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The tension never lets up as Sam plays both sides of the fence. Rarely do you get the "fifth freedom" that enables you to slay fools with immunity, so most of the enemies you come across must be dealt with using non-lethal means. This means that Sam (and you) never gets to relax as foes could suddenly come to and ruin your carefully laid, stealthy plans.
Above: He might have a new haircut but Sam's still got the split-legged magic.
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| Genre | Action |
| Description | Sam Fisher betray his beloved nation? Yeah, but only to go under cover in order to stop a global conspiracy... |
| Franchise name | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |
| UK franchise name | Splinter Cell |
| Platform | "Wii","GameCube","PC","PS2","Xbox 360","Xbox","PS3" |
| US censor rating | "Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature" |
| UK censor rating | "","","","","","","" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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