Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in the Splinter Cell video game series.

The game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, developers of Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and the sixth generation versions of Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Key members of the Rainbow Six: Vegas team, such as creative director Maxime Béland, are also working on the game.

Gameloft will also be creating a mobile version of the game for the iPhone OS.

Gameplay

Splinter Cell: Conviction introduces a number of new gameplay features to the series, one of which is the “Mark and Execute” feature, which allows the player to mark specific targets, such as enemies or objects, and shoot them when they burst through a door or window.

The player can choose to prioritize these targets, so that, for example, he could distract one guard by shooting out a light in his vicinity and then take out another guard.

Plot

Splinter Cell: Conviction takes place roughly two years after the events of Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Sam Fisher has gone rogue from Third Echelon after discovering that the death of his daughter, Sarah, was not an accident.

However, Third Echelon, now overly-bureaucratic and bound in red tape, are in pursuit of Sam.

Sam must use all the help he can get, including former Third Echelon colleague Anna Grimsdóttír, and Sam’s friend, Victor Coste, in order to discover the truth behind the death of his daughter.

Sam later discovers that Washington DC is under an EMP-Bomb terrorist threat.

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Game Specs

Developer(s) Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher(s) Ubisoft

Designer(s) Maxime Béland

Series Splinter Cell

Engine LEAD

Native resolution 576p

Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, iPhone

Release date(s) Xbox 360: NA April 13, 2010 / PAL April 15, 2010 / UK April 16, 2010

Genre(s) Stealth action

Mode(s) Single-player, cooperative, multiplayer

Rating(s) BBFC: 15 / ESRB: M / OFLC: MA15+ /PEGI: 18

Media DVD

Input methods Keyboard and mouse, gamepad