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Summary: Breakthrough stealth game!
Review: First of all, to all of you who are comparing Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell, you're comparing apples to oranges. Second of all, Splinter Cell just blew me away with its immersiveness and graphics. I got mine to run with incredibly fast loading times and not a single slowdown on my P3 933mhz 384 RAM with a 32mb graphics card. Any gripes with this game are not bad enough to even consider not giving it five stars. If it has a sequel, it will likely be the best game ever.
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Summary: Great Game
Review: This a very good game right off the bat. The graphics are excellent, the story is good and they throw in a few jokes in the game to keep you amused. Your name is Sam Fisher you have to stop a war with this guy named Nikoladze. A bad thing is why can the guards not see the green lights on Sam's forehead? O well. The game is great besides that point.
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Summary: the new Jack Ryan
Review: Sam is a new person that is born off Jack Ryan (His spy sense) and John Clark (His killer instincts). If u liked Clancy movies, u r sure to like this game. It is an awesome thriller, based on real characters that DONT EXIST. The best stealth game I have seen and the best anti terrorist game since counter strike.
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Summary: Subtle in all the right places...
Review: Ingredients:1 part Syphon Filter
1 part Mission Impossible 2
1 heaped tablespoon James Bond films
Large handful of Metal Gear Solid
Dash of genius Its often been said that attention to detail is what sets apart the good from the great. Final Fantasy 7 wowed us with its vast environments, Goldeneye with its lovely weapon models and effects...Metal Gear Solid with its complexity and comic book flair. Let it then be said that Splinter Cell has forever raised the bar for detail. This game, from the training level to the final climactic sequence is going to blow your mind. Now, first off, are you a die-hard fan of non-stop blasting stuff apart with a .50 cal? Do you feel that hiding from guards or any other kind of stealth is for wimps? Those who answered yes to either of those need not apply. Everyone else, welcome to the NSA. As OPSIC ninja Sam Fisher the player is instantly immersed in the most comprehensively realised spy thriller you'll ever play(and yes, Metal Gear fans, this means you too). Starting with a training refresher level you'll learn how to scale walls and slide down zip-lines, jump and roll over barbed-wire, vault off walls and creap past cameras. You'll learn how to use night-vision and lock picking tools, learn how to disable security systems, how to silently dispatch guards with your bare hands. Basically, if you saw it in a spy movie, you'll learn it here. By the time you've played this far you'll have certainly noticed the graphics this game has to offer...the only good word to describe them is 'woa-arhhh-oooooh-mmmm'. Yes, they're amazing. Everything and everyone casts real time shadows, light filters through tiny cracks and bullet holes...subtle drafts move cobwebs...water drips down pipes and pools on the floor. If you've seen it in real life...yeah, its in this game! And so, its on to the game. I won't give the plot away, but suffice to say its a totally original, believable evil dictator vs yankee super spy thriller, with twists and turns that won't leave you baffled cuz hey, you were really THERE when they happened. You're going to believe everything you see in this game, from the guards complaining about their girlfriends while you creep past them, to the tinkle of spent cases when Sam reloads his silenced assault rifle. Tons of cool gadgets await, although you should probably looks elsewhere if you're expecting a massive variety of weapons to choose from. Sam can only carry his 9mm, later his versatile scoped rifle and maybe some grenades before his weapon inventory is full - because this is real dammit! And believe me, he only needs these few tools. Sam is a master of espionage, and you'll spend countless thrilling hours hiding in shadows, slipping through gaps in fences, sneaking sliently across moonlit roof tops. This is one of those games that you'll look back on when you're trembling after the last level and think 'Wow, that was cool'. You'll play every level again to do it better, quicker, stealthier. You'll gasp when you see the fish in a glass tank casting their own shadows on the floor. You'll subdue a yelp of joy when you hear the little whine of your heat-vision gear warming up. And when you roll out of the darkness to slap a hand over guard's mouth and a silenced pistol to his temple, you'll think you're a real spy. The only possible downside that I can think of to this incredible game is that you'll need a fairly hefty computer to get the most out of it. My computer is a pretty tough pentium 4 with 512 megs of RAM, but I still had to turn down the resolution to 640x480 to smooth everything out during smokey or rain filled levels. But even then it looked fabulous! Buy now, with extreme prejudice.
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Summary: A Thrilling, Black-Op, Gadget-Filled Experience
Review: I. Love. This. Game. I've learned through my life that people are resistant to change. So when Splinter Cell, thousands of people are inevitably going to pick up their torches and pitchforks, and go on a witch hunt to verbally abuse EVEY aspect about this game. In this game you play the role of Sam Fisher, an elite operative, bordering on what I dare say, "ninjaism." This isn't a game where some no-name badass straps on his powered suit of complete destruction, grabs a rifle that shoots out green laser pulses while simultaneously cooking his MRE in a microwave. The name of this game is stealth. Sure, you can try to go on an unholy rampage, killing everything in your path, but you'll die in a couple of minutes.
Ok, the AI in this game isn't all that great. But it's mind-boggling to think of how difficult this game would have become if the guards had the intelligence of a real human being. I'm sure that anyone who has playing this game can attest to that, unless they take pleasure at commandeering someone and watching them get shot. There's something to be said for creeping along in the shadows, avoiding conflict when possible.
Yes, this game is linear, but that doesn't diminish the overall "fun factor" of this game at all. The linerness can be countered by discovering alternate ways to complete a mission, with the level designer obviously creating different passages to amp up the replay value.
Gadgets. Everyone loves them. And they're essential to your success in this game. You spend a majority of the game with your night vision on, slinking along in the shadows. I never really found as use for the thermal; goggles, maybe I just wasn't enlightened to how to effective use them. Fiber optic wires can be used for looking under doors, lock picks for picks locks, or if you're pressed for time, you can use a lock explosive, which melts the locking mechanism.
Oh, they're so many cool moves available to you in this game. You can double jump up walls, and suspend yourself there, you can swing along pipes, shimmy across ledges, peek around corners... the list goes on and on. My main gripe is that you don't get to use these special maneuvers very much, usually only scuttling around out of sight.
The lighting in this game is spectacular. I cannot stress how much effort the developers put into this. I don't have the best computer, (2.4 Ghz. Pentium 4, 512 RAM, and a GeForce 4 MX 440) and the game runs fine on the medium settings, and the game still looks terrific.
I've heard a lot of people griping about how you cannot pick up weapons, or just run over them to pick up the ammo. I have something to say to all of them. Get a life. "Who cares if this AK might be booby-trapped to prevent someone like us from using it. Lets grab it a subsequently risk our life! Oh, I hate Splinter Cell, because I cannot remove the bullets from a guns chamber! Oh, its TOO realistic!"
The voice acting in this game is some of the best I've ever heard. The voices exactly portray the characters. Fishers gravely tones and dark sense of humor are especially notable.
Bottom Line: Get this game, even if your system specs. are not spectacular. Tweak the setting to find out how you can make the game run best. This game is a refreshing alternative from the kill-everything-in-the-room mentality that's dominating the gaming world today. -Out
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Summary: I wish I could give this game 4 1/2 stars...
Review: ... but I can't. You see, the only thing that is the matter with this game is that it is impossibly difficult. Although many people WILL have a hard time changing from shooter to stealth, I had the problem that I was used to mindless action in the "view form" that you play Splinter Cell in. The only thing wrong really, then, is that the game is hard at times and you have to actually use that noggin to figure things out. But, there are great points to Splinter Cell as well. The story line is INCREDIBLY detailed and fluent, the graphics have reached a new level, the gameplay is innovative, and this game lasts you a LONG time because you will play it for a few months, beat it, and then replay it at a harder level, etc. This game is an incredible game, but please do be patient with the game, you WILL have to suffer through some antagonizing defeat and maybe some cussing about how you MAY just have to use your brain.
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Summary: It is a really good game but.......
Review: Having read most of the reviews here I can see various points.
There have been high hopes for Splinter Cell and I think, generally, Ubi Soft have delivered. The graphics are spectacular, the sound is intense and the various movements and controls of Sam Fisher or intuitive and very easy to execute, for PC gamers anyway! However, this is not the in depth experience I was hoping to get into. A reviewer earlier talks about the whole thing being a stage and you the actor that tries to get the performance right. To be honest, that's not an unfair assessment, if a little harsh. Indeed, the point this reviewer is probably making is the fact that when HQ tell you to follow someone/get somewhere/defuse bomb etc. really quickly, their words are quite hollow. To explain this I will detail one of the levels. You are on an oil rig swinging from pipe to pipe to get to the main platform. Your CO shouts on the intercom that you must get to a certain point quickly before the whole thing blows. Well, I hung around for about 5 mins deciding where to go and then when I finally got there the whole thing did blow in what I can only describe as a pre-scripted marker. Unfortunately, this theme runs throughout the game. The CO says it's urgent, you run like a headless chicken to solve problem and get blasted. You quick save then load and take a bit longer. You then discover that it doesn't matter how long you take to reach a certain point, the action will only happen when you get there. This is an extremely weak point in the game and really dissolves any sense of tension. Games like Thief and Hitman 2 in particular do not contain any of this pre-srcipted scene setting and (not to sound too much like a snob) PC gamers will notice this very early on. Compared to many games out there Splinter is a class above in terms of graphics, sound and character control, but sadly the story, which is loosely influenced by the current political climate, is boring and the scenarios quite predictable and at times monotonous. The problem with Splinter is that it has suffered from excessive hype and has revealed itself as being a very good game, not a brilliant game.
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Summary: A Solid Title.
Review: I have not really been much of a fan of the Tom Clancy games, but this one was worth checking out. You play as Sam Fisher going on dangerous covert missions with plenty of cool gadgets and tools at your disposal using stealth and cleverness to achieve objectives. Now this is where it can be hard because nothing can be more infuriating than trying to be quiet and stealthy and then get spotted by an enemy soldier and instantly eliminated by him and his buddies. But after you log a couple of hours on this game, you'll probably get the hang of it. You can do some pretty awesome moves including split jumping. You can use enemies as human shields when in a tight corner, distract your enemies by tossing an object across the room or proceed to snipe their sorry [tails]. The game does not really give you much of a selection of weapons, although the ones that are available are great, but that's alright. There are plenty of awesome and essential gadgets that you can use. And I mean plenty. In conclusion, you just can't beat a game with tension-filled missions, cool gadgets, awesome weapons and an intelligent story. Despite it's learning curve for beginner gamers, it should be computer gaming heaven for most other gamers.
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Summary: Justin
Review: I dont own this game but played a few minutes and right away and could see this is one of the best games ive played and soon to own everything u could think of it has GREAT GAME 5 stars
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Summary: Dancer's Worst Nightmare?
Review: Imagine that you're a dancer cast as the lead in a high-production ballet. Just go with me here. It's been meticulously choreographed, everyone's in costume, the scenery and props are all in place. Now imagine you missed every rehearsal. You don't know where to stand, you keep missing your cue, and the director is constantly yelling "cut!" because you've [fouled] up the scene so many times. The other actors have to repeat their lines ad nauseum, waiting for you to get it right. You've just played Splinter Cell.
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