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The most fun you can have playing with yourself

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 22
Date: April 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game because I was never much of a fan of the Rainbow Six series but people told me this game was good. They weren't wrong, this game is fantastic. Along the same lines as other sneak titles like Hitman and Thief, this game requires the player rely on stealth more than firepower. However, that isn't to say that it doesn't have its splendid moments of gratifying carnage. Let me put it into bulletpoints.
1) This game has some of the best AI I have ever seen in a game. The enemy actively searches you out and is excellent at taking cover and even at pinning you down. It even has the enemy work as a team at times - which can be frustrating yes, but always fun.
2) Graphics are top notch. I really can't emphasize this enough. I'm still astounded by the amount of care that went into designing this game.
3) There are so many ways to dispatch with your enemy - take your pick. Grenades, bullets, sniper rifle, various stun weapons, even a bottle to the head. There is definite replayability here.
4) Cool, cool gadgets. Including a nice pair of night vision goggles with an infared setting.
5) Decent cutscenes - they could have been better
6) The fact that you can take the enemy hostage and use him as a human shield was a definite plus.
7) Challenging, but not impossible. I usually end up getting frustrated and cheat with most games. Not the case here. The learning curve is perfect - always a challenge, but I never threw down my controller in disgust (okay, maybe once).
8) Convenient save points prevent you from getting too far and then dying - so you never need to restart from the beginning of a level. Best of all, its automatic.
While the game has its frustrations - sometimes mission objectives can be a bit muddy and there are levels where you can't kill anyone (including a super cool level in which you break into the CIA) forcing you to rely on arguably less entertaining non-lethal methods of dispatching with your foe - overall this is a solid game worth every gaming penny that you might spend. Although I finished the game in a little over a week of solid play, I will most likely buy it in the near future. I'm sure it will only get better the second time through.

Best Game Ever (except for nba v2.)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Combining the stealth, tactics, and action popularized in both the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon franchises, Splinter Cell represents a new Tom Clancy series featuring a single character instead of the team-oriented play found in Red Storm's successful squad-based shooter games. The title alludes to the secret organization players are part of, an offshoot of the NSA called Third Echelon, whose members rigorously serve to protect America using whatever means necessary.

Players embark on a series of ten missions to eliminate potential security threats by covertly infiltrating and destroying the data and communications critical to cyber-terrorist operations. The lead character, Sam Fisher, must conduct his missions without being detected, or risk being disavowed by his agency and left to his own devices. A key feature in the game is a horizontal stealth meter, which changes according to Fisher's overall visibility within a level. Players must stick close to shadows, avoid light, and move silently or else patrolling guards will sound the alarms and attack.

For the GameCube version, the developers made use of the console�s connectivity feature with the Game Boy Advance. When players connect the handheld to the GameCube, they can view an OPSAT map of their surroundings as well as activate items such as computers, weapons, and wall mines from remote control. The handheld otherwise functions like the PDA found in both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions without the need to access its features via separate menu screens. In addition, players can unlock five missions for Splinter Cell on Game Boy Advance as well as reveal an exclusive weapon for GameCube: the sticky bomb.

Each mission begins with a cut-scene detailing the story in a CNN-like news report. Players will receive their objectives via voice communication during the game and can refer to their wrist-mounted Palm computer for notes and details on their mission. Data such as door codes can be downloaded from terminals located within the region or on guards, and additional gadgets such as sticky cameras, gas grenades, lock picks, laser microphones, a night vision headset, and wall mines can be used to help. More items are available for specific missions, which range from infiltrating the CIA to exploring a police station, Chinese Embassy, Georgian Defense Ministry, and more.
J. Smith

One of my all time favorites!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I received this game as a free gift for buying the Prince of Persia. I ended up enjoying Splinter Cell much more than the $50 game I payed for. The graphics are well done and the game play is excellent.

You are Sam Fisher, an under cover agent who leaves no trace of his existence. You carry two armed weapons, a SC Pistol and the SC-20K M.A.W.S. The SC-20K will be used in the later missions of the game. You have a 3rd person view and can interact with all of your surroundings. You hide to existing shadows or create your own (shoot out the lights) and take out your opponets one by one in a stealth fashion.

The graphics could improve slightly. The shadows seem very light even though your stealth gauge tells you are nearly invisible to enemy eyes. The AI intelligence is limited also. They may walk right past you in the dark even though they are looking right at you. They also give up their search for you after 30 seconds to a minute if they can't find you, even though one of their comrades was just shot in the head.

I used to hate stealth games because they were very frustrating and you had no defense to enemies, but Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell brings a whole new light to working undercover.

I suggest to play the game in hard mode, even for your first try, because the game is relatively easy in the other level of difficulty, normal. I was hooked after 20 minutes of playing the game and have no intent on trading the game in.

Splinter Cell is a MUST!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First of all, let me tell you that this game is based on a Tom Clancy's written novel. He usually writes books related to terrorism, like The Sum of all Fears. Enough about the author. The game is just great! Its about a spy sort of guy name Sam Fisher who has to accomplish tons of missions. All the game is based on stealth, which means you have to do things quietly and without being watched by anyone. The variety of weapons are excellent, plus the items you use are incredible. One of the most interesting things about this title is that you don't have to kill the bad guys to accomplish your objectives, you can just knock them out and hide them. The game is pretty frustrating at times, like when a camera discovers you, you loose the mission. There is only one little problem with this amazing title, and that is its replay value. It is absolutely a game to play once, it has no new options of coming again and play it. Basically, once complete the game, your done with the title (no multiplayer, no extra missions, no new weapons, no new characters,etc.). Overall, the game is a must for any gamer. And Tom Clancy fans, don't think twice before getting this!

Stealth Action Redifined

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 14
Date: June 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Now, If you are the kind of James Bond shoot'em and get shot a thousand times and barely loose health, and those are the only kind of games you have,and ever will have in you collection. Then I suggest you rent before you buy. Anyways, I give this game fives stars for a whole...load of resons but I'll keep it nice and simple for you. 1: The replay value is very good, I prefer hard because it is more realistic. Speaking of realisum, This game is infact one of the most realistic games I've ever played, for example: you have alternate methods of taking care of youre enimies than just shooting them in the head. you can shoot a device called a sticky shocker, wich upon impact releases electricity, if you shot that in a puddel of water you can take down 1,2,3 birds with one sticky shocker,"hypothetically speaking" Reason 2: The split jump. if you are in a tall, narrow hall you can jump on the wall, thrust both legs to either side and suspend youreself and get a good drop on enimies. Resaon 3: Grafics. I would give the grafics a
4-5, the people look smooth and have clear expressions. But Whait! I'd also like to clear something up, On the label where it says Teen, it says: Blood Gore & Violence, well, thats a bunch a bull. For all you poor kids out there whos mothers would not let you have such a horrific game: No worries mother, its just pure clean fun. Not that I had that trouble, that was just for poor E rated kids. That sums it up, now go play some Splinter Cell.

The hype is justified!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am always suspicious of an overly-hyped game, but Splinter Cell left nothing to be disappointed about. If this is a taste of what's down the road for video games, I'll have to quit my job! The graphics are super, game play and sound awesome, and the implementation of the stealth concept is powerfully convincing.

I have only three minor issues with the game. The first is that it takes a bit to get the controls down. Not a big deal, just a forewarning. What really bugged me was that pistol aiming was too slow. The number of bullets it took to put someone down was also on the unrealistically high side. You could be right over someone and shoot him in the back of the head, and it still would take a couple shots.

These minor flaws aside, the game if simply awesome!

Very Nice Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was hesitating on buying this game at first, but when I finally did I was very amazed. First off graphics there just as good if not better then the Xbox version. They made them more easier to navigate around in and make it more stealthy. Sound crisp loud or silent weapons are perfectly done. The game has more cut scenes then the Xbox version and the game has more gameplay to tell the story of Sam Fischer. I really shouldn't have hesitated on this because it is a very good well setup game. This is definetly better then Metal Gear Solid and is the best stealth game so far I have seen made. Trust me it is a nice setup game.

This is one of the best games available on the Gamecube!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is perhaps the best game available on the Gamecube platform. The graphics are intense, the action is incredible, and the challenge is second to none. A great feature to this game is the challenge to remain unseen. This is the first game where shooting out a light bulb is more advantageous than shooting someone. The game stresses your ability to remain unseen. If you enjoy the stories written by Tom Clancy, then you will enjoy placing yourself into this adventure. Worth every penny!

Splinter Cell - Hard, Fun, But Not Great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: May 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Splinter Cell looked like an enhanced Metal Gear Solid for me, before I've played it... And that's not quite it..
You're Sam Fisher, hired for the CIA. You can kill, spy, do whatever you want, but if you get caught, the American Government will deny your existence.
- Graphics: The shadows are pretty good, the scenaries are nice too, the visors look like Metroid Prime's, but the graphics cannot be compared to Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil and Metroid Prime for the GameCube. But it's not bad, definetly...
- Sound: The voice acting is OK, the sound overall isn't the best ever, but it's not bad. You just don't notice that... But it makes you nervous, happy or whatever that's up to that situation...
- Fun: The game is fun because you have to be very stealthy, throw objects to make guards look confused.. It's like Metal Gear Solid, but with different elements of stealth.
- Educative: You kill terrorists, right? You're working for a good cause... If you kill any civilians, the missions are over.
Overall, it's cool, but not a great game. Just rent it, unless you really like games like Metal Gear Solid. The replay value isn't that great because once you beat it there aren't so much extras.... And the game is really hard too...

master piece

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the kind of game you dream about!! sneaking into the most heavily gaurded places in the world, completly fool hundreds of guys, this game is amazing. Theres no more just walking around amlisly firing machine guns. Instead of opening doors you can hide your camera under it to see if anyones in there. Instead of just blowing some guy away and get shot in the process, you can grab onto the ceiling then drop down and put him in a choke hold. You can really put your guy in the exact posision you want him. Theres so many great things in this game. heat vision goggles, sniper rifles, string cameras, toxic darts, whatever you could imagine. Don't hesitate to get this game, you wont be dissapointed.

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