8 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 52.3 hrs on record (46.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: Sep 3, 2014 @ 9:35pm
Updated: Sep 3, 2014 @ 9:43pm

*Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist - 6/10*
Dissapointing and average singleplayer, but a solid co-op and a very well made multiplayer.

Singleplayer - 5/10
The singleplayer falls flat. What is suppose to be the best part about Splinter Cell is the worst. This game feels more like an action movie than an actual tension filled stealth game. There's even obvious moments in the campaign where they are forcing the action onto you. You feel like a one man army with all your mines and grenades. And with all the enemies, tight spaces, and bad level design, it feels like the game wants you to go all out rambo. These are the problems that make the game a straight forward action shooter. That's the complete opposite of what Splinter Cell is suppose to be. Where's the REAL tension that the older Tom Clancy games provided?

And the plot, oh god, It's terrible... Cliched, unoriginal and generic. "Oh my god! Terrorists are attacking USA, WE MUST STOP THEM!!!" Simple and stupid. The characters all feel dull and generic, even Sam Fisher himself. Also, where's the dark humor that the other Splinter Cell games had?

Co-op - 6/10
Now this would be a wonderful co-op if it weren't for the several bugs it has. It's still very fun. There is a decent variety of missions and all of them are exciting and fun to play with a friend. Unfortunately, everytime I play the co-op I encounter several bugs. I always encounter another new bug sooner or later. Other than the annoying bugs, the co-op is solid.

Multiplayer - 7/10
The best part of the whole game. Spies vs. Mercs is extremely fun, unique and surprisingly deep. I love it. You play as either the spies who have to hack 3 locations or mercs who are heavy gunners that have to stop the spies from doing so. Both teams have different abilities and gadgets. Whenever a spy activates the hack, the match fills with tension. The spy that activated the hack has to hide from the mercs. If the spy dies, the hack turns off. It's awesome when you see a merc go right by you unaware where you are. As a merc, you have to find this spy before the hack reaches 100%. You also have to watch your back as a spy can sneak up behind you and kill you. There's also a good amount of strategy involved and it makes for a very fun competitive game.

There are only 5 gamemodes, but SvM Blacklist is really the best one. The others are okay, but nobody really plays them unfortunately. Sometimes, the game doesn't balance out the teams very well. I've experienced matches with high levels vs very low levels. The turning radius in this game is also pretty wide for some reason. Other than those problems, the multiplayer is great.
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Lt. Col. Capybara Sep 3, 2014 @ 10:02pm 
20/10 would buy again and again and again.