In Splinter Cell on the XBox you take on the role of Sam Fisher. He is top secret agent that works for an agency that combats terrorism around the globe and primarily in the United States. There is something strange and disturbing going on in Eastern Europe in Georgia. It seems that a couple of agents have gone missing and haven't been heard from in a bit. This is where your character comes in. He has to find the missing agents with the help of his crack team of trained specialists. Sounds tough!

The game itself is split up into different multiple missions. In each of these missions there are objectives that must be met. Alot of them centre on penetrating a specific location like a police station and you have to gather information and interrogate characters you run across. Or in some cases rescuing hostages comes into it too. Each level is filled with guards and cameras and many different means to capture you. I found it pretty hard to be honest with you. Your character is able to walk in a crouch position, hang off pipes and press against walls all to stop being seen. He lurks about and hides in shadows alot to avoid detection.

The game is very eery and I found a large part of it is played in the darkness of the shadows as you go from level to level. He creeps up on his enemies with great stealth, taking them by surprise. He also comes ready and equipped with a multitude of gadgets and weapons all at his disposal.

Despite it being quite hard the progression of difficulty is at least quite balanced throughout the game. The first few levels I tried are fairly simple and just get you used to the controls and moves and then as you go along things get harder and harder.

The graphics are fantastic and alot of time and effort must have gone into them and it shows. The light and shadow effects are very realistic. The sound on offer too increases the suspense you feel in this game.

This game is unlike alot of action games as you have to be patient and not just go in all guns blazing which I like as I think there is more skill involved in that. You really have to think about things. Overall, this is a great game that's worth playing time and time again.