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Stealth-mission expert Sam Fisher is sent after a terrorist, who leads an operation involving setting up bombs with the smallpox virus on US territory.Stealth-mission expert Sam Fisher is sent after a terrorist, who leads an operation involving setting up bombs with the smallpox virus on US territory.Stealth-mission expert Sam Fisher is sent after a terrorist, who leads an operation involving setting up bombs with the smallpox virus on US territory.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 nominations total
Michael Ironside
- Sam Fisher
- (voice)
Bill Dunn
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as William Dunn)
Stephen Croce
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Steven Croce)
Christopher Mack
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- (voice)
- (as Chris Mack)
Adriana Anderson
- Anna Grimsdottir
- (voice)
- …
Dana Burns Westburg
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Dana Burns Westberg)
Ken Samuels
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Leslie Palanker
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Leslie Lanker)
Andy Chase
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
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2 years after Sam Fisher became the undercover hero of defeating the Georgian Terrorist threat.
This time he's dealing with Indonesian Gureilla Terrorists. Who are planning to attack the USA with a virus under the code name: Pandora Tomorrow.
Sam Fisher is once again on new undercover missions to prevent losses of innocent civilians.
He must go from Indonesia to France and L.A.X. to confront and stop the enemy at all costs.
The game has the similar features from the first one, only newly improved here and there. Same weapons including some new ones for greater advantages. The game play is different, but you get use to it real quick as you play the game. The graphics are great as ever. And the voice acting is as super as it was in the first game. Contains the usual strategy/stealth action.
Those who liked the first one will like this sequel.
This time he's dealing with Indonesian Gureilla Terrorists. Who are planning to attack the USA with a virus under the code name: Pandora Tomorrow.
Sam Fisher is once again on new undercover missions to prevent losses of innocent civilians.
He must go from Indonesia to France and L.A.X. to confront and stop the enemy at all costs.
The game has the similar features from the first one, only newly improved here and there. Same weapons including some new ones for greater advantages. The game play is different, but you get use to it real quick as you play the game. The graphics are great as ever. And the voice acting is as super as it was in the first game. Contains the usual strategy/stealth action.
Those who liked the first one will like this sequel.
Originally, I didn't like the original Splinter Cell, but it kinda grew on me, and it's now one of my favourite games. However, this second instalment fails to live up to the standards set by it's predecessor, despite adding some shiny new features.
When Ubisoft made the original, I don't think they thought it would turn out to be the acclaimed hit that it was, so they farmed out programming duties to a third party software house in China. However, once they realised there was money to made, they took this sequel in-house, and the entire programming effort was done at it's French HQ. And what a great job they did of botching up the efforts of the original Chinese team.
Fisher (again excellently voiced by Hollywood uber baddie Michael Ironside, and ably assisted by Mr Velvet Tonsils; Dennis Haysbert from "24") now has new moves and gadgets to his repertoire, such as:-
A red laser dot for his pistol The ability to whistle and attract guards The "Swat turn" (whilst peeking around a corner) The "half split jump" (replaces the multi-jump of the original to reach high places)
The game also features:- Online Multiplayer (apparently it IS excellent, if you have online capability)
And it must be said, the graphics are the best ever seen on the PS2, absolutely beautiful use of light, water effects, and that foliage ! Wow !
However, the main problem with the game is that it was originally designed to run solely on the more powerful Xbox, and so has had to be "dumbed down" for Sony's red-headed stepchild. Whereas the Xbox could cope with 4 or more NPC's in a room, the PS2 has to make do with two. Whereas on the Xbox, ALL light sources were breakable, on the PS2 they are not. So at many points in the game you are in these huge, yet empty environments with minimal opposition. It's not really bad programming, it's just that this game was designed for Xbox, and it shows.
Sounds easy huh ? However, take away the breakable light sources and it becomes stupidly hard sometimes. Coupled with moronic AI Sam's Whistle feature; you stand one side of an open doorway and whistle at the NPC standing feet away on the other side he doesn't hear it ! Stand just inside the doorway, whistle, and he does !! Grrrrrr !!
Where Mr Frenchy has messed up, is by tinkering with elements of the game that were not broken. The Meditkits from the original have been replaced by strategically placed wall mounted "Health Dispensers". These have an accompanying and tiresome animation when you use them, which is extremely annoying in an NPC walks around the corner and shoots you whilst the animation is playing.
Also the randomness of the left analogue stick for the lockpick has been modified so that the "sweet spot" is in the same place each time ! And don't mention the savepoints !! They are SO frequent ! And SO annoying !! The original just had checkpoints, but this time you are invited to save the game at a checkpoint, which results in 4 to 5 confirmation boxes coming up, and then the checkpoint notification STILL comes up and freezes gameplay for 5 seconds ! The game save is only a tiny 91k, but it seems to take much longer.
Also some familiar controller keys have been changed, reload is now longer L2, it is X (the manual doesn't state this !), Triangle now does things that circle used to do and vice versa. Sam doesn't slide down ladders on a circle press, and you have to suffer the tedium of climbing down them.
However, on a positive note, Sam CAN now open doors whilst carrying a body. Hooray !
What about the "story". Hmmmm, Pandora Tomorrow abandons the building interiors of the original, firstly for the jungle, as you track down Sadono the Indonesian rebel with a taste for releasing the smallpox virus. And also you get to travel to Jerusalem and Paris the mission on TOP of a 200mph Eurostar train will make your fingers sweat ! Especially when Sam has to crawl under the train, and along the side of the carriages !
However, not being given enough info in your briefings often poses a problem, resulting in mission failures and restarts as you attack someone you apparently weren't supposed to. Quite often the game seems to abandon the premise of stealth altogether, forcing you into fire fights with the enemy. As your gun's aiming reticule moves at the pace of Iranian foreign policy you are often only an asthmatic's breath away from a body bag.
If you don't own a Splinter Cell game, then buy the original, at least that one was designed for the PS2, or wait for the third instalment which is due out anytime soon surely it must be better than this one ?
When Ubisoft made the original, I don't think they thought it would turn out to be the acclaimed hit that it was, so they farmed out programming duties to a third party software house in China. However, once they realised there was money to made, they took this sequel in-house, and the entire programming effort was done at it's French HQ. And what a great job they did of botching up the efforts of the original Chinese team.
Fisher (again excellently voiced by Hollywood uber baddie Michael Ironside, and ably assisted by Mr Velvet Tonsils; Dennis Haysbert from "24") now has new moves and gadgets to his repertoire, such as:-
A red laser dot for his pistol The ability to whistle and attract guards The "Swat turn" (whilst peeking around a corner) The "half split jump" (replaces the multi-jump of the original to reach high places)
The game also features:- Online Multiplayer (apparently it IS excellent, if you have online capability)
And it must be said, the graphics are the best ever seen on the PS2, absolutely beautiful use of light, water effects, and that foliage ! Wow !
However, the main problem with the game is that it was originally designed to run solely on the more powerful Xbox, and so has had to be "dumbed down" for Sony's red-headed stepchild. Whereas the Xbox could cope with 4 or more NPC's in a room, the PS2 has to make do with two. Whereas on the Xbox, ALL light sources were breakable, on the PS2 they are not. So at many points in the game you are in these huge, yet empty environments with minimal opposition. It's not really bad programming, it's just that this game was designed for Xbox, and it shows.
Sounds easy huh ? However, take away the breakable light sources and it becomes stupidly hard sometimes. Coupled with moronic AI Sam's Whistle feature; you stand one side of an open doorway and whistle at the NPC standing feet away on the other side he doesn't hear it ! Stand just inside the doorway, whistle, and he does !! Grrrrrr !!
Where Mr Frenchy has messed up, is by tinkering with elements of the game that were not broken. The Meditkits from the original have been replaced by strategically placed wall mounted "Health Dispensers". These have an accompanying and tiresome animation when you use them, which is extremely annoying in an NPC walks around the corner and shoots you whilst the animation is playing.
Also the randomness of the left analogue stick for the lockpick has been modified so that the "sweet spot" is in the same place each time ! And don't mention the savepoints !! They are SO frequent ! And SO annoying !! The original just had checkpoints, but this time you are invited to save the game at a checkpoint, which results in 4 to 5 confirmation boxes coming up, and then the checkpoint notification STILL comes up and freezes gameplay for 5 seconds ! The game save is only a tiny 91k, but it seems to take much longer.
Also some familiar controller keys have been changed, reload is now longer L2, it is X (the manual doesn't state this !), Triangle now does things that circle used to do and vice versa. Sam doesn't slide down ladders on a circle press, and you have to suffer the tedium of climbing down them.
However, on a positive note, Sam CAN now open doors whilst carrying a body. Hooray !
What about the "story". Hmmmm, Pandora Tomorrow abandons the building interiors of the original, firstly for the jungle, as you track down Sadono the Indonesian rebel with a taste for releasing the smallpox virus. And also you get to travel to Jerusalem and Paris the mission on TOP of a 200mph Eurostar train will make your fingers sweat ! Especially when Sam has to crawl under the train, and along the side of the carriages !
However, not being given enough info in your briefings often poses a problem, resulting in mission failures and restarts as you attack someone you apparently weren't supposed to. Quite often the game seems to abandon the premise of stealth altogether, forcing you into fire fights with the enemy. As your gun's aiming reticule moves at the pace of Iranian foreign policy you are often only an asthmatic's breath away from a body bag.
If you don't own a Splinter Cell game, then buy the original, at least that one was designed for the PS2, or wait for the third instalment which is due out anytime soon surely it must be better than this one ?
10zoskey
I have all 4 Splinter cell Playstation 2 games and everyone rates a 10. Michael Ironside is one of my favorite actors. He has a very recognizable voice. I hope that they will produce another Splinter cell episode. I also have seen a lot of his movies and Would like to see him play the hero in a movie. Pandora tomorrow is as great as the previous two. Double agent is another fine work of gaming. Keep up the great work. I will be looking forward to a new splinter cell game in the future. Also it would be great to know if there is a fan club in Alberta. If there is I would like to know where it is and how I can join. Yours Truly Recyled Teenager
I will agree that the environments and the AI were incredible and the graphics overall were second to none, but I feel that the single player mode was sacrificed in order to bring the multi-player mode to life. The game was far too short and I didn't feel the profile of Sadono was robust enough. In the original, you actually felt hate and anger towards Nickoladze because of the detail and time spent to develop that character. I am not saying that Pandora Tomorrow was bad, not at all. I am just hoping that they go back to formula with Chaos Theory and develop a new era for gaming, much like was done when Splinter Cell 1 was first released. I gave Pandora a 4 out of 5.
If you are thinking this is going to be the same as the original, you're wrong. Sure, you're still Sam Fisher, an expert spy who can infiltrate a factory without anyone know he's there. But there is one really big change. You're outdoors. Yep, you heard me. And boy do they make it look good. The environments are lush and beautiful. The bushes sway in the wind as you move past them. You still have to deal with industrial settings though. But even they can't match the beauty of the outdoors. Okay, enough of that. Lets go to gameplay. The AI is 100x approved over the original. Now enemies can grab a civilian and hold them hostage. Also, if they detect you, they don't have to run over to the alarm. Just one push of a button on their uniform, and that little baby will start sounding. And if you sound one alarm, every enemy will have a bullet proof vest on. Two alarms a helmet. Three alarms, I don't know, but it's not good. Which leads me to another thing. The game is hard. Really hard. It's impossible to beat a level on the first try. Even experts of the original will have a hard time getting through this. But even though it's hard, it's really short. There's only eight levels(the original had ten). But one thing will get you busy after you're done... The multiplayer. Here's how it is. A team of mercenaries try to get the spy. That's it. But it's fun trying to hunt down an almost invisible person. And it's fun killing unsuspecting mercenaries while you're almost invisible. So let me sum it up. The graphics are incredible, the AI is seamless, and the multiplayer is fun. Pandora Tomorrow gets a 5 out of 5.
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Sam meets Shetland in the first level, Shetland asks who Sam is now working for. He guesses at SEALS and CIA. Sam replies, "No, staying anonymous," the acronym of which is NSA for whom Sam actually works.
- GoofsLambert can be seen getting a vaccination for small pox between mission 4 and 5. Lambert was born in 1961, meaning he attended primary school in the mid 1960's and early 1970's. At that time school children were routinely given several vaccination, including small pox, making the vaccination unnecessary and wasteful. Nearly all Americans over about 30 in 2006 would be immune to that virus.
- Quotes
Coen: What do you think?
Sam Fisher: The world's small, nasty, and complicated. Everybody dies alone.
Coen: Hm. What do you think about Norman Soth?
Sam Fisher: Soth's small, nasty, and complicated. How he dies is up to him.
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