Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

Grab the SC Enhanced mod and have fun. Pretend it's 2003, you just got Monster component cables for your Xbox and plugged it all into a 2,000 lb. HD CRT to play this game in glorious 480p, and your eyes are TINGLING. Grab a 2 liter coke and some chips, it's going to be an all nighter.

Next to the Metal Gear Solid series and Thief, Splinter Cell was further pushing the genre forward and making it even more accessible to broader ranges of audiences, while simultaneously being a spearhead for Tom Clancy's stories in videogame form. While the age does show, especially in terms of difficulty, the creative and unique gameplay, lighting, paired with the innovative stealth gameplay, platforming, and high-tech gadgets make this game a true delight. I was hooked the whole way through, and Michael Ironside delivers an amazing performance as Sam Fisher. It's clear why this game went on to become an enthralling franchise of seven games.

This game is so excellent way back in 2000s, it was one of the most learning curve experience, like if you want to pass the guards successfully you must know when to proceed with timing or if you wanna kill all those in your way will ok but doesnt feel satisfying since the design of game caters in more play like a casper(ghost) or ninja style approach with lots of trial and error :D, But as its stands today it suffers glitches, clunky controls and very linear design like mission you get into forced firefight and have limited options. On the other hand this game still holds up day. I recommend this game especially on sale and im waiting for pandora and chaos theory in GOG.

Basically a tense political thriller with likeable characters. I also still appreciate how well Sam FIsher is animated, it's a joy to watch!

This rewiew is written by someone who didn't play the game back when it came out and views it through the lens of other stealth games. Personal preference: I like my stealth games to give me freedom (how do I incapacitate guards, what gadgets do I use, which route do I take). This game though, doesn't give any. The levels are very linear, usually only one way to sneak through an area. Every now and then this route involves some bad and frustrating platforming. Gadgets also disappoint, almost nothing that would allow to manipulate guards, intead when I want to distract them, I have to eiter sprint for a while, or allow myself to be seen, which is kinda jank. The rifle on the other hand is in a weird place, it has a lot of cool munitions it can fire, but it's weird and disorienting that player recieves access to all of them at the same time. All in all, I'm kinda disappointed.