Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

Really good stealth game my only issue is the forced fight sequences that occur very rarely apart from that a wonderful game that I would reccomend for any person that loves the stealth genre.

The golden age of stealth games back in the late 90's & early oughts. Splinter Cell is a slow paced methodical game where hiding in the shadows is encouraged. Unfortunately the game does throw some scripted action scenes at you but for the most part you can ghost many parts of the levels. Works great with modern hardware & on widescreen. The visuals look great if dated but you can appreciate the lighting & ambience that went into the level design. Very scripted linear level design but it is so well done. The overarching story is classic Tom Clancy inspired. Some great ambient music as well. If you are on a budget or nostalgic or just want to experience peak stealth gaming from the early 2000's then get this game. No Ubisoft nonsense just DRM free goodness from GOG.

I love stealth games, though I admit - I am really poor stealth player. My favorite titles are usually Deus Ex, Thief and a few others. I had my luck to play few of Splinter Cell games before, and recently I've bought this gem. Long story short: Good graphics (aged nicely); Interesting to play and learn; Fun story; Fairly challenging. I'd recommend this game to both seasoned stealth-players and to newbies to this. You gonna have fun. This game is neatly balanced, has a fun story and not-so-easy situations to solve. Definitely give it a try!

Those who have played and loved this game in their childhood (when it originally came out in the early 2000's) may probably more indulgent with it, but without the nostalgia glasses Splinter Cell clearly shows its age and lots of design issues that mostly comes from the fact the third person stealth genre (and the Splinter Cell formula) was quite young around that time. Pros: -great voice acting (mainly from Michael Ironside) -considering its age, the graphics often look pretty cool -funny NPCs encounters -occasional cinematic moments -the overall writing is decent Cons: -frustratingly inconsistent AI which sometimes follows annoying, scripted events, sometimes it just goes into the odd territory (like a guard noticing a turned off lamp even though he's looking into another direction and the door is closed) -unreasonable design decisions like the doors players cannot close (but the doors themselves keep closing, which can be often annoying), or the artificial shooting inaccuracy -boring, linear level design -gameplay heavily relying on trial and error -awkward controls/platforming

It's a nice game, but for someone who was trying to get a Thief fix when it came out it was a big let down : It is *much* too linear in many places. If you finished all the Thief's and Deus Ex's, then it's kind of okay.