![]() ![]() Sam soon discovers that his daughter's death was no accident, and must now uncover why his daughter was murdered and what connections it has to Third Echelon, which has become bogged down with red tape to the point of ineffectiveness and corruption. He is now investigating the death of his daughter, Sarah Fisher, who was killed in a drunk driving accident during the events of Splinter Cell: Double Agent. Splinter Cell: Conviction sees protagonist Sam Fisher walking out on Third Echelon, despite threats from his superiors. For instance, instead of using his optic cable in order to look beneath doors, Sam will use a piece of a broken mirror off his SUV. Sam will not be able to rely on many of the gadgets that he possessed in previous games, so he must be more resourceful. Objectives are now highlighted on walls, usually of the location in which Sam needs to go, while cutscenes occur in-game in order to keep players immersed in the game. When players are in the shadows, the visuals lose color to indicate this, while enemies stay in color so that the player can see their targets clearer. The game also makes use of its visuals for gameplay purposes. Other features include the ability to shoot while hanging, and interrogating enemies using the environment, such as smashing someone's head into a mirror. This produces a silhouette outlining Sam's last known location that the enemy saw him, allowing him to alter his actions accordingly. There is also the "last known location" feature, which occurs when Sam has been spotted but breaks the line of sight with the enemy. The feature prioritizes the targets for instance, if Sam enters a room with two enemies and a light fixture and the light and one enemy are targeted, he will target the light first to prevent the other enemy from detecting him and then take out the first enemy. ![]() One of these is the "Mark & Execute" feature, allowing Sam to tag an opponent or object that allows him to fire at automatically. Best we can tell, Conviction is still working fine, though sound off in the comments if you know any different! These games are part of the Publisher Spotlight Series sale that runs until March 27th, so you've got just shy of two weeks to grab them if you're looking to round out your digital Splinter Cell collection.Splinter Cell: Conviction is host to a number of new gameplay features for the series. As for the 360 games, two have seen server closures in the last six months that have impacted them differently - Blacklist went dark back in October, with two achievements for daily/weekly challenges seemingly only sporadically available since, while Double Agent closed last month, although the multiplayer achievements in both games can still be earned in private games so you can create or join gaming sessions here on TA if you're after those. Naturally, the four original Xbox games don't have achievements, nor can their online components be used following the closure of OG Xbox Live way back in 2010. While we await more news on Ubisoft's upcoming Splinter Cell remake, we can always dive back into some of Sam Fisher's previous outings to get our stealth fix. ![]()
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