Ubisoft Montreal had been in development of Splinter Cell: Essentials from at least 2005, with Ubisoft Montreal officially announcing the game on January 12, 2006.[3] Once announced, Ubisoft Montreal provided additional details regarding the gameplay, story and more as it was scheduled for spring of 2006. Following the announcement, previews of the game were shown to journalists as more info regarding specific missions and returning features from the classic Splinter Cell series were included in the game.[4] It was revealed that Ubisoft Montreal utilized the Unreal Engine 2 for Essentials, but toned down to run properly on the PlayStation Portable.
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In January 2009, Sam Fisher, a former NSA agent-turned-fugitive, sneaks into a Washington, D.C. cemetery where his daughter, Sarah, who has been recently killed in a car accident, is buried. Fisher is arrested at this grave site, taken into custody and interrogated at the NSA's headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. During this time, Fisher recalls past events, that are then played as missions.
In the end, Fisher admits that he had killed his Third Echelon handler, Colonel Irving Lambert. In the final mission, Fisher steals the evidence and escapes from the NSA headquarters where he was being held.
Critical reaction to Splinter Cell: Essentials was mixed. GameRankings gave it a score of 58.22%,[5] while Metacritic gave it 58 out of 100.[6]
Juan Castro of IGN gave the game a score of 6.3 out of 10, saying: "It feels rushed, even slightly broken during certain parts. Beyond this, the game plays as though it doesn't belong on the PSP. It yearns for a second analog stick and an extra pair of buttons, for instance. Not only that, it suffers quite a bit in the performance department—you'll rarely see the game running smoothly. Making matters worse is that Essentials doesn't look all that spectacular. This from a series that always pushes the boundaries of current technology."[8]
Greg Mueller of GameSpot gave Essentials a score of 5.8 out of 10, saying: "Splinter Cell: Essentials sounds like a fine idea. Take some missions from previous games, mix them up a little, add some entirely new missions, and fit it all onto the PSP. Unfortunately, due to some bad controls, oppressively dark levels, and a worthless multiplayer mode, the result is a game that is more frustrating than it is rewarding."[7]
Referencesedit
^Castro, Juan (March 21, 2006). "Splinter Cell Essentials Sneaks to Retail". IGN. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^. June 14, 2006. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^"Splinter Cell Targets PSP" IGN, Article retrieved February 2, 2015.
^"Splinter Cell Essentials" - IGN, Article retrieved February 2, 2015.
^ ab"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials for PSP". GameRankings. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ ab"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ abCastro, Juan (March 29, 2006). "Splinter Cell Essentials". IGN. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
External linksedit
Official Splinter Cell website
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials at MobyGames
December 18, 2023
clancy, splinter, cell, essentials, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials is an action adventure video game with heavy emphasis on stealth It is part of the Splinter Cell series and was released for the PlayStation Portable handheld system It was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft on March 21 2006 It is the fourth entry in the series and runs on the Unreal Engine 2 Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell EssentialsDeveloper s Ubisoft MontrealPublisher s UbisoftSeriesTom Clancy s Splinter CellEngineUnreal Engine 2 0Platform s PlayStation PortableReleaseNA March 21 2006 1 AU April 6 2006EU April 7 2006 2 Genre s Action adventure stealthMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Development 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment editUbisoft Montreal had been in development of Splinter Cell Essentials from at least 2005 with Ubisoft Montreal officially announcing the game on January 12 2006 3 Once announced Ubisoft Montreal provided additional details regarding the gameplay story and more as it was scheduled for spring of 2006 Following the announcement previews of the game were shown to journalists as more info regarding specific missions and returning features from the classic Splinter Cell series were included in the game 4 It was revealed that Ubisoft Montreal utilized the Unreal Engine 2 for Essentials but toned down to run properly on the PlayStation Portable Plot editIn January 2009 Sam Fisher a former NSA agent turned fugitive sneaks into a Washington D C cemetery where his daughter Sarah who has been recently killed in a car accident is buried Fisher is arrested at this grave site taken into custody and interrogated at the NSA s headquarters in Fort Meade Maryland During this time Fisher recalls past events that are then played as missions In the end Fisher admits that he had killed his Third Echelon handler Colonel Irving Lambert In the final mission Fisher steals the evidence and escapes from the NSA headquarters where he was being held Reception editReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings58 22 5 Metacritic58 100 6 Review scoresPublicationScoreGameSpot5 8 10 7 IGN6 3 10 8 Critical reaction to Splinter Cell Essentials was mixed GameRankings gave it a score of 58 22 5 while Metacritic gave it 58 out of 100 6 Juan Castro of IGN gave the game a score of 6 3 out of 10 saying It feels rushed even slightly broken during certain parts Beyond this the game plays as though it doesn t belong on the PSP It yearns for a second analog stick and an extra pair of buttons for instance Not only that it suffers quite a bit in the performance department you ll rarely see the game running smoothly Making matters worse is that Essentials doesn t look all that spectacular This from a series that always pushes the boundaries of current technology 8 Greg Mueller of GameSpot gave Essentials a score of 5 8 out of 10 saying Splinter Cell Essentials sounds like a fine idea Take some missions from previous games mix them up a little add some entirely new missions and fit it all onto the PSP Unfortunately due to some bad controls oppressively dark levels and a worthless multiplayer mode the result is a game that is more frustrating than it is rewarding 7 References edit Castro Juan March 21 2006 Splinter Cell Essentials Sneaks to Retail IGN Retrieved March 30 2023 Ubisoft Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials June 14 2006 Archived from the original on June 14 2006 Retrieved March 30 2023 Splinter Cell Targets PSP IGN Article retrieved February 2 2015 Splinter Cell Essentials IGN Article retrieved February 2 2015 a b Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials for PSP GameRankings Retrieved July 16 2014 a b Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials for PSP Reviews Metacritic Retrieved July 16 2014 a b Mueller Greg March 29 2006 Splinter Cell Essentials Review GameSpot Retrieved July 16 2014 a b Castro Juan March 29 2006 Splinter Cell Essentials IGN Retrieved July 16 2014 External links editOfficial Splinter Cell website Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Clancy 27s Splinter Cell Essentials amp oldid 1183051668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
