“Splinter Cell: Conviction”Platform: Xbox 360Style: 1-Player Action (2-Player Online)Age rating: MatureConcept: An action/stealth hybrid with pitch-perfect pacing and one hell of a story.Graphics: The environments are beautifully rendered, and Sam’s animations are killer. Black and white effects are used too freely, resulting in a detachment from the world.Sound: Sam’s gravelly tones are fueled by emotion, and backed by a surprisingly powerful score.Playability: I never once had to fuss with the controls. The stealth mechanics are easy to embrace, and the gunplay offers razor-sharp precision.Entertainment: A satisfying conclusion to Sam Fisher’s tale coupled with one of gaming’s most rewarding co-op experiences.Replay value: Moderately HighThe bottom line: 9/10
By Andrew Reiner
Game Informer Magazine
In “Splinter Cell: Conviction,” Sam Fisher’s humanity is demolished, leaving nothing but an emotionally frail and agitated shell of a man. He lost his daughter. Everyone he trusted betrayed him. He’s teetering on the edge of madness, and his thirst for revenge is the only thing driving him.
“Conviction” follows Sam as he wrenches answers from those who have wronged him. His methods are brutal, often making Jack Bauer’s interrogations look like relaxing massages. Heads are smashed through urinals, hands are impaled by knives, and most people who exchange words with Fisher likely won’t talk again.