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[Metacritic's 2002 Xbox Game of the Year] Infiltrate terrorists' positions, acquire critical intelligence by any means necessary, execute with extreme prejudice, and exit without a trace! You are Sam Fisher, a highly trained secret operative of the NSA's secret arm: Third Echelon. The world balance is in your hands, as cyber terrorism and international tensions are about to explode into WWIII. [Ubi Soft]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 100
TotalGames.net
The masterpiece that is Splinter Cell gets under your skin and stays there for a very long time... The kind of game you do want to go through over and over simply because it is a delight to play around with... A true work of art.
 100
G4 TV
Featuring an acute attention to detail in every respect and more substance than fluff, Splinter Cell is the defining espionage simulation... A compelling, unforgettable experience.
100
AceGamez
Although featuring the most realistic and detailed graphics, lighting and animation you've ever seen with sound effects to match, it's still the gameplay that shines the most, combining a sublime mixture of stealth and combat with the most versatile range of moves, gadgets and tactics ever to feature in a stealth game.
100
Total Video Games
A perfect game; cinematic, compelling, exciting, and most importantly damn fun to play! Believe the hype it is this good.
100
GamePro
Realistic scenarios in realistic environments add to Splinter Cell’s tantalizing world of covert operations. With a strong overall package of incredible features, the stealth/action genre has a new hero.
100
GameNow
The reason why you bought an Xbox. It's dark, it's loaded with depth, and it's absolutely gorgeous. [Jan 2003, p.56]
100
XenGamers
Now that Splinter Cell has arrived all other stealth-based titles should hang their head in shame.
100
Entertainment Weekly
Wickedly ingenious. [29 Nov 2002, p.114]
98
Gamer's Pulse
One of the greatest games of all time. Splinter Cell redefines what a game should look, play, and sound like. Perhaps most amazing is not that the graphics, gameplay, and sound are so good, but that they all blend together to form a whole so well.
98
Xbox Advanced
Simply amazing: From start to finish it will dazzle your eyes, ears, intellect, as well as your imagination.
98
GamerWeb Xbox
The amount of gadgets that work their way into the game is absolutely staggering, the feeling of playing James Bond will most definitely enter the minds of some gamers.
98
GameReviewer
The appeal of Splinter Cell shifts into the sublime when it's graphics and sound are taken into account. No other game thus far has managed to present such realistic looking gaming environments... ever.
97
GameZone
Features one of the smoothest, most precise, easy-to-use cameras that I have ever experienced in a game. This is perhaps the game's greatest innovation.
96
IGN
This is the kind of game I imagined when I used to dream about the experiences next generation consoles were going to give us. Splinter Cell is one of the smartest games I've ever played.
96
Gamers' Temple
The game's developers have done an outstanding job of pushing the Xbox to its full potential and the result is a game with incredible atmosphere and a fully immersive environment.
96
Official Xbox Magazine
By fully intersecting its Xbox-caliber visual and audio presentation with wide-open stealth action gameplay, it submerges you in a gripping, nerve-pounding atmosphere that will leave you begging for more. [Dec 2002, p.50]
95
ActionTrip
The engrossing story blends perfectly with Splinter Cell's gameplay style, which can be best described as genre-redefining. And to top it all off, the visuals are gorgeous and completely intrinsic to the game's genre!
95
GameSpy
Featuring brilliant visuals, edge-of-your-seat gameplay, and some of the best voice acting around, Splinter Cell is one of the best single-player experiences to come out this year... The best game on Xbox. Period.
95
Armchair Empire
Splinter Cell oozes cool and sophistication from it’s lead character through it’s many and varied levels, and very slick control scheme.
95
Gamers Europe
The second best game on the Xbox, and if first person shooters aren’t your thing, then I suppose it is the best. If you have an Xbox, you must have this game. If you don’t have an Xbox, buy the game anyway – it’s that good.
95
Cheat Code Central
Splinter Cell is as close to gaming perfection as you are going to get, you just have to be prepared for what's coming next.
95
netjak
The interaction between the player, Sam and the game form a symbiotic relationship that few games have achieved. Things like retinal scanners, fingerprint id's and sticky cameras will keep you spitting adrenaline on this 14 mission romp.
95
Gamenikki
The storyline is so in-line with the current international scene that it’s a little frightening.
94
Team Xbox
Splinter Cell’s low-key approach to plot development is a refreshing change for those of us that would rather play our games than watch them, like "Metal Gear Solid 2" for that matter.
92
Game Over Online
Insanely hard. Even with your tightest game face and greatest skills, you’ll still wind up replaying a mission at least three or four times before you get the hang of navigating through each level’s shadows, finding specific hints, clearing newly acquired objectives and discovering codes that you’ll need to progress through.
91
Into Liquid Sky
It's as good as its nearest competition, "Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance," and in certain instances, like the deep realism and stronger focus on the action rather than story, is a better game.
91
Gaming Age
The painstaking detail in the architecture is a huge draw in making the game as believable as it is. Everything looks exactly how you would envision it in real life, with hallways, open areas, offices, courtyards, everything modeled correctly.
91
Game Revolution
Its combination of great gameplay mechanics and simply astounding graphics easily outweigh its faults. Trust me, you will see the light.
91
Cinescape
One of the best Xbox games out there, unfortunately, by the end it has been repetitive and linear a bit too long.
90
Electronic Gaming Monthly
A graphical powerhouse... My only gripe: Some levels are outrageously difficult. [Jan 2003, p.206]
90
EuroGamer
But you’ll also love Splinter Cell for being a challenge in an age when videogames have all the interaction of a fairground ride.
90
Extreme Gamer
The sounds of the environment is what matters. The other characters in the game even the ruffling of your pants in the wind. This game is a treat to experience in 5.1 or in the headphones.
90
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
To its very core, the game always goes for realism in a way that leaves "Metal Gear Solid" feeling extremely arcade like in comparison. [XGamer]
90
GamingTrend
For everything it gets fantastically right, it has an inherent level of frustration contained within that made me reach the limits of my patience.
90
GMR Magazine
Awesome in ways this space doesn't allow us to describe. [Feb 2003]
90
All Game Guide
The story line is based on real-world politics, making the missions seem even more daring. This is one of the few games to elicit a feeling of suspense without resorting to shock techniques found in survival horror titles like "Resident Evil."
90
Yahoo! Games
While some preventative measures for hair-pulling and wall-punching may be necessary, the game has first-class production values, some of the coolest stealth techniques and gadgets yet, and fantastic level design.
89
Gaming Nexus
AI is very hit or miss but because this game is more dependant on your actions rather than your enemies, it becomes serviceable in the end.
88
Game Informer
The ultimate outcome of Splinter's perhaps overzealous mission structure is a common one: Eery level increasingly becomes a lesson in trial and error. [Jan 2003, p.104]
86
GameSpot
A great game on its own merits, and it offers a slick and rewardingly suspenseful gameplay experience that's sometimes reduced to frustrating bouts of trial and error.
85
BonusStage
There are too few save spots and even those are in inopportune locations.
85
Electric Playground
Despite a few surprising shortcomings, most notably the save system, Splinter Cell delivers with the impact of a postcard from Hell.
84
Xequted
If ever there was a game to show off the Xbox, this is it.
80
Xbox Nation Magazine
It's somewhat ironic that Cell's Clancy-approved storyline is the game's weakest point; instead of propelling the player towards a heady climax, Cell's plot putts along leisurely, lacking a narrative hook or an engaging protagonist to keep us amused. [Winter 2002, p.82]
80
RewiredMind
My surroundings are resplendent, yet my path to success lies in shrouding them with darkness. It seems strange that this wonderful Technicolor world is muted by the black-and-white night vision spectacles I view them with.
75
GameCritics
This is a very linear game, and... one can't but feel it's a wasted opportunity to limit the player's freedom in choosing how to approach a situation.
Jeff M. gave it a 10: Mark gave it a 7: Carlo L. gave it a 10: Hitman D. gave it a 9: Jay Z. gave it a 7: Justin M. gave it a 9: Derek O. gave it a 10: |
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