Best Action Adventure Game
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3 (PC)
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
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It's no understatement to say that this is one of the most contested categories of the show. After all, there are dozens and dozens of games on all the platforms in consideration. But as much as we liked God of War, Metal Gear Solid 3, and Resident Evil 4, the game that we kept coming back to was Splinter Cell 3 for the PC.
Splinter Cell 3 has everything going for it. First off, it's visually stunning; there's a state-of-the-art graphics engine that supports the latest PC graphics hardware. In one scene, we watched as secret government assassin Sam Fisher infiltrated a Japanese house with rice-paper-thin walls; the silhouettes of the guards inside projected onto the walls in an amazing display of technical and artistic prowess.
Secondly, the impressive gameplay found in the first two Splinter Cell games looks downright tame compared to Splinter Cell 3. When Sam Fisher shoots out a light, nearby guards will now ignite road flares and investigate, making your job even harder, and the tension level and atmosphere are also superb. But, most importantly, Sam Fisher is a man on fire in this game; he displays a ruthlessness and viciousness we've never seen before. Forget about knocking people out; Sam Fisher has a knife in this game, and he knows how to use it.
And finally, Splinter Cell 3 introduces an unprecedented level of cooperative gameplay that left us amazed. In other games, cooperative multiplay usually means having two players shooting at the enemy. But in Splinter Cell 3, co-op is not just about combat. Ubisoft demonstrated the audacious things that two commandos are capable of, such as using each other as human ladders and working in tandem to slip past guards and security cameras.
Simply put, Splinter Cell 3 was the most cinematic and impressive action adventure game at the show. Our only concern at this point is that we hope the placeholder voice for Sam Fisher was just that and that Ubisoft will get the incomparable Michael Ironside back on board. Otherwise, we simply can't wait to play it.
The other Best Action Adventure finalists:
God of War (PS2)
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)
Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
Resident Evil 4 (GC)
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