions. Splinter Cell sucks you in and takes over your life – just as a great game should! While billed as a “stealth” game, by the time you complete it, you will have done your fair share of wasting the bad guys in all out assault mode. It is a great mixture – don’t listen to the reviews that say it is boring. Those are writing by gamers who didn’t play the entire game. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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