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One of the longest running and most popular stealth series is back. Sam Fisher returns after arguably his strongest performance so far in 2010s Conviction and looks to improve even further on the formula. But can such an incredible game be topped? While not as innovative as its predecessor, Blacklist is still a very strong stealth game that earns its right to be called a Splinter Cell game in almost all areas. Sam is not pushing the boundary as much as before, but he can still hang with the best of them.

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CDW:Despite being an old-school Splinter Cell fan I actually quite enjoyed the series branching out into a more action oriented environment in Conviction. But despite the exciting action and enjoyable gameplay it inevitably left me craving for stealthy takedowns and gadgets. Although looking cool, Sam Fisher just doesnt look right unless hes skulking around in corners darker than the void of space weighing up elaborate and inventive ways to incapacitate his unsuspecting foes.

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GodisaGeek: "Firstly, theres the competitive mode, Spies vs. Mercs, in which Blacklist dumps Convictions largely hit and miss online component in favour of a return to a more traditional method of team-based mass-murder. First seen way back in Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (game number 2 in the series), Spies vs. Mercs was a much simpler affair, where two players decked out as shadow-hugging spies snuck around a claustrophobic map while a pair of heavily-armed mercenaries hunted them down. In true Splinter Cell style, light and shadow played a pivotal role, the spies with their night-vision and the mercs with their torches. In Blacklist, the mode makes a welcome return, but with a handful of changes and improvements that make SvM a truly essential part of the package."

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Joystiq - This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is ironically into controversial comedies about current political issues. It's back to the regular format with Ludwig, Xav, and Richard hitting the big news of the week right at the top of the show, the Nintendo 2DS, and then it's onto the games. Lost Planet 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist all get their due time. Also on tap, a lengthy discussion on story in games, and Uwe Boll's latest (literal) money grab.

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GB: "I played and enjoyed the original Splinter Cell trilogy back when they first graced the original Xbox. They are tough, rewarding and engaging stealth titles, but they have not aged well. 2010's Splinter Cell: Conviction rewrote the formula to bring Splinter Cell into the modern day and, whilst it had its detractors, it displayed a confident and enjoyable development of mechanics and story."

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Mike Suskie writes: "The biggest Splinter Cell to date is also, unfortunately, the messiest."

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GB: "I played and enjoyed the original Splinter Cell trilogy back when they first graced the original Xbox. They are tough, rewarding and engaging stealth titles, but they have not aged well. 2010's Splinter Cell: Conviction rewrote the formula to bring Splinter Cell into the modern day and, whilst it had its detractors, it displayed a confident and enjoyable development of mechanics and story."

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Mike Suskie writes: "The biggest Splinter Cell to date is also, unfortunately, the messiest."

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Digitally Downloaded writes: "It's easy to say "this game is fun." For many that will be enough. But given what Splinter Cell could have been, being "fun" isn't really enough to hit the heights of the earlier games in the series. As I said at the start, Blacklist is a metaphor for the entire games industry; here is a game that has been homogenized in order to appeal to the same people that all the other AAA-games appeal to. In doing so, it's less recognisable as a game with its own personality. I'm disappointed with Blacklist. It's not that I'm not a fan of Tom Clancy games or Sam Fisher, it's more to do that I'm increasingly tired of the dominant modern game formula, and that everything that is being shoved into that formula as much as possible."