This latestSplinter Cell: Blacklisttrailer reads like the Cliff’s Notes to all the previousBlacklisttrailers, summarizing the game’s various aspects. There’s the silly, hyper-organized terrorist attacks on the United States that validate the government spying on citizens with an assortment of slapdash sci-fi tech. There’s the allowance of varying styles of gameplay — stealthy and one-man-massacre-y. There’s the co-op (except foryou, Wii U. Not offline, anyway). There’s the multiplayer,
All of this is information is delivered in character from an NPC integral to the story as if he was reading the microfilm from a PR dossier. He also says, “if we have the right cash…then I can test out some sick mods on the gear,” so I’ll be the first to complain if we can’tat leaststealth take down his noisy bum.
The pilot-able RC helicopter is sort of neat. It’s also being offered tangibly as anexpensive pre-order bonus. Minus the tranquilizing weapons, naturally. Still, I’m content to acknowledge theSplinter Cellseries is no longer for me. Except, maybe, for thereturning Spies v.s. Mercsmode. The eight player iterations seem too manic, but the smaller, tenser engagements might still be my speed.
Are you excited forBlacklist,or do you find it lack-lister? Do you splin-terribly miss Michael Ironside’s knell? Anything about the game you de-spies? Have mercs-y on me.
