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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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January 14, 2023
I reccomend it 12+
I Played this game at 11 and its a very violent game. You kill people with ropes and bombs blood is everywhere. I reccomend this game 12+ because it has violence and swear words. But its not so bad like the very bad words are not used and there is not decaptitation.
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September 14, 2020
good game but violent.
In this game you play as a spy who shoots, stabs, and blows up terrorists. Good for kids who can handle it. There is a missions that start with sam HEADSHOTing a terrorist and its VERY bloody. Also politics and stuff.
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May 12, 2022
Great game good for ages 7 and up
I've played this game a lot and I can tell you for a fact that this is one of the best games out there. This is primarily a stealth game but you do have the option of going guns blazing but it doesn't feel as satisfying. The thing that I love about this game and in fact the whole franchise is just how great it feels to sneak through a heavily guarded area and not lay a finger on anyone. This game also gives you a bunch of freedom for example if you come to an enemy there are so many ways to get around it. If you want to go the easy way then you can of course just do a clean pistol headshot/tazer or melee with a knife/knockout. Oooor you could whistle and then sneak around the enemy and maybe you can climb up a wall and go around or maybe you can emp a light and use the shadows to sneak past. The only problem, that I have with this game is that not all missions are created equal. While all the levels let you play how you want they are not all equally rewarding. For example, I like to use the playstyle of ghost meaning I don't kill anyone and the best level for that is American Consumption but if I wanted to go loud on that same mission then it wouldn't be as fun. So if you like stealth then some missions will make it that much harder because the level design is meant for loud.
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December 17, 2020
meh game.
just play hitman
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May 17, 2019
Okay for 13 and up
This is appropriate for 13 and up I know because I played it, of course its violent,but it's nothing 13 year olds can't handle.
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December 18, 2018
Excellent Game With Great Role Models
Splinter Cell Blacklist is an amazing stealth game with strategic values!
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October 9, 2016
Great game with several options of play
Splinter cell blacklist is your classic shooter game. Or is it? You play as sam fisher a spy trying to stop a organization called blacklist. The blacklist are trying to get Americans to get all military troops of all foreign soil. To do this they have a list of attacks they have released, if American troops aren't of foreign soil in time they strike. You decide how sam fisher neutralizes the threat with three different play styles with various upgrades to match. First is "ghost" including non-lethal takedowns and when possible, leaving the enemies alone . The game encourages play on this style as it gives the most points. Upgrading your suit will be for stealth which will also give you more gadgets. Useful gadgets will be sleeping gas, tri-rotor, and proximity shocker. Next is panther which is silent, quick, and most of all, deadly. You want the same suit upgrades for this one but you might want to try silent weapons and a combat knife instead of your hand for this one. The final play style is all about noise, if you play combat you will have bullet resistant loud armor that can't carry as much gadgets. You want loud weapons explosive ammo and basically anything and everything that will attract attention. For gadgets you want. Frag, incendiary, and flash grenades as well as breaching charges and proximity mines. Depending on your play style a ten year old could play it if they don't mind the occasional swear
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April 23, 2016
15+!!! Amazing game! CSM overreacting WAY too harshly for this game.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist is an awesome game. I recommend it to anybody wanting the best stealth experience in a game. You don't even have to play any of the previous Splinter Cell games to understand the story or characters. This one was made to welcome new players. As for the violence, NOTHING in the gameplay itself is obscenely violent at all. Even my 8-year old cousin handled it. In the gameplay, There's no spilling blood, No severed limbs, no bodies being blown into pieces, or anything like that. The violence in the gameplay is simmilar to the Uncharted games (which were rated 'T' for teen). The only blood that is in the gameplay is when you shoot an enemy and there's a very small spurt of blood (almost exactly like the Uncharted games). Most the the violence in this game come in the cutscenes where there IS blood spilt on floors and also the aftermath of someone's hand getting cut off. If you're that cautious, just skip the cutscenes. As for language, "f--k" and "s--t" are said in the game, but it's very infrequent. The main character (Sam Fisher) never even says the word "f--k" in the game. he only says "s--t" once or twice. CSM is just overreacting. Seriously? "18+"? Don't hesitate. Great game.
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July 7, 2015
Over all it is great
Intense violence and use of words like f--k and sh-t.
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December 3, 2014
Tom Clancys: Splinter Cell Blacklist
Tom Clancys: Splinter Cell Blacklist, was a VERY good game in my opinion. There are not many games who can do the stealth correct. I thought that taking cover, shooting from behind cover, as well as ducking from cover to cover was very well done. You can go through the entire game without killing a single person (Other than people killed in cut scenes) this is where the stealth aspect is put into the game. Weapons such as sleeping gas, to tear gas, can immobilize enemies as you sneak past. The campaign was fairly easy, playing on 'Normal' to 'Easy'. Once you switch to 'Hardened' and 'Perfectionist', the game becomes a lot more enjoyable and challenging. For people who get aggravated easily, I would recommend thinking twice about multiplayer. As a "Newbie" there are many secrets and tricks you would not know. It would become annoying to play against the level 56s (The highest level in the game) who have played the other splinter cells, and/or already know the ropes. The community is small on PC and you get the know the regulars. Going from "Hey this person isn't that good at the game." to "Oh, this guy again, lets leave." to even "Oh this hacker again. Lets leave." I want to tell you, there are about 5 well known hackers and Ubisoft does not take action to it. The people playing multiplayer hardly ever speak on mic or chat unless helping teammates find out where "hostiles" are or to cuss at one another for being good. There is enough action in the game... maybe a little to much... I say this because playing the game will force you to; watch as a man being electrocuted before you save him, kill dogs to protect yourself, slit the throats of others and hear the blood draining out of the cuts, and much MUCH more. Overall, the gameplay and just the game itself is very well done. 4/5.