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A+ Graphics F- Flexibility

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: February 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

XBOX...when will it live up to its name? SC is the best yet for Xbox if you like linear games. By that I mean, there is only one solution and not much exploring. I guess that they had to do it that way because of the graphics, but gee let's get a bit more creative with the SUPER DUPER Xbox and it's power. If you get into the game much you will find out that all of the guards have super hearing, see you at the drop of a dime, and your character fights like an infant child vs Mike Tyson at the moment that you do need to get the heck out of situation. Hide after you've been discovered??? Forget it. If you're under 10 and like the super arcade games, you'll love this. I was sorely disappointed. Three stars for the graphics and that's it.

Let's get some good development behind this so called super PS2 (Xbox)

this game makes me mad.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 13
Date: July 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game in april of 2003 this game was cool. when I first started out. but then I got very mad because they don't give you enought ammo. and the I got to the 4th stage of this game and found out I had to download the rest of this game from the internet with XBOX LIVE. But I can't do that because DSL and Cable modem are not avbile fore my area. and on the box the game comes it says 9 missions to play they lied you only get four missions the rest of it has to be download from the internet. with xbox live. the game is not worth the money.

I really don't get what people see in this.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: January 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the most overrated games that I remember. It really isn't a game either.

Graphics - Great lighting, but for a game based on realism I have never seen it in real life. Some clipping/tearing and bad textures turn this into a 4. Some parts of the game look photo-realistic, some parts do not. And the cinema's are horrible, and unskippable. 4 stars/5

Sound - Done Well, but I didn't like the music too much. The voice actors for the enemies are annoying. It still gets a 4, it works, but nothing that floors me either.

Control - You have this uber-cool split-jump attack.(something on the back of the box) Too bad you use it 2 times max throughout the whole game. That is one example of the poor game design this title suffers from. Also, the game just has you press A to do EVERYTHING. from holding up guys, to turning on computers, to forcing people to scan, it would be nice to have some more user control instead of the pc style layout. The controls don't always work, specifically the B button is terrible at times. As for the gameplay, it starts out really cool, but at the 6th level the quality drops down. It is basically trial and error to the max. Which is as fun as walking waist high in mud. The game runs at such a linear track, and yet you will reset 15-20 times because of the cheap play. What will help you is the ai's horrible search tactics, but some parts will make you so mad you won't play it again for weeks. To me the only way I progress is playing like a shooter and killing most of the guards, otherwise you are almost always heard. Basically it comes down to sniping one guard, drawing the rest, and spraying randomly with your sk-20. Overall it's for fans of the genre and has nothing on halo like the hype may have you believe.

Outstanding

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: May 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Tom Clancy you give people living in the US something to think about.AWESOME game. Take Your Time An Enjoy...

Just played the demo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The demo for this game is avalible now. And let me just say: wow!

The graphics are astounding. You can switch between normal, infared, and nightvision views.

The freedom to interact in the environment is amazing. You can throw cans to distract enemy patrols. You can jump up and hide in hallways.

My only beef with the game is the controls. For anyone who's played Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series, you'll understand what I'm talking about. Shooting is difficult. Fortunately, the sneaking element is more important in this game.

This is one of the few games for x-box that's reality based. There's no invisible ninjas, no android marines, just a lot of really high-tech toys.

I'll be in line to get this game when it comes out!

too deary and repetetive

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

even though alot of people liked this game i, thought it would be good but it turned out to be so repetitive in the types of missions as its a stealth game, you get to do very little shooting and as a first peron shooter fan i was disapointed but i was expecting something along the lines of metal gear solid anyway if your a fan of doing stealth missions without the big espionage you will like this game, otherwise prepare to be disappointed.

Technologically masterful, technically overrated.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Splinter Cell is one of those games I wish I could finish. The graphics are so beautiful that my friends and I have spent hours just playing the lighting engine, the way curtains flow, the way you can interact with objects... that much is masterful. The gameplay, however, can often be the opposite. There are a lot of reviews, and a lot of ground to cover, so I'm only going to address some key points here. My first draft of this review was also way too long. Trust me, this is the bare bones details of my review.

My beef starts with Sam's weaponry. Sam's standard pistol is the most useless pistol I have ever encountered in a game, especially because it's this game. In most conditions, the pistol is so wildly inaccurate that by the time you've moved into killing range you might as well just make the effort to go for hand-to-hand combat. Other times, for no apparent reason, you can take down a dozen guards with as many shots. However, the game tends toward the former most of the time. This is critically saddening because it ruins so many moments. For example, the game's lighting engine means shooting out a lamp will darken the room. To get the jump on some enemies, shoot out the light and when they come to investigate you'll have the upper hand (night/thermo vision... engage). But have fun trying to shoot that light. Your wildly inaccurate pistol and quirky game physics mean it might take you anywhere from one shot to a dozen and agonizing moments of aligning your crosshair until you manage to take out the lamp. My personal record is wasting just under 2 clips before a ceiling light FINALLY blew out. Keep in mind, it only takes one hit to shatter any glass in the game. His other "tools" would require some spoilers to cover and are thus omitted. Mostly, the other weapons and gadgets are excellent.

Adding to that, the game revolves around a Metal Gear Solid style alert system which ranges from brilliant to unforgivable. Sometimes, saving yourself from game over is a matter of being quick and making sure guards don't make it to alarms if they notice you. Other times, it's walking around a corner only to not notice the camera setting in the dark until you hear a blaring alarm and "Game Over". Restart, be more careful, lean around the corner to spy on the action... oops, you caught the camera when it was looking in your direction. Game over. Retry, sneak up, whip out your pistol, lean around the corner, camera's facing away... okay now shoot. Miss. Again. Again. Three more. The rest of the clip. Oh joy, Game Over again.

And therein lies the big problem for me- having to restart so much. At times, you'll breeze through whole sections of levels with smooth spy precision as though it was second nature. But unless you're very lucky, 90% of your gameplay time will be retrying the same hallway over and over and over because of any number of problems. The game relies on a "checkpoint" system where you only get to save when you accomplish certain goals. This means, unfortunately, you may spend ten minutes stealthily clearing one section only to open the wrong door at the wrong time and get Game Over before your save. Sorry, Charlie, do it all over again.

When you're "in the groove" with this game, it's sheer heaven. The technology is fascinating, the story is enveloping, and using your array of moves and tools is a blast. However, even for a gamer as patient as I am, you're going to need serious dedication to finish this game. As it stands, this game was utterly unplayable for me past the first few levels- one of which took on the order of a full day filled with cursing and various ill-natured gestures toward my television to complete. And in the end, I will only ever touch this game to play around with the gorgeous graphics and gizmos.

Fun! Fun! Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game with amazing visuals. Do yourself a favor and play it. It is one of the greatest games...ever. Really.

classic.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game will do to stealth/commando games what Halo did to FPS games. It draws on the best aspects of those that came before, and cuts the [smack].

The graphics are the best i've ever seen.

It really grips you, and you'll probably find yourself grinding your teeth, needing extra nicotine to calm stress, and coffee or some illegal/prescription uppers to keep your senses keen.(kidding).

I would give this game my highest recommendation.

Best Xbox game so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I own approximately 15 Xbox games. I love first shooter games and Splinter cell is the best game yet. The graphics are far superior than any game developed to date. The plot of the game is rather "common", however, the characters moves, and weapons kick but!

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