Review: Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Xbox 360)

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Review: Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Xbox 360)

Added: 14.08.2013 17:00 | 4 views | 0 comments

Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a fine way to finish off this generation's run of Sam Fisher-centric games.

Review: Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Xbox 360) review

That's not to say what's here isn't, mostly, an 'in the shadows' experience - it is; Ubisoft has looked to the likes of Chaos Theory to recapture the magic. A firefight - while a viable option - is never an easy alternative, or as satisfying as remaining silent, and areas where you have to remain undetected without even engaging an enemy are a test.

Call of Duty's influence is hard to miss, though. Modern Warfare's 'Death From Above' is copied almost verbatim, and at one point you dive into a spot of first-person shooting. There's even an enjoyable persistent upgrade system that...