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Aug 16, 2010
Splinter Cell Essentials keeps it coming
I guess it would be a little biased for me to be writing this review since I have been a Tom Clancey fan for as long as I can remember. I have read most of his novels and seen their screen adaptations and must add, you cant cram everything in a book into a movie.
Splinter Cell Essentials captures the four preceding games into Essentials with some scenes being familiar but with a different game play. Playing the game on PSP proves to be a little difficult to master after the first four games were released on PS2. The controls were something to get used to but once the just of it has been mastered, the movements, selection of weapons and execution of manoeuvres became as fluid as using the PS2 joystick.
Sam Fisher, being on the run, tries to figure out what has happened. There seem to be some blanks in the game but if you are familiar with the storyline, characters and previous missions, everything falls into place.
Unless you prefer the Ghost Recon game play or the search and destroy format, Splinter Cell Essentials lives up to its predecessors as far as excitement is concerned. If you however just want to walk through a town, shooting everything that moves, then this game would not be suited for you. Stealth and a range of new weaponry makes the game worth the effort of playing it on PSP but with the TV cables connected, the game lives up to Ubisoft's high standard.