Splinter Cell Conviction Review

Ditch the uniform, Sam Fisher will never wear any spy suit.

Are you looking for a great game that will keep you entertained for hours? If you are then Splinter Cell Conviction could be the game for you.

Splinter Cell Conviction should not be confused with or even spoken about in the same sentence as Splinter Cell Double Agent. This game is a complete remake of not only Splinter Cell but the Stealth genre entirely.

I think Ubisoft decided that after Double Agent they needed to fix the Splinter Cell series. I personally didn’t get past the first level on Double Agent because the game was just difficult due to the game being so clunky. So Ubisoft made the game easier, with an excellent cover system as well as a very easy “am I hidden?” approach to the game. If the screen is black and white you are hidden, if it’s in color you are visible.

You will learn to love window ledges.

Ubisoft didn’t just stop at adding an amazing cover system or easier “am I hidden?” system though. They completely remade how you play Splinter Cell. Remember when the game first came out? Stealth was your number one priority and speed was something you wanted to avoid. Now however the way you hide is by being quick about what you do. For example you shoot a guy while hanging from a window ledge. He had buddies in that room that saw you shoot from that window ledge; if you stay there you’ll get killed so if you move to another window ledge while they are going to where you think you are, you are hidden. This proves to be a great tactic most of the way through the game, and very rewarding at that because the enemy voiceovers are often cocky so when you finally do take them out you’ll want to high five your guinea pig.

However that is not to say the game is free of issues. The game is a little bit too short, I beat the game on Normal in about 6 to 8 hours. I do plan on playing through on Realistic though, and the co-op mode (which I didn’t get much play time on yet) should add even more play time. There is also an awkward military flashback level that will make you question why Ubisoft placed the level in there, it’s essentially like Modern Warfare 2 and since the game isn’t really a run and gun first person shooter it will throw you off. My last and final issue is as you get the end of the game Ubisoft makes the levels harder by throwing waves and waves of trained spies at you while taking away any option of being stealthy, I didn’t like this because often times I found myself replaying the same spot 4 or 5 times and I only got past an area due to luck.

Come out from the shadows to execute your enemies. Or just run and gun, it's up to you.

However these are some fairly minor issues I had with the game and I still feel the game deserves a solid 8.5 out of 10. If you want to buy the game and want to get it at a great price, you can buy it off of Amazon (and also help me out as Amazon gives me a comission on game sales) Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction.

The Good:
The Cover System
“Am I Hidden?” Works Great
How Stealth Works
Weapon Upgrades

The Bad
Random Military level
End game levels difficult due to lack of stealth options.
The main story is too short!