military and espionage

I found the levels to be some of the best tom clancy stuff yet. I mean, rainbow six has some intricate ones, but not like this. The levels are all beautiful.

The lighting is the best thing. Real time shadows and lights make the game seem incredibly real. The stealth is awesome, because it is new. Like there aren't many stealth games, but stealth games are great.

The stealth techniques are vast. I mean, u don't need half of them, but they are fun to use. You can also hold a guy and like shoot another guy, which is kinda like metal gear solid 2 except with the shooting. I just enjoyed sneakin though, which is always fun.

The problems? When you are in the dark, those 3 dots for night vision are always glowing, and for some reason the badguys don't see the dots. I don't know how the creators missed this, but it was pretty stupid of them. Also, the gun selection is extremely small. 2 guns basically, some different bullets for the main machine big gun thingy yea yo. But all in all, it doesn't make the game bad.

In fact, the game is even more realistic. I love how when in rainbow six, any weapons you use are actually on your body. If you are holding your shotgun, your pistol is actually in its holster, and so forth. This game does that too, and does a great job of making the spy world seem easy.

Splinter Cell is awesome! It has great graphics, kick-butt stealth tactics, and blow your-mind-off weapons! You can move in the shadows so no one can see you, you can pick up bodies, you can hack into computers, and use lethal or non-lethal force!
If you like strategy and/or stealth games, you'll love this! If you like an all out war, do not get this game! The story line is great but it could be longer. Still, the leves are long so it will keep you busy! There is a hard mode and normal mode. I suggest playing in hard mode. Normal mode is easy. Now, a message to all people who think that all shooters have to be 1st person:Splinter Cell is better in 3rd person! After you beat this on normal and hard mode, get Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow!

I received this game as a free gift for buying the Prince of Persia. I ended up enjoying Splinter Cell much more than the $50 game I payed for. The graphics are well done and the game play is excellent.

You are Sam Fisher, an under cover agent who leaves no trace of his existence. You carry two armed weapons, a SC Pistol and the SC-20K M.A.W.S. The SC-20K will be used in the later missions of the game. You have a 3rd person view and can interact with all of your surroundings. You hide to existing shadows or create your own (shoot out the lights) and take out your opponets one by one in a stealth fashion.

The graphics could improve slightly. The shadows seem very light even though your stealth gauge tells you are nearly invisible to enemy eyes. The AI intelligence is limited also. They may walk right past you in the dark even though they are looking right at you. They also give up their search for you after 30 seconds to a minute if they can't find you, even though one of their comrades was just shot in the head.

I used to hate stealth games because they were very frustrating and you had no defense to enemies, but Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell brings a whole new light to working undercover.

I suggest to play the game in hard mode, even for your first try, because the game is relatively easy in the other level of difficulty, normal. I was hooked after 20 minutes of playing the game and have no intent on trading the game in.