Cert: 15+
Platform: Xbox 360, PC
Genre: Stealth Action
In the opening scene of Splinter Cell: Conviction one of the game's characters declares that the Sam Fisher we knew is gone. And that's certainly true. Even though Fisher has been (finally) dragged back into the fight against terrorism and is now on the trail of his daughter's killer he barely resembles the hero of the previous offerings. This new Fisher is a lone wolf who strikes from the shadows, brutally interrogates his prisoners and executes enemies with one bullet. He's angry, he's menacing but thankfully still voiced by Michael Ironside.
Yes the single player is great fun and it looks incredibly stylish. There are no loading screens and everything players need to know is cleverly projected on in-game environments rather than via boring menu screens. There's also a co-op mode, which serves as a prequel to the main game, and a Denial Ops mode which tasks players with a series of challenge maps. The former features two new playable characters while the latter is far tougher than the single player campaign.
However, as great as Conviction is it revolves around the single player mode and that's been distilled in just six tense hours. That's incredibly short, even by today's standards, and if there ever was a game that could be completed in one or two sittings this is it.
Buy or Rent: Rent
Graphics: 5/5
Game Play: 4/5
Replay Value: 3/5
Overall: 4/5
Reviewed By: Bryan Collins
