Splinter Cell Review Retrospective - Does Sam Fisher's debut still hold up?

An in depth review/retrospective of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, a stealth classic approaching twenty years.

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Eighteen years ago Ubisoft Montreal developed the original Splinter Cell kicking off one of strongest stealth franchises known to gaming. It also introducing gamers to Sam Fisher, a legendary anti-hero played by Michael Ironside.

The Splinter Cell series has had some incredible highs and a few lows but the franchise has always stayed consistent and its titles rank among some of the best stealth games ever made, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory for example. It's no wonder fans are antsy for a new entry especially after the under appreciated Splinter Cell Blacklist (who knows maybe splinter cell VR will be cool).

But 18 years after its release how does the original game hold up? Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell still the height of stealth action gaming? Find out in this review retrospective.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell was published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It is available for Xbox, PC (GOG, STEAM, Uplay) PS2, PS3 and Gamecube.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Start
1:17 - The making of Splinter Cell.
2:44 - The Premise - Fifth Freedom.
4:33 - Splinter Cell narrative.
6:01 - Sam Fisher.
7:35 - Michael Ironside.
8:38 - Splinter Cell presentation.
10:43 - Basic stealth mechanics.
12:43 - Level design.
14:20 - Mission 01 - Police Station
15:09 - Weapons and combat.
15:56 - Splinter Cell gadgets.
17:48 - Mission 02 - Georgian Defense Ministry.
18:26 - Guard AI - Close quarters combat.
19:38 - Hiding guards - Alarm system - Security cameras.
20:55 - Mission 03 - Oil Rig - Acrobatics.
22:58 - Mission 04 - CIA HQ.
23:44 - SC20K and its gadgets.
25:18 - Mission 05 - Kalinatek.
26:23 - The joys of wall mines.
26:51 - The Yangon Trio.
28:14 - The turrets.
29:08 - Final Mission: Georgian Presidential Palace.
29:55 - Splinter Cell Bonus Missions.
30:32 - Conclusion.


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