Games

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Ubisoft Montreal

2002•Shooter•PEGI 12•About 14 hours

Taste attributes: actionanimalsbusinessdetectiveespionagemafia/gangsterpoliticalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, heightened shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

431 ratings

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About This Game

Infiltrate terrorists' positions, acquire critical intelligence by any means necessary, execute with extreme prejudice, and exit without a trace! You are Sam Fisher, a highly trained secret operative of the NSA's secret arm: Third Echelon. The world balance is in your hands, as cyber terrorism and international tensions are about to explode into WWIII.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In April 2004, the President of Georgia is assassinated, allowing Georgian billionaire Kombayn Nikoladze to seize power with a bloodless coup d'état. In August 2004, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer and Gulf War veteran Sam Fisher is recruited by the National Security Agency to work within its newly formed division, "Third Echelon." Working with his old friend Irving Lambert, Fisher is introduced to technical expert Anna "Grim" Grimsdóttír, and field runner Vernon Wilkes Jr. In October 2004, Fisher is dispatched to Tbilisi, Georgia to investigate the disappearance of two CIA officers. Fisher...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAnimalsBusinessDetectiveEspionageMafia/gangsterPoliticalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipDeep rivalryFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HelicopterSecret agentBloodyMinigamesDeathEspionageSpecial forcesHostages

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubi Soft Entertainment
Released: 12 November 2002
Series: Tom Clancy’s
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 14h normally, 17h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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Games are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. Game scores are estimates, made by fixed rules from IGDB genres, themes, keywords and descriptions.