Games Database
PS3
Compilation
| Viewed: | 3D Third-person, floating camera | Genre: | Compilation Strategy: Stealth |
| Media: | Blu-Ray | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Ubisoft Montreal | Soft. Co.: | Ubisoft |
| Publishers: | Ubisoft
(GB) |
Released: | 16 Sept 2011
(GB) |
| Ratings: | PEGI 16+, BBFC 15 | ||
| Features: | DualShock 3 Vibration Function | ||
Video
Summary
One box, three blockbuster games! Splinter Cell Trilogy HD repackages and remasters the original Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory.
Splinter Cell
Taking control of one Sam Fisher - the best field-operative of the secretive "black-ops" NSA sub-agency Third Echelon - players are sent to execute desperate missions as the government's last resort. Missions such as infiltrating CIA headquarters, seizing critical intelligence and destroying threatening data and equipment are pretty much run-of-the-mill to this guy, so players really have their work cut out. The main objectives are to remain undetected, neutralise every enemy, and exit without a trace.
The emphasis is most definitely on the stealth side of things here, with the main character having access to a massive array of nimble moves and abilities. Diving somersaults, hanging off ledges, peeking around corners, and even shinnying up drainpipes are all required if one is to remain undetected.
Pandora Tomorrow
As you would expect, Pandora Tomorrow picks up where the original left off, offering a series of brand new adventures for protagonist Sam Fisher, as well as introducing an assortment of new gameplay features, most notably a much-needed multiplayer element.
The game's story is set in the year 2006. US troops have become controversially embroiled in a conflict between East Timor and a band of government-supported Indonesian guerrillas. Guerrilla Militia leader Suhadi Sadono has made himself nearly invulnerable, having planted scattered smallpox carriers around the world, to be released if he dies. When Suhadi's men attack and occupy the US Embassy in Jakarta, taking dozens of civilian and military personnel hostage, the super-sneaky Sam is called in to put an end to the situation.
Gameplay continues in similar fashion to the game's predecessor, with you taking on the role of Sam Fisher and stealthily taking on a wide range of top-secret missions, amidst an international assortment of shadowy environments. Along with an assortment of improved visual effects, the game introduces a range of new moves and gadgets, giving our Sam an even more diverse array of cool manoeuvres and abilities. As such, you can now jump up from split jumps, hang upside down, shoot from pipes, and perform special forces-style SWAT turns, which apparently make you almost invisible.
The aforementioned multiplayer element is certainly the most welcome addition to the proceedings, as it was commonly regarded as an obvious oversight in the original. This new feature now allows you to hook up to the Internet and partake in an assortment of team-based games online. The concept is two-on-two, featuring the default Shadownet Team versus the ARGUS Corporation, and offers a range of different modes, including the likes of Neutralisation, Extraction and Sabotage.
Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is the third game in the series. Set in 2007, the focus this time is the relationship between Japan, North Korea and China. As tensions rise, leading to a blockade of westbound Japanese trade, the US step in to help, though Third Echelon think that the key to global stability might be rather more oblique. Michael Ironside once again lends his voice to Sam Fisher, who has access to all the fanciest gadgets and weapons, and has all his old familiar skills at his disposal and new ones to boot. AI has been improved, as have the graphics and physics (the game now features ‘ragdoll’ body physics), and a gameplay first is offered – co-operative stealth gameplay, played on two player split-screen or even online. As before, the online service also features downloadable content such as new missions for improved lifespan. The polished stealth gameplay makes for an attractive enough proposition on its own, and the excitement of a Clancy-penned script taking you from South America to Korea and Japan via New York City certainly makes this stealth-‘em-up stand out from the crowd.
Splinter Cell
Taking control of one Sam Fisher - the best field-operative of the secretive "black-ops" NSA sub-agency Third Echelon - players are sent to execute desperate missions as the government's last resort. Missions such as infiltrating CIA headquarters, seizing critical intelligence and destroying threatening data and equipment are pretty much run-of-the-mill to this guy, so players really have their work cut out. The main objectives are to remain undetected, neutralise every enemy, and exit without a trace.
The emphasis is most definitely on the stealth side of things here, with the main character having access to a massive array of nimble moves and abilities. Diving somersaults, hanging off ledges, peeking around corners, and even shinnying up drainpipes are all required if one is to remain undetected.
Pandora Tomorrow
As you would expect, Pandora Tomorrow picks up where the original left off, offering a series of brand new adventures for protagonist Sam Fisher, as well as introducing an assortment of new gameplay features, most notably a much-needed multiplayer element.
The game's story is set in the year 2006. US troops have become controversially embroiled in a conflict between East Timor and a band of government-supported Indonesian guerrillas. Guerrilla Militia leader Suhadi Sadono has made himself nearly invulnerable, having planted scattered smallpox carriers around the world, to be released if he dies. When Suhadi's men attack and occupy the US Embassy in Jakarta, taking dozens of civilian and military personnel hostage, the super-sneaky Sam is called in to put an end to the situation.
Gameplay continues in similar fashion to the game's predecessor, with you taking on the role of Sam Fisher and stealthily taking on a wide range of top-secret missions, amidst an international assortment of shadowy environments. Along with an assortment of improved visual effects, the game introduces a range of new moves and gadgets, giving our Sam an even more diverse array of cool manoeuvres and abilities. As such, you can now jump up from split jumps, hang upside down, shoot from pipes, and perform special forces-style SWAT turns, which apparently make you almost invisible.
The aforementioned multiplayer element is certainly the most welcome addition to the proceedings, as it was commonly regarded as an obvious oversight in the original. This new feature now allows you to hook up to the Internet and partake in an assortment of team-based games online. The concept is two-on-two, featuring the default Shadownet Team versus the ARGUS Corporation, and offers a range of different modes, including the likes of Neutralisation, Extraction and Sabotage.
Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is the third game in the series. Set in 2007, the focus this time is the relationship between Japan, North Korea and China. As tensions rise, leading to a blockade of westbound Japanese trade, the US step in to help, though Third Echelon think that the key to global stability might be rather more oblique. Michael Ironside once again lends his voice to Sam Fisher, who has access to all the fanciest gadgets and weapons, and has all his old familiar skills at his disposal and new ones to boot. AI has been improved, as have the graphics and physics (the game now features ‘ragdoll’ body physics), and a gameplay first is offered – co-operative stealth gameplay, played on two player split-screen or even online. As before, the online service also features downloadable content such as new missions for improved lifespan. The polished stealth gameplay makes for an attractive enough proposition on its own, and the excitement of a Clancy-penned script taking you from South America to Korea and Japan via New York City certainly makes this stealth-‘em-up stand out from the crowd.
