Sam Fisher's first appearance was very much in character, as he slowly crept up behind the unsuspecting gaming industry and delivered a mighty blow. Dismissed by many as a simple Metal Gear Solid clone before its release, Splinter Cell emerged as a winner in the stealth wars, simply on sheer elegance. Overall elegance that is, since the game did have some major flaws. Anyone who played the original Splinter Cell has first hand experience of the frustration involved, SC was one of the first games you could not play in the presence of underage kids or people of a weak disposition. Upon Sam Fishers arrival, the dorms of Universities all over the world echoed with the wide variety of expletives the game managed to extract out of even the calmest of gamers.
Even though the difficulty in some levels, remember the CIA mission? Made Splinter Cell almost unplayable, the intensity of the plot, the ingenuity of the gameplay and the stunning graphics made sure that players moaned and groaned their way through it. Having considered all that it seems that Pandora Tomorrow will be a sequel to the original not just by bringing Sam Fisher back into our lives but by also rooting out and addressing all the problems and issues that came up with Splinter Cell. According to Ubisoft they listened to gamers and as a result Pandora Tomorrow will be better.
That, of course, does not mean that the sequel will be a copy of the original minus the mistakes. Instead, Splinter Cell 2 has been built from the ground up allowing for new, improved gameplay while retaining all those things that made the original game such an instant hit.
Pandora Tomorrow will arrive carrying the promise of an improved original but offering so much more. Think of extra gadgets, smarter enemies, improved gameplay, the option of an FPS mode and most importantly, an apparently revolutionary multiplayer and online option. Armed with his impressive arsenal of tools and hi-tech gadgets, Sam Fisher returns taking on everyone that stands between him and his mission. Silence is golden and Pandora Tomorrow aims to prove it when it is simultaneously released on XBox, PS 2 and PC this spring. Impressed? Read on to find out why the Splinter Cell sequel has become one of the most anticipated games of the year.
