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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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User Reviews

A revolution in Espionage action games. Thiago Oliveira (90) 4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars
It really is "Stealth Action Redifined" Jester236 (39) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
A Fight to the Death! quayleman (2) 4.14 Stars4.14 Stars4.14 Stars4.14 Stars4.14 Stars
Fun but HARD Giacomo (6) 4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars

The Press Says

GamePro Nov 15, 2002 5 out of 5 100
Xbox Gamers First (XGF) Jan 07, 2003 9.7 out of 10 97
Gamers.at Dec 18, 2002 95 out of 100 95
Just RPG 2003 93 out of 100 93
DarkZero Dec 31, 2002 9.2 out of 10 92
Gaming Age Dec 06, 2002 A- 91
Game Revolution Dec 01, 2002 A- 91
Power Unlimited Dec, 2002 90 out of 100 90
Extreme Gamer Dec 23, 2002 9 out of 10 90
Eurogamer.net (UK) Dec 04, 2002 9 out of 10 90

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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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