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Splinter Cell Conviction Announced

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction will be released exclusively for the Xbox 360 and PC. No PS3 release for one of the primary stealth franchises in gaming is going to have some fans seeing red. The game is currently in development and is scheduled for release in Spring 2007.

The game continues the storyline established in Double Agent with Sam Fisher as an enemy of the state. This does sound a bit like 24 but that is by the by. Ubisoft are telling us,
"Now Sam is being ruthlessly hunted by the very government he served, and the friends and colleagues he once knew may have masterminded the entire plot. Working outside Third Echelon puts Sam in the uncomfortable position of having to obtain vital resources via different means (aka the underground black market) as he learns to use the environment around him to his advantage."
Of course, with these types of things we have to have a few bullet point type features about the game, and here they are:
• All-new improvisation-based gameplay: Discover a new breed of gameplay, where every object is available to use. Inventory is actually the world around you; you decide how to use it.
• Enemies will actively search for you: As a fugitive, quick thinking and adaptation are essential to turn the situation to your advantage. However, enemies can also use the environment and other resources to track you down.
*Use the living crowd: Blend in with a realistic crowd and navigate within a civilian environment, mimic them to go undetected or instigate panic as a way to become untraceable as you escape danger. Active stealth will force you to think and act quickly. However, as always, you will have to weigh the risk of heavy force against other options.
• Black market: Use your underground connections to gain access to black market gadgets and weapons, and complete your objectives by using consumer-grade gear in ways that were not intended.
• Crowd in multiplayer: Play with, or against, your friends in the midst of a civilian crowd – but know that enemies will look like any other person, so your sense of observation and ability to act unnoticed are as important as reacting quickly to an unexpected threat.
Sounds pretty good. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is definitely one of the stronger franchises in the Tom Clancy range. Look out for this release later this year exclusively on Xbox 360 and a PC near you.



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