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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User Reviews

Not bad. Windows Ola Sverre Bauge (236)
Move over 007 PlayStation 2 Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5239)
Plenty of hot and cool spy-action to be enjoyed here. Windows re_fold (289)
Near perfect stealth action. PlayStation 2 DarkDove (67)
A revolution in Espionage action games. Xbox Thiago Oliveira (90)
What MGS should have been. Windows Zovni (9145)
Stealth James Bond PlayStation 2 MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (36676)
It really is "Stealth Action Redifined" Xbox Jester236 (39)
As an N.S.A. employee, Sam Fisher needs to hunt down and kill Georgian president Kombayn Nikoladze because of his terrorist acts against the USA PlayStation 2 Toncian Vlad Ionut (3)
A Fight to the Death! Xbox quayleman (2)

The Press Says

PGNx Media Xbox Dec 07, 2002 9.8 out of 10 98
GamersMark Xbox Feb 24, 2003 9.6 out of 10 96
ZTGameDomain Xbox 2005 9.5 out of 10 95
Just RPG Xbox 2003 93 out of 100 93
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Windows Feb, 2003 92 out of 100 92
IGN PlayStation 2 Mar 24, 2003 9.1 out of 10 91
All Game Guide Xbox 2002 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Onlinewelten.de Windows Jun 05, 2003 90 out of 100 90
Power Unlimited Xbox Dec, 2002 90 out of 100 90
Game Shark GameCube Jan 26, 2003 B+ 83

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Trivia

On August 31, 2003 Splinter Cell (PS2) won the Gold-Award from the German VUD (Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland - Entertainment Software Association Germany) for selling more then 100,000 (but less then 200,000) units in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66192), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9908), MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (36676), JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9127) and Rantanplan (1752)
 

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