Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

The reason why you bought an Xbox. It's dark, it's loaded with depth, and it's absolutely gorgeous. [Jan 2003, p.56]

Simply amazing: From start to finish it will dazzle your eyes, ears, intellect, as well as your imagination.

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.

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.

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.

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]

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.

A instant classic. I really remember playing this game when I was kid and still loving it today. There are no games like this anymore sadly. 10/10

The game that started it all, still a masterpiece even today. Maybe not as good as Pandora Tomorrow or Chaos Theory tho.

the Good: the Controllers are Confortable for a Stealth game, you can move and look at the same time, you use one button to aim and another to fire, some Levels have multiple paths, you Hang automaticly if you're close to an edge especially if you fall, you Don't get paused by conversations, there's no QTEs, it's Visibility mechanic Reduce the neccesity to memorise most enemy's paths, that wall jump was a BRILLIANT idea, the Rifle is very accurate when you use the Scope and allows you to take out enemies, lights and cameras From safe distance, enemies have to go to the alarm to trigger it. the Bad: you can only save at Specific parts and some parts you're forced to memorise them just for not being able to save at any time, you always have to select the optic cable to look below door and select the lockpick to unlock doors, the pistol and rifle without Scope act like not having rifling and it's problematic on the first Levels or combat sections, some lighs cannot be destroyed even if they Don't look protected, Wall mines are VERY annoying to deactivate because after deactivate them on Red light it explodes forcing you to memorise the animation time and the lights of the Mine. this game makes MGS2 to look like a previous Gen game for the Gameplay and controls

A serious contender to Metal Gear's crown, Splinter Cell's more grown-up cinematic storyline, intuitive controls and realistic graphics made for a high quality stealth-based action game hampered only by a couple of ****; namely the inability to invert the camera and the absence of melee combat which is illogical and frustrating.

Découragé à l'époque par la difficulté, je l'avais mis de côté pour finalement le ressortir du placard 8 ans plus ****...! son gameplay est resté fidèle à lui-même : toujours aussi rigide, toujours aussi "hardcore". Ce n'est définitivement pas un jeu pour noobs ou autres wannabies... de l'infiltration pure et dure sans concession aucune. Finalement c'est parfois crispant, souvent trop scripté mais toujours passionnant. Les graphismes et jeux de lumière restent étonnants et la VF est au sommet avec la voix de Daniel (Schwarzy-Batou) Beretta. Les épisodes suivants (à partir du 3) ont mis de l'eau (bienvenue) dans leur vin mais cet épisode fondateur a malgré tout bien vieilli.