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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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SPLINTER CELL 2 GAME SET Windows $0.22  
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell    
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User Reviews

Not bad. Ola Sverre Bauge (236) 2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars
Plenty of hot and cool spy-action to be enjoyed here. re_fold (288) 3.43 Stars3.43 Stars3.43 Stars3.43 Stars3.43 Stars
What MGS should have been. Zovni (9139) 3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars

The Press Says

Absolute Games (AG.ru) Mar 01, 2003 95 out of 100 95
Jeuxvideo.com Feb 25, 2003 19 out of 20 95
Svenska PC Gamer Mar, 2003 92 out of 100 92
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Feb, 2003 92 out of 100 92
Armchair Empire, The Apr 20, 2003 9 out of 10 90
Rebell.at Games Mar 17, 2003 9 out of 10 90
JeuxVideoPC.com Jan 06, 2003 17 out of 20 85
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) Feb 26, 2003 84 out of 100 84
Playback Jun, 2006 8.33 out of 10 83
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) May 19, 2003 82 out of 100 82

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Trivia

The vehicle that picks up Sam outside the police station at the end of the first level is a delivery van from St-Hubert, a popular restaurant in Montreal where the game was designed. Just look at its logo and compare it to the one on www.st-hubert.com.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66169), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9910), MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (35183), JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9127) and Rantanplan (1753)
 

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