Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Review


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The bad boy that started it all, this is the first in a series of seriously awesome stealth-action shooters.

In Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell you play as Samuel "Sam" Fisher, a grizzled, ex-CIA Operative, ex-Navy Seal veteran, now working for the NSA's "Third Echelon" (voiced over by Michael Ironside, ftw!) Your mission is to investigate the disappearance of two CIA agents. The results of this mission lead you through an intense, espionage-oriented story involving NATO, Soviets, the PLA, and nuclear weapons.

In the XBox and PC versions, there are 3 bonus levels available via XBox live or [...]Since I don't own the special edition of SCCT, nor do I play on XBox, and I JUST discovered that link, I have not played these bonus levels... yet. I'm about to NOW!

Stealth is always the key in this series. The missions are always easier if you can manage to avoid detection, and many even REQUIRE that you don't kill, get spotted, or set off any alarms. This is NOT a run and gun, and playing it with that approach will probably prove frustrating at best. Stealth and patience are key.

This game uses the Unreal 2 engine, so it's a little dated, graphically, but it's still a fantastic game and I highly recommend it.


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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Feature

  • ESRB Rating: Mature
  • Genre: Shooter
  • Mission: You are an army of one in this game that puts you deep in the middle of enemy territory
  • Platform: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
James Bond... Solid Snake... Ethan Hunt... Based on their recent games, all these so-called superspies could stand to take a few lessons from newcomer Sam Fisher. His name isn't important; the important thing is that his game, Splinter Cell, comes from Tom Clancy's game studio and offers up the kind of sophistication and control you'd expect from the studio that brought gamers Rainbow Six. It's all about the details. When Sam enters a dark area, he's got two options, thermal and night vision. Thermal lets him see the body heat of an enemy soldier, even through walls and doors. Shoot through cover with a high-powered weapon, and you can watch as the heat fades from the body. Not dark yet? Shoot out the lights. Need a distraction? Pick up and toss a tin can. Come up to a door too thick to pass thermal readings? Sneak up to it, slip a fiber-optic lead under the door frame, and peek at what's beyond. When you're ready, open the door--just a little bit at a time. While Splinter Cell lacks a famous hero in the lead role, it does sport the famous technical military thriller author Tom Clancy in the title. And you can see the evidence of his expertise in every facet of the game. Who needs the baggage of Metal Gear Solid 2 when Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell brings you better weapons, better controls, better graphics, better spy toys, and a coherent story? Get in on the action with these two award-winning games. You alone have the right to spy, steal, destroy, and assassinate to ensure that American Freedoms are protected in Splinter Cell: Stealth Action Redefined. In Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, as Sam Fisher, you must recover classified intelligence before it falls into enemy hands. Do you have what it takes as the Splinter Cell?


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Not much fun :-( - Mike A. - Seattle, WA
Right after the first map I knew I was not going to enjoy Splinter Cell. I was expecting stealth action, similar to the Hitman series, but in truth Splinter Cell offers very little action. Each map plays out like an obsticle course. You merely perform the required action to advance. No thinking is required at all. Your actions are scripted from start to finish. Very dull game.


Jun 16, 2010 01:24:13
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