Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
2010 action-adventure stealth video game
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is a 2010 action-adventure stealth game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and co-published by Microsoft Game Studios and Ubisoft. The game is a sequel to Splinter Cell: Double Agent and part of the Splinter Cell series. Key members of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas team, such as creative director Maxime Béland worked on the game. It released for Windows and Xbox 360 in April 2010. Gameloft released a handheld version for Apple's iOS in May/July 2010. There are also versions available for Android, Windows Phone, and Bada, as well as a side-scrolling 2D version for mobile phones.
Splinter Cell: Conviction received positive reviews from critics. They praised its gameplay, art direction, and narrative, although there was criticism on the short length of the campaign, and departure from the stealth genre compared to previous titles. The game had sold 1.9 million units by July 2010. A sequel, titled Blacklist, released in 2013.
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