[.ca] Splinter Cell Platinum

Amazon.ca Product Description:
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell grants players access to the highest echelons of national security, where shadowy operatives have the freedom to do whatever it takes to safeguard America. The player controls Sam Fisher, a field operative of a secretive black-ops NSA subagency called Third Echelon. Sam Fisher is geared up to infiltrate high-security strongholds, seize critical intelligence, destroy threatening data, and neutralize the enemy--all without leaving a trace.

A Fun Graphical Masterpiece:
This is one of the best games I have ever played. It is so awsome. It is a stealth game. Heres more detail: Graphics: 5 out of 5 Amazing. The guards and people can't see you in the shadows or dark spots, just like in real life. The graphics are revolutionary. The animations are smooth, and the textures are detailed. When you pick people up, their motions are great. This is the prettiest game on Xbox. Sound: 5 out of 5 The sound is amazing as well. The footsteps are good, the guns sound awsome, and the people talking are awsome. That means, when you are hiding, you can evesdrop on the guard's conversations. The script writing for them is excellent. Here's an example: Guard 1: How you doin'? Guard 2: I'm tired. G1: Why? Workin' overtime? G2: Yeah. Ever since that blackout the boss said things should change. The security's tight over here. We can't risk an info leakage now. G1: Yeah, well, things happen. G2: I know. I gotta go now. G1: I'll see you around. G2: Bye. That was something like one of the conversations in the CIA level. The con. was better that what I wrote, but that is only an example. The writing is also better than mine, but I don't want to go back through that hard level just to find that one conversation. (it's the hardest level in the game) There are also more, better ones. (also: after the conversation ends, you grab guard 2, knock him out, and hide him in the closet!) Gameplay: 5 out of 5 This is the best stealth game ever. It is the best game on xbox besides halo. You infiltrate, do objectives, destroy, kill, knock out, and hide bodies. When you hide in shadows, the guards can't see you even if they're staring right at you! Just like in real life! Also, if you make noise, they might here you and start searching. The levels are made awsomely. (is that a word?) The level layout and design is the best part of the game. That all adds up to one extremely fun experience. You also can do multiple paths to get past people. For example, in the level, "Chinese Embassy 2", at the beginning there is a part where you have to go into a resturaunt, go into the kitchen and climb up a hidden ladder, and in the kitchen there is one chef, and in the dining rooms there are two guards eating. In order to do this, you can either- a) Sneak through the front door, sneak to the bathrooms, throw a grenade by the table the guards are eating (killing them), shoot the cook and climb the ladder, or- b) Get an empty glass bottle, go to the front door, and smash the bottle. The guards will start searching near the door to see what happened. While they are searching, go to the back door of the resturaunt, sneak through the kitchen, past the chef, and up the ladder. The gameplay is awsome!!! The only problem is that some parts in the game are very hard. They are not impossible, but it may take you hours or even days to get past that one part. Some of these parts are made up of trial and error. You have to see the layout, try something, and if it doesn't work, you try something else. But it's still fun. Lengthetivity: 5 out of 5 Very fun game. There are nine long, challenging, very fun levels. This game took me two months to beat. Also, it is so fun, that you may play it again just for fun. Overall: 5 out of 5 Rent or Buy? BUY!!! Every xbox owner should have this game and have it now! It is the best game ever (besides halo)! Pros: 1. Revolutionary graphics 2. Outstanding sound 3. Awsome, outstanding, amazing gameplay 4. You can evesdrop on wonderfully written conversations! 5. Great level, map layout and design 6. Challenging and long 7. Good weapons and gadgets 8. Guards can't see you in the shadows 9. You have to hide knocked-out people's bodies 10. Good objectives 11. Great save system 12. After you're done, you can download new levels via xbox live 13. Just plain awsome Cons: 1. After you finally beat it, you don't unlock anything. All you can do is go through it again and play for fun. Any Xbox owner should buy this game. Anyone alive must have this game. It is wonderfully awsome!

nothing wrong with this:
Heres what I thought of the game and the features. Excellent graphics and character models. Every character hand drawn making them unique. Good storyline and news cast scenes. Cool moves like hanging on pipes, shooting from them and crawl on them. use guards to cooperate and as human shields. Guards are chinese and Russians. Good controls Excellent wepons and items like thermal and night vision goggles, sticky camera, and a SC Pistol (Kind of like a Socom). Hide and Skadows for cover and stay in light for danger. Interact with the enviroment. Shoot Lights, soda cans, comperters, throwobjects like the can and about any thing else. Cool features like behind the sceens footage. Overall a good game and a must buy!

It Really Is A Great Game; It's Just Me:
If you like a game with lots of thinking and a very realistic feel, but little shooting action, and also where after you compete a level you feel like a genious and super sneaky, then this is the game for you. Again, there isn't very much shooting involved, more avoiding enemies than killing them. If you kill one you risk setting off an alarm and getting yourself killed. If you like games like Halo which is action packed and you can't possibly sneak around all those little sh*ts even on easy; and where you really care about the story alot and enjoy alot of shooting and seeing the blue blood of your defeated enemies, you might not enjoy it. I was always so tempted just to blast my enemies heads off instead of avoiding them, and didn't feel satisfied avoiding them instead of killing them. I just didn't like its feel. Did I mention the acting is awful? But just because I know it's a great game in reality, and most people DO like it, I gave it 3 stars,which means good, people, not bad! si gi li be blah dooooo!

Fun, but has some AI problems:
You're probably already familiar with Splinter Cell and its all-stealth approach to stealth games, so I won't bother covering that part. A quick summary of the good and bad: GOOD -Graphics and lighting (the Xbox is best, GCN second, PS2 last). -Controls (Xbox is best here). -Most level design (the CIA mission is lousy; PS2 and GCN have better levels). -Voice acting for Lambert and Fisher. -Atmosphere. BAD -Animation. -Artificial intelligence (guards see you when they shouldn't). -Guards can see your optic cables poking out from under the door! Kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it? -Some areas require you to kill lots of people just to make it through. This is a result of the bad AI. So, is the game better than Metal Gear Solid? My personal answer is no, but they're not the same type of game. Both are enjoyable and deserve to be played by anyone who likes stealth games. Worth your $20 for the Platinum Hits version. The downloadable content is cool to have, but it isn't of the highest quality.

Excellent stealth game:
I'm a big fan of the Tom Clancy series of games, and Splinter Cell is one of the most challenging. So much, in fact, that you will probably have to consult a guide or walkthrough at least once or twice to get you through. What makes this game so much fun, though, is the quality of the graphics and attention to detail. In many games high-end graphics are more cosmetic than functional, but in Splinter Cell they're absolutely essential. The lighting effects are superb, and being able to move in and out of the shadows without being seen is critical. The environment is also very interactive. You can pick up coke cans and throw them in the corner to attract a guard's attention. You can break windows and blow up gas canisters. You can shoot water coolers and watch the water drain out of the hole you've made. All of this helps immerse you within the game. Splinter Cell does have its problems, though. It's easy to become frustrated with the game, particularly if you're used to a much more fast-moving shooter like Halo. It's also a lot more linear than it may seem at first glance. You're always headed in a general direction and going along a certain path. Compare this with Hitman 2, for instance, where you're simply given a target on a map and can eliminate him in any you please. Overall, Splinter Cell is a classic of the stealth genre, and I look forward to playing the sequel when I can save enough money to buy it.