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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell ngage Game Reviews
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Critic Score
Metascore: 74 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.5 out of 10
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell brought new levels of sophistication to stealth-action gaming. You play NSA Black Ops operative Sam Fisher, a so-called Splinter Cell, undertaking fearsomely dangerous missions on your own. Except this time around, Fisher is not entirely on his own: the game deck's unique Bluetooth wireless technology has enabled two unique multiplayer modes, Sniper and C-operative. In the latter, you will have to work together with a friend to overcome the enemy. With 10 different universes and a bristling array of gadgetry, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell immerses you in a rich and challenging gameplay experience. [Nokia]

PUBLISHER: Gameloft
DEVELOPER: Gameloft
GENRE(S): Action
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2003

What The Critics Said

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90
GameSpy
A great handheld game. The N-Gage version's co-op play pushes it above its GBA counterpart, and makes it a definite must-own.
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90
Pocket Games
Who would think that Sam Fisher could translate so well onto the tiny N-Gage screen? [Spring 2004, p.18]
86
GameZone
Even though this game is in 2D don’t let that turn you off, because this game offers the same heart pounding gameplay that its console brethren had.
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80
Game Informer
It is a fun platformer with variety; you should certainly allow Splinter Cell to infiltrate you N-Gage. [Feb 2004, p.114]
80
GamePro
It also features a rather cool use of Bluetooth—a two-player co-op mode that requires two agents to work together to get through a scenario that's completely different from the single-player game's.
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75
Game Power Australia
It's a surprisingly engrossing action experience that manages to capture the essence of the original very well. So long as you don't mind that you'll probably finish it in around five hours, Splinter Cell for N-Gage is well worth your time.
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70
GameSpot
A good effort at trying to capture the original game's suspenseful gameplay in a 2D side scroller--making for a different sort of action game--as well as a pretty faithful adaptation of Splinter Cell's original design.
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70
IGN
It can be quite frustrating at times with its trial-and-error gameplay and the N-Gage's stifling screen-size, but where it really shines is in its ever-changing gameplay and great multiplayer modes.
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70
EuroGamer
Quite easily one of the strongest titles on the system to date. Weighing in at a rather short five or six hours (excluding the hour or so you'll get out of multiplayer), it's still an interesting take on sneak-'em-ups. Ubisoft should at least be commended for managing to craft a well-considered, playable handheld version without resorting to mindless platform action.
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60
G4 TV
It's repetitive after the first couple of hours, but just when you begin to tire of it, it ends. Even so, it does a good job of replicating the gameplay of the original with minimal sacrifices and will satisfy stealth-hungry N-Gage owners looking for their first fix.
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50
GMR Magazine
It follows the story much more closely than you might expect, but its mutation into a side-scroller doesn't work well. [Aug 2004, p.95]
48
N-Gage World
Compared to games such as "Tony Hawk" and "Ashen" Splinter Cell does look and feel a little inferior.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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Heinz gave it a9:
Must-play for stealth fans.

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