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Splinter Cell Conviction: Will it Redeem the Franchise?

Split-screen.com: "Between all the hype for Assassin's Creed 2 and Beyond Good & Evil 2, Ubisoft Montreal has characteristically avoided any mention of Splinter Cell: Conviction. Until now. Official Xbox Magazine UK has reported that Conviction will apparently be arriving by Christmas this year. Even if it's pushed back, at least it won't be far away from Ubisoft's originally projected date of late 2009 to early 2010. For a game that's been undergoing several changes after being delayed for almost two years, the dev team is still candid on what actual gameplay will be like. The Assassin's Creed fixation may change, given the problems that the crowd and manipulating it to accomplish missions poised."

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N4PS3G6242d ago

Huh? Redeem what franchise?

All the splinter cell console titles have solid scores and sales

Xbox-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell-93
Xbox-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow-93
Xbox-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory-94
Xbox-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent-89
Xbox 360-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent-85

They just need to make it as good or better than the old ones ...but there's nothing to be ashamed or that needs redemption

Sony Rep6242d ago (Edited 6242d ago )

Wasn't all those games on the PS2/ PS3 also? I was just wondering if this franchise was exclusive...

I'm sure ubisoft recognises the millions of fans on the PlayStation platform. *wink*

- Ghost of Sparta -6242d ago

Splinter Cell has always been a multiplatform franchise. N4PS3G's job is to mislead people into believing that Microsoft has exclusives.

N4PS3G6242d ago

lol ..its not my intention to mislead anyone

Its clearly not my fault that the other console versions always scored worse ;)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell- (Xbox)-93 (Ps2)-89 -(GameCube)-89
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow-(Xbox)-93 (PS2)- 87 (GameCube)-78
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory-(Xbox)-94 (PS2)-87 (GameCube)-81
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent- (Xbox)-89 (PS2)-84 (GameCube)-64
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent-(Xbox 360)-85 - (PlayStation 3)-78- (Wii)-61

As i stated before.. The xbox versions of Splinter Cell don't need redeeming ...can't say the same about the other versions haha

Grown Folks Talk6242d ago

They already know that. It was originally built for the Xbox. The other versions were crap just like the PS2 versions of Ghost Recon. That's why PS only folks claim they suck because theirs did. Whining @ss Sony fans always throw up MGS anyways.

JokesOnYou6242d ago (Edited 6242d ago )

Splinter Cell: Conviction is a highly anticipated game for 360 owners, the game has always been very popular on xbox which means its going to be a huge exclusive for 360, that of course angers the folks who foolishly said 360 won't get any games in 2009, E3 is coming and it will only get better so I expect more hate than usual for anything 360 related on this site. lol, but it sure will be funny watching the haters squirm.

JOY

sonarus6242d ago

Xbox was more powerful that PS2 plus it had better online so no surprise that SC would score better on Xbox considering it was lead developed on the Xbox.

Regardless i don't think the series needs redemption. They had one average game. Not a bad game just an average game and all of a sudden they need redemption?

In all honesty, i want the new splinter cell on PS3 simply because i played all of them with the exception of double agent on PS2. However, i did play double agent on 360 though so if conviction is exclusive i have no problem playing it on 360 as well. However i would simply rather play it on PS3.

So here is hoping that Ubisoft uses their common sense and makes it a multiplatform game. E3 should let us know what the deal is

lowcarb6242d ago

Good stuff. You had me laughing away. Poor mindless fanboys lol.

Xbox Street Gang6242d ago

Maybe if the 360 actually had games we'd be back more often. lawl

Also, SPlinter Cell is a b-level franchise compared to MGS.... relax

TheIneffableBob6242d ago

The PC version of Double Agent was terrrrrrrible. Ubisoft totally dropped the ball on that one.

Bathyj6242d ago

sonarus
I guess they (and I) feel it needs redeeming because Splinter Cell is a series that kept getting better and better until the 4th one. Your right, it wasn't terrible, but it sucked pretty hard compared to #3 which is the best for my money. A band is only as good as its last albumn to some and devs need to be careful not to sully respected franchises. Afterall CoD3 left an awful taste in alot of mouths.

Anyway, I only hope that going back to the drawing board and taking all this time was good for the game. I'm fairly confident this will be a top notch series again.

GiantEnemyCrab6242d ago

Don't mind the haters. Btw didn't Ubisoft announce this as a 360 exclusive what is it even doing in the PS3 or PC section?

TheIneffableBob6241d ago

GiantEnemyCrab, Splinter Cell: Conviction is an Xbox 360, PC, and Nintendo DS game.

CobraKai6241d ago

Since when did the franchise need redeeming. Double Agent, while it didn't break from the formula, was a solid title.

Brock Danger6241d ago

I know PS people didn't get to enjoy Chaos Theory, but that game was amazing. The graphics, the gameplay, Michael Ironside's grizzled rendition of Fisher, it was sick. And the co-op was way ahead of its time. Hopefully it makes a return in conviction.

Man, double agent sucked though.

villevalorox6241d ago

I have never player splinter cell on xbox. I am sure it is much more fit for the xbox than ps, because of the dev. But I did enjoy all of them. I know they were crap ports, but even being crappy ports I had lots of fun playing them. I think developers (in this case the people that develop splinter cell, are just lazy. SC games have so much potential. Sh!tty azz ports are only making gamers see how lazy they are, and distant themselves from their games. I think it is fine for dev. to make an exclusive game for a console of their choice, but if you port a game, why not make it your best? An amazing port I saw was Burnout. There was hardly any difference at all.

And I think Sc and MGS are 2 totally dif games, Just because it is stealth means nothing, thats like saying Assassins creed is a SC clone. lol.. they both offer stealthy gameplay and stuff but they both go in 2dif directions, same wif MGS and SC.

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ElementX6242d ago

i don't think it needs redeeming.

Perjoss6241d ago

Double Agent on the 'next gens' was made by the ubi shanghai team, chaos theory was made by ubi montreal, personally i much prefer the work done by the montreal team, they also did prince of persia sands of time if im not mistaken, another game that oozed quality.

I still loved Double Agent, Overall I think the metal gear series is better but I think the SC series has the best stealth gameplay around, and the JBA missions were a nice change of pace.

badboy8086242d ago

THe delays are because their making a ps3 version I gurantee you.

N4PS3G6242d ago

“It’s NEVER gonna come out on the PS3 or the Wii.” It’s a logical decision. Nintendo’s console simply doesn’t have the graphical horsepower, and he candidly told us how the PS3 can’t handle AI nearly as well as the 360." Danny - Ubisoft

http://www.maxconsole.net/?...

"Speaking during a conference call following the company's third-quarter financial report, Ubisoft has re-confirmed that Splinter Cell Conviction will be an Xbox 360 exclusive."-22/01/2009

"If you don't own an Xbox 360 and were hoping the delays were down to a new multi-format development strategy, you're sadly still out of luck."-22/01/2009

http://www.videogamer.com/n...

Xbox Street Gang6242d ago (Edited 6242d ago )

That first article is from 07. lol

The quote from the second article-- the last part, isn't even from ubisoft. It's from the guy who wrote the article. lawl. Why are you quoting him?

It's 360 exclusive for now... just like Bioshock, Ninja Gaiden, Tales of Vesperia, and Eternal Sonnata. rofl

N4PS3G6242d ago

lol I'm quoting and article that states that Ubisoft reconfirmed that Splinter Cell Conviction will be an Xbox 360 exclusive in their company's third-quarter financial report

and that was in 2009 ... what more do you need? Straight from Ubisoft ..do you need a personal confirmation in your home with the CEO of the Company?

Baka-akaB6241d ago

Not saying 360 wont necessarily keep it ... but isnt that comment from the same Ubi and era , where they stated 360 naruto wasnt possible on ps3 ? yet far better was done later on , and it was revealed it was online a matter of the license outsourced to different devs on each consoles or family of consoles ?

If that game doesnt happens in ps3 , it would only be by choice , that's all

RememberThe3576241d ago

Your first quote is completely useless and was only meant as a jab towards PS3 fans.

Your second quote is the only one worth putting up.

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ApocalypseShadow6242d ago (Edited 6242d ago )

to see MGS4 and comprehend that the bullsh!t they were making was not only not close to kojima's vision(like they stole ideas from MGS to make splinter cell),but wouldn't have represented the franchise well like they wanted it to.

here's hoping they have enough sense to make a decent game that still would have been better as a ps3 exclusive.

apocalypse............

N2NOther6242d ago

Uhm...What ideas would those be? Stealth? Really? Because Syphon Filter and Splinter Cell have much more in common than MGS and Splinter Cell.

HDgamer6242d ago

Syphon Filter was less stealth and more action. Splinter Cell gives you a character with very little personality, someone who is very dull that you don't know jack about him. These games were ok, the first one was very good and Double agent could've been better. Basically Splinter cell has been multiplatform from the starts, it's only an exclusive to the xbox 360 this time around.

On another note the fanboys around here are hilarious, grownfolktalk is speaking of childish banter that makes real gamers smile with laughter praying to god they never become too drivel minded.

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Watch Ninja Gaiden II, Fable 2, Fable 3, and Splinter Cell Games Enhanced for Xbox One X in Action

Microsoft presented a new batch of Xbox 360 games that received Xbox One X enhancements via Xbox One backward compatibility, and here you can watch how they run.

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RizBiz2602d ago

Nothing wrong with more games. As someone who just fundamentally hates xbox, I am pretty jelly that xbox gamers get real BC.

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Gaming4Life19812602d ago (Edited 2602d ago )

Finally ninja gaiden 2 is BC, I've been waiting on this since they announced BC.

Bane352602d ago (Edited 2602d ago )

Yeah i thought ninja gaiden was gonna get remaster because it wasnt announced for backwards compatible til just now tho i would've been up for joy if they announced max payne 3 for backwards compatible today instead

hiawa232602d ago

I am so wanting MP3 on BC and X1X enhanced

Bane352602d ago (Edited 2602d ago )

@hiawa23 i think R* has plans to remaster MP3 at this point

Z5012602d ago

You couldn't play your copy of NG2 before this announcement?

Bane352602d ago (Edited 2602d ago )

No it just became backwards compatible today

Movefasta19932602d ago

not everybody still has their 360, that's why

Z5012602d ago

Kept your game, but no console to play it on?
No one sells 360's anymore?

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bluebenjamin2602d ago

Ninja Gaiden 2 is the main game I wanted bcthen alone one x enchanced is this game is more fun than bloodborne

Gwiz2602d ago

No contest,souls games are overhyped for difficulty.

bluebenjamin2602d ago

Very overhyped just because of difficulty not because of fun

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Movefasta19932602d ago

facts, once you beat a souls game and do ng plus, you have the game downloaded. Once you return to ng1 and 2 you still can get your ass handed to you lol, the regular enemies are a threat, still attacking even when they are on the ground dismembered.

Gaming4Life19812602d ago

Agreed dark souls, bloodborne, and sekiro are overhyped games and dont compare to ninja gaiden 1 & , ninja gaiden 3 sucks.

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Z5012602d ago

What does BB have to do with NG2?
Why not insert Contra Shattered Soldier while you're at it.

bluebenjamin2602d ago

Ninja gaiden was once considered one of the hardest games ninja gaiden 2 has rpg elements so does bloodborn they have similar combat but ninja gaiden 2 just looks better doing it plus its fast pace and flashy combos removing limbs of foes remember 360 put more enemies on screen than ps3 on this game 360 had more dismemberment of limbs than the ps3 vs.360 had a better gpu but ps3 still to this day has an awesome cpu the ps3 had the prettiest ninja gaiden because of native 720 p while 360 pushed 640p now the one X has both higher rez and 360 style dismemberment But Ok for you contra ps2 version and nes

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Movefasta19932602d ago

I do think ninja gaiden 1 and 2 are better than souls games, but they aren't even comparable

Z5012602d ago

Again. Why'd you pick BB?
Ninja Gaiden has ninja dog mode = easy
NG2 has a jump and block button
BB has none of those.

You could've picked a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta game. They're more similar to NG2 than BB.

What does PS3 have to do with this announcement? Your insecurities are showing.

Gaming4Life19812602d ago

I think they are being compared because of difficulty but I dont even think that is comparable imo. Ninja gaiden games are better though that's just facts.

Hungryalpaca2602d ago

And Forza is Better than MARIO Kart!!!!!

See how stupid that sounds?

bluebenjamin2602d ago

No Mario Kart is the best racer ever almost anyone can play

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timotim2602d ago (Edited 2602d ago )

Amazing news! NG2!?!? Three Splinter Cell games!!! Fable 2&3 (the first is already enhanced)!!! This is what separates Microsoft's version of BC from others...its that they enhance both the performance and visual quality of these titles to keep them current in a lot of cases, instead of playing them exactly how they played and performed back in the day. Whats even better...I don't need to do ANYTHING but download the new patch...amazing.👏

Keep it coming Xbox!

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Are the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for July 2018 any good?

Neil writes: "Every single month we hear the same old thing about the Xbox Games With Gold titles. "We don't want that rubbish - we want decent games, we want AAA blockbusters, we want something different". Well, the free Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles being given away during the month of July pretty much tick those boxes. What's the chances there will still be complaints?"

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AG1002892d ago

Tom clancy and virtua fighter are great death sqaured is pretty cool idk about assualt

lxeasy2892d ago

Splinter cell conviction is great, vf 5 is fun. Haven't played the other two so I'm excited to try them out.

ApexWolf222892d ago

Great month for 360 titles, X1 titles remind me of early days when all they gave away were indies, I hope they dont start doing that again.

AG1002892d ago

at least you can play the 360 games on xb1 too lol

Goldby2891d ago

Now that there's gamepass, expect bugger AAA to have priority in that, more money for both the dev and Ms more likely

yomfweeee2892d ago

I though Plus was lackluster this month. Gold is way worse.

BQ322892d ago

Vf5 fs is the best fighting game of all time abd backwards compatible, so it is a huge win in my book.

annoyedgamer2892d ago

No these are pretty awful. Virtua Fighter is great and so is Splinter Cell but those are 360 titles.

lxeasy2892d ago

so what if there 360 titles it's still awesome

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A new Tom Clancy adventure can be enjoyed on Xbox One due to Back Compat – Is it worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Xbox Backwards Compatibility has shown a strong start to 2018 with a number of top titles being made available to play on Xbox One, but whilst this week doesn’t bring quite as many new arrivals as the past few weeks, there is still one addition for us to get stuck into once more... and it’s one that’s sure to prove a popular addition."

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NotanotherReboot3032d ago

god bless backwards compatability

TheSplooge3032d ago

And thank god we dont have to pay for it.

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Gman323032d ago

yeah Microsoft get points for that

TheOttomatic913032d ago

I’m still waiting for Blacklist

PlayStation_53032d ago

Don't confuse the Xbox gamers. They have enough problems to deal with... : P'

Mister_Wolf3032d ago

I AM an Xbox gamer aswell as other systems lol.

TheRealHeisenberg3032d ago

No confusion at all. Just another game added to the list if anyone gets nostalgic.

Vectrexer3031d ago

Are we confused? We get games that we've been enjoyed before at no cost to us!

C-H-E-F3032d ago

"new"? an "old" Tom Clancy Adventure can be enjoyed on xbox one due to back capat is worth the return"

*Fixed*

zerocarnage3032d ago

Yes, I loved conviction the co op was ace.

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