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  SplinterCell
Splinter Cell is set in the near future and places you in the role of an agent working for a mysterious agency.
Splinter Cell's design is quite sophisticated and allows the player to complete objectives without having to follow a set path.
Splinter Cell's missions are challenging with an excellent balance of stealth, action and complicated puzzles that require skills and brainpower.
www.the-laser.com /splintercell.htm   (1664 words)

  
 Splinter Cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the fictional universe in which it exists, a "Splinter Cell" is an agent of Third Echelon of the National Security Agency (NSA) that is sent out into the world to exercise the use of the "Fifth Freedom": the freedom to do whatever is necessary to preserve national security and peace for the United States.
The first Splinter Cell in the Third Echelon was Sam Fisher, although there is known to be at least one other Splinter Cell team working within Third Echelon (who, incidentally, believe they are the first and only Splinter Cells)but not.
The Splinter Cell novels are written under the pseudonym David Michaels by different authors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Splinter_Cell   (1098 words)

  
 AtomicGamer - Splinter Cell Review
Splinter Cell does have a few drawbacks, though; many of those extra-cool lighting effects have to be turned off if you aren't running a top-of-the-line computer.
Splinter Cell is most definitely a graphically impressive game - it doesn't sport super-high resolutions or extreme frame rates, but it does pile on the special effects along with some pretty detailed environments.
Splinter Cell is laid out in a mission-based format where you will be required to infiltrate some sort of facility, plant or steal some sort of item or info, and get out.
www.atomicgamer.com /article.php?id=153   (952 words)

  
 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Splinter Cell was first released on November 18, 2002 in North America for the Xbox game console (see 2002 in video gaming).
Splinter Cell's stealth-based gameplay, although frequently compared to the Metal Gear series, has more in common with that of the cult PC series Thief which pre-dates it by several years.
For his first assignment as a Splinter Cell, Fisher is dispatched to Georgia to investigate the disappearance of two CIA agents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Splinter_Cell   (1277 words)

  
 Game Over Online Magazine - Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell is one such title, with its fanatical emphasis on stealth and realism, it'll charm all PC gamers, including those who have a snobby holier than thou look at console games.
Splinter Cell is one of those titles where you have to get from one end of an alley to another.
In closing, Splinter Cell is a riveting and compelling espionage title built on solid fundamentals, an engaging storyline and an amiable protagonist.
www.game-over.net /reviews.php?id=820   (1133 words)

  
 SplinterCellPC
Splinter Cell is a stealth driven, third-person action/adventure game that puts the player in the shoes of Sam Fisher, a highly trained and experienced covert-ops soldier.
As a Splinter Cell agent, any work done by Fisher must be disavowed by the US Government if he's caught in action on a mission.
Instead, Splinter Cell gives you a much different kind of gameplay challenge, forcing players to actively participate and submerge themselves in the stealth aspect of the game.
www.the-laser.com /splintercellpc.htm   (1458 words)

  
 UGO.com Games - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Xbox review, screenshots and info
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (compare prices) blends the best elements of the Metal Gear series with a wealth of new stealth-inspired concepts, along with a fair dose of Clancy’s trademark realism to form a distinctive masterpiece of a game that nobody should dare to miss.
Splinter Cell places you in the role of a secret agent named Sam Fisher, the sole field operative of the Third Echelon initiative, a top-secret intelligence-gathering organization working under the United States government.
A major element of stealth in Splinter Cell is learning how to use the environment’s lighting to your advantage.
ugo.com /channels/games/features/splintercell/review.asp   (2535 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Review
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell succeeds where other games have tried and failed, casting you as a supremely skilled and outrageously daring covert agent who utterly outclasses his competition.
Splinter Cell won our award for the "Best Xbox Game of 2002," and we're happy to report that the PC version is every bit as good -- it's one of the most tension-packed, visually stunning games you're likely to play this year.
The Third Echelon employs "splinter cells," lone agents like Fisher who are granted broad freedoms to carry out their missions.
archive.gamespy.com /reviews/february03/splintercellpc   (907 words)

  
 CanadianGamer.ca - Splinter Cell Review
The game is Splinter Cell, and it features a strong focus on stealth and sneaking about without foregoing the firefights that are a gunner's dream.
Splinter Cell is a hefty package, coming on three disks and leaving a gigantic 1.5G hard drive footprint with the basic installation.
The first amazing thing about Splinter Cell you notice after controlling Fisher for a while is the huge number of abilities the developers have blessed him with.
www.canadiangamer.ca /Reviews/Splinter_Cell/page1.shtml   (547 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Resource Guide - "Postmortem: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell"
The port of Splinter Cell to the PS2 certainly wasn't an ideal project (especially in terms of cost effectiveness), but it's a good example of applying extra resources to hit milestones.
With the success of Splinter Cell for the Xbox, we had a solid starting point and a very clear vision of what we had to achieve.
Splinter Cell for the PS2 had the shortest development schedule in Ubi Soft Shanghai's history, not only because we had the biggest team, but also because the team was the most efficient.
www.gamasutra.com /resource_guide/20030714/hao_01.shtml   (2617 words)

  
 Splinter Cell 3 Review - GamersHell.com
Splinter Cell's denizens do this all the time, but at least now they'll pull out a flashlight once in a while to aid the search.
The first Splinter Cell was so bad about this that I got right near the end of the game and then found I couldn't beat the last level without restarting because an alarm would go off every single time I walked past a certain section of floor, no matter what I did.
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory from v1.0 to v1.04 EU Patch
www.gamershell.com /pc/splinter_cell_3/review.html   (1867 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Splinter Cell is the first in a series of three amazing games (to date).
Splinter Cell is now highly renowned as being the ground-breaking game that introduced the world to true stealth gaming.
In fact, I originally purchased Splinter Cell for the Game Cube to take advantage of the exclusive connectivity features which enable the player to use sticky cams and have a tactical map displayed on their GBA, which is very neat by the way.
www.amazon.com /Ubisoft-XBUBI-008888510130-Clancys-Splinter/dp/B00006JZQZ   (2714 words)

  
 Splinter Cell, index.php - Kotaku   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Pitch fl footage from the new Splinter Cell, in which Sam Fisher murdalizes some bad guys using the power of stickymines, whistling, and cannonfodder fish.
Splinter Cell was created on the first Xbox, so we thought it was important to come back for one volume with Microsoft to create a very good quality title focused on using the full power of the system...
Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Medieval II: Total War, NFS: Carbon and Mario Strikers Charged vids are piled up like pillaged sheep in the hull of Viking longboat.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/splinter-cell/index.php   (1505 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Review
Fortunately, Splinter Cell stuck around as an Xbox exclusive only long enough to generate sales for the console over the holiday season.
Splinter Cell is more than just a solid port.
With those tools, Splinter Cell always felt a little bit distant, like I was playing it with someone else's hands.
www.gamespy.com /reviews/april03/splintercellgcn   (708 words)

  
 Splinter Cell - review - play.tm
However, with the release of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell for the Xbox, it has become apparent that the sneaky, mullet-wearing individual of Japanese creation that we know and love now has an American counterpart, in the form of an older, wiser individual named Sam Fisher.
when i went looking for games such as splinter cell the owner of the store said forget this other one that i had in my hand- i thinnk it was conflict dessert storm.
he said get splinter cell so i took his word for it and i like it so much i can barely take my eyes from the screen wondering what obstacles i have to combat next.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2): PC & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, is the next instalment in the adventures of Sam Fisher--the anti-terrorist agent and all-round stealthy guy.
I thought it was totally unacceptable in the first Splinter Cell, but I never experienced being affected by it, exept that it looks stupid when parts of a body goes through solid objects like walls.
In Splinter cell one, The guards or civilians needed to reach an alarm to actully sound one, Whereas in Pandora Tomorrow, If they see you, they IMEDIETLY raise an alarm, so be careful!
www.amazon.co.uk /Splinter-Cell-Pandora-Tomorrow-PS2/dp/B0000A1P0Q   (1758 words)

  
 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Xbox)
Developed by Ubi Soft’s Montreal Studio in Canada, Splinter Cell™, is a unique experience that will have the player thinly skate on the fine line that separates fact from fiction.
Splinter Cell is a challenge and can therefore become very difficult.
Splinter Cell™ is a third person stealth action game, featuring cyber-terrorism, shadow agencies, and covert operations and is set in the realistic, highly detailed geopolitical universe as portrayed by Tom Clancy.
games.teamxbox.com /xbox/374/Tom-Clancys-Splinter-Cell   (282 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Preview
Splinter Cell was recently released to rave reviews for the Xbox, and come this January, PC gamers will get their chance to see what all the hype is about.
The background of Splinter Cell is thus: It is 2004 and the NSA (National Security Agency) has created a subdivision within itself for the purpose of protecting America from any threat, even those within her own borders, or within other U.S. government agencies.
Doom III may corner the market on PC lighting next year, but for now, Splinter Cell definitely gives it a run for the money.
www.gamespy.com /previews/december02/splintercellpc   (571 words)

  
 GAME REVIEWS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas
OLD FAITHFUL: The latest entry in the Splinter Cell series should be immediately familiar to fans of the previous stealth and espionage games.
In one instance, I shot and killed a patrolling guard and he crumpled to the floor, but his flashlight hung in midair where he'd been holding it when I fired.
BOTTOM LINE: The Splinter Cell games have always rewarded patience and intelligence, rather than itchy trigger fingers.
www.khou.com /sharedcontent/ptech/gamereviews2/102406ccdrPTECHsplinter.6e499b4b.html   (299 words)

  
 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (xbox360: 2006): Reviews
In every sense imaginable, Splinter Cell: Double Agent was meant to exploit the platform on which it was designed, and it excels to an extraordinary degree.
Splinter Cell still offers the most unique multiplayer around, and Double Agent will keep me happily entertained for quite some time--probably well past Fisher's retirement party.
I do like the direction the Splinter Cell series is moving in, I just think it will need more work for it to be great again.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/xbox360/tomclancyssplintercelldoubleagent   (3359 words)

  
 Game: Splinter Cell
To anyone in the international political arena, it will appear that he was a rogue or mercenary, thus the term “splinter cell” in the game’s title.
But Splinter Cell is a departure from the squad-based gameplay gamers associate with Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.
Fisher, like all of Third Echelon’s splinter cells, is granted the use of the Fifth Freedom—unprecedented latitude to safeguard America’s security by any means necessary.
www.nvidia.com /object/game_splintercell.html   (1224 words)

  
 Latino Review
Another thing is that Daniel Pyne is not the writer anymore on Splinter Cell as reported in the trades in August.
Splinter Cell was released in November 2002 and now we bring you a 1st look at the script for the upcoming SPLINTER CELL film written by Stuart Beattie!
Splinter Cell opens with haunting images of the World Trade Center Bombings, the London Bombings, the Madrid Train Bombings, and the Bali Nightclub bombings.
www.latinoreview.com /scriptreviews/splintercell/review.html   (2395 words)

  
 Splinter Cell Double Agent Xbox 360 Game, Splinter Cell Double Agent
Splinter Cell Double Agent once again features Sam Fisher's double edged espionage in a multiplatform release developed by the Ubisoft Montreal studio.
Splinter Cell veterans will find little new with the single player game, although, there is enough.
Splinter Cell: Double Agent was created with a goal in mind; maintain the better elements of the past installments of the franchise, all the while
www.1up.com /do/gameOverview?cId=3140443   (645 words)

  
 GamingWorld X - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Review
This month the Xbox is showered with the fruits of Tom Clancy's efforts as both Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell hit the big fl machine to the delight of military-themed action fans everywhere.
Splinter Cell stands as the current pinnacle of action-stealth gaming both on the Xbox and in gaming as a whole.
While he has access to a pistol and rifle, the main focus of Splinter Cell is to avoid combat, not revel in it, so firearms will see little use in a successfully executed mission.
www.gamingworldx.com /xbox/TomClancysSplinterCell.shtml   (2151 words)

  
 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (cube: 2003): Reviews
Splinter Cell is a no-brainer next to Metroid Prime and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker to add to your ‘Cube library.
Playing Splinter Cell in the dark with a brightly lit GBA SP glowing in sync with the television is a brand-new way of enjoying this already highly enjoyable game, and we fully recommend that GBA owners check it out.
This version of Splinter Cell disappointingly doesn’t measure up to the superior versions on the Xbox, PS2, and PC, although it’s still a decent mission for the GameCube.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/gamecube/tomclancyssplintercell   (710 words)

  
 Apple - Games - Splinter Cell
He’s a Splinter Cell, a lone operative who slips into trouble spots and accomplishes his tasks undetected, unable to even receive public recognition by the U.S. government, which denies that the NSA sub-agency he works for, known as Third Echelon, even exists.
Unlike many action/adventure games, Splinter Cell doesn’t require you to blast away your enemies to succeed at its nine expansive missions.
If realistic AI, real-world scenarios, high-tech gadgets and old-fashioned spy work aren’t enough, Splinter Cell adds to the experience by immersing you in one of the most movie-like environments you’ve likely ever encountered in a game.
www.apple.com /games/articles/2004/06/splintercell   (1505 words)

  
 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Xbox 360 News - QJ.NET
Despite claims of some sites that the PS3 version of Splinter Cell: Double Agent will be the only version to come with the intriguing package of female espionage, Rhoulette, a Ubisoft community manager, pointed out that it was confirmed that the Xbox 360 would be getting its share of the female touch.
Splinter Cell is an "exclusive by default" that was cancelled for PS3 because it couldn't be done on time.
When Ubisoft said "Splinter Cell: Double Agent will be the last game in the series," you've got to make sure that you're up to the task and ready for Sam Fisher's biggest covert-ops adventure yet.
xbox360.qj.net /category/Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent/cid/593   (3188 words)

  
 Splinter Cell | Splinter Cell | Ubisoft
Like a sliver of glass, a Splinter Cell is small, sharp, and nearly invisible.
"Splinter Cell's arrival on the PS2 is one that should NOT be missed by anybody"
Sam Fisher, Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, the Soldier Icon, Ubisoft, ubi.com™, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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