Games

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Ubisoft Toronto

2013•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 22 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureanimalsespionagemonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeHeightened and expansive: a very fast shooter, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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

IGDB rating

80 / 100

357 ratings

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About This Game

Splinter Cell Blacklist builds on the stealth roots of the franchise, while exploring new directions to embrace the realms of action and adventure. Players can define their personal play styles and be rewarded for those choices. Ghost players want to remain undetected. Assault players rely on instincts and firepower to deal with a situation. Panther players strike lethally from the shadows in the most efficient and silent way.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The United States has a military presence in two-thirds of countries around the world. Some of them have had enough. A group of terrorists calling themselves The Engineers initiate a terror ultimatum called the Blacklist – a deadly countdown of escalating attacks on US interests at home and abroad. Sam is back in his ops suit and goggles, and he’s more lethal and agile than ever. Granted the freedom to do whatever it takes to stop the Blacklist, Sam flies from exotic locales to US cities as he races against the clock to find out who’s behind this devastating threat.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureAnimalsEspionageMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareHelicopterAssassinSecret agentBloodyHand-to-hand combatEspionageTime limit

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Toronto
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 20 August 2013
Series: Tom Clancy’s
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 12h rushed, 22h normally, 148h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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