Description
In
Splinter Cell, you take on the role of Sam Fisher, an operative for the secret organization Third Echelon.
SC is a third-person stealth based game, similar to Metal Gear Solid. Third Echelon is a secret organization, a part of the U.S. government. The organization deals with very sensitive missions, and you play as Sam, Third Echelon's "splinter cell". Your missions are so discreet, that if you are captured, the government will deny any such existence of that organization.
Since it's a stealth based game, you have a variety of moves at your disposal. You can walk, run, crouch, jump, rappel, shimmy, cross horizontal wires, zip using a zip cord, and do a split jump.
To defeat your enemies, you have a variety of means. You can use your weapons, but the noise might alert a guard. You can stun them, kill them, subdue them, jump down from the ceiling and knock them unconcious. Some enemies are needed to activate a door or passcode, so you can take an enemy hostage by holding a gun to his head, you can interrogate them, or you can use them as human shields.
Some of the more innovative features of the game is the ability to peak through a door before going through. You can open it up a bit to peak through, or you can use your optic cable camera (a "snake" camera) to peer through the underside of the door, checking to make sure it's clear.
Being a stealth based game, your arsenal is small. You have an automatic rifle that can be fitted with a silencer and other modifications, and you also have a trusty pistol.
Splinter Cell also has downloadable content, so you can download new items in the future, specifically new levels and missions.
Alternate Titles
- "细胞分裂" -- Chinese title (simplified)
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The Press Says
| Game Freaks 365 |
Nov, 2002 |
9.7 out of 10 |
97 |
| GameZone |
Apr 23, 2003 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Jun 04, 2003 |
19 out of 20 |
95 |
| Game Over Online |
Jan 08, 2003 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| IGN |
Apr 04, 2003 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| Digital Entertainment News (den) |
Aug 10, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| N-Zone |
Jul 08, 2003 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
May, 2003 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| GameSpot |
Apr 04, 2003 |
8.4 out of 10 |
84 |
| Game Shark |
Jan 26, 2003 |
B+ |
83 |
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Trivia
One possible source of the "Fifth Freedom" concept, is Noam Chomsky's preface to
The Culture of Terrorism: "U.S. international and security policy ... has as its primary goal the preservation of what we might call “the Fifth Freedom,” understood crudely but with a fair degree of accuracy as the freedom to rob, to exploit and to dominate, to undertake any course of action to ensure that existing privilege is protected and advanced."
FDR's original Four Freedoms are Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear
