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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Experience an unparalleled level of action as you navigate the world of Sam Fisher. Go online or split screen in four co-op modes. Play the prologue to the single player storyline in co-op.

85 13 April 2010

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is a shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 13 April 2010 on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Android and iOS.

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What Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is a shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2010. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone. It runs on LEAD Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Unleash the ferocious skills of renegade agent Sam Fisher. After dedicating his life to the service of his country. He seen the agency he gave himself to turn around and throw him to the dogs. He lost his daughter, he shot his best friend. Betrayal made him question everything, so he started looking for answers. Now he will stop at nothing to learn the truth. He has a message to those who stand in his way... pray.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tom Clancy’s series

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is the 43rd of 108 entries we hold in the Tom Clancy’s series. The next entry was Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Elite Echelon Edition in 2010. Its critic score of 85 is 15 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Red Patriot at 96.

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How it was received

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 339 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 18 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Intel Core2 Duo or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64, 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, Windows 7 of RAM and 256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant video card (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB.

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What it launched against

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction launched on 13 April 2010, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Just Cause 2 and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a Xbox One launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Just Cause 2, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction — frequently asked questions

When did Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction come out?
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction was released on 13 April 2010 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction?
At minimum, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction needs 1.8 GHz Intel Core2 Duo or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64, 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, Windows 7 of RAM, 256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant video card (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*) graphics, 10 GB of storage.
How many GB is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction?
The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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