Rating
5.0

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Ubisoft’s latest installment in the Splinter Cell series, Conviction, has finally been released. Despite the long time spent in production, the game completely revives and revolutionizes the stealth genre.
The game’s main character, Sam Fisher, has gone rogue from his government gig as a member of the Third Echelon after the murder of his daughter. With the criminals responsible for his daughter’s death about to enact a terrorist attack on Washington, D.C., Sam bursts into action.
Instead of revisiting past Splinter Cell titles, in which you simply hide as enemies walk back and forth, the action in Conviction lets you take a more active approach as Fisher hunts down enemies and dispatches them with amazing visual executions. If you aren’t in view, the background colors leave and are replaced with black and white; when you make your presence known, the world fills with color. These new gameplay aspects make the game more enjoyable and efficient.
The main story is short, though, at approximately five hours in length. Still, there is plenty of extra content that makes this game the best Splinter Cell yet.