<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
team	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
Maxime	O
Béland	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameloft	O
released	O
a	O
handheld	O
version	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
versions	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
2D	O
version	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
2013	O
titled	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blacklist	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
series	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Mark	O
&	O
Execute	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
mark	O
specific	O
targets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
enemies	O
or	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
shoot	O
them	O
in	O
rapid	O
succession	O
without	O
manually	O
targeting	O
each	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Béland	O
,	O
Chaos	B-Application
Theory	I-Application
is	O
"	O
very	O
hardcore	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
turned	O
off	O
many	O
players	O
and	O
disconnected	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
fantasy	O
of	O
being	O
Sam	O
Fisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
involves	O
both	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
System	B-Device
link	I-Device
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
online	B-Application
cooperative	I-Application
mode	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
a	O
"	O
Deniable	O
Ops	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
involving	O
four	O
modes	O
that	O
pit	O
players	O
against	O
AI	B-Application
enemies	O
in	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Hunter	O
"	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
kill	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Infiltration	O
"	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
kill	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
without	O
being	O
seen	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Last	O
Stand	O
"	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
protect	O
a	O
bomb	O
as	O
enemies	O
try	O
to	O
disarm	O
it	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Face-Off	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
competitive	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Hunter	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
portion	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Sam	O
Fisher	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Agent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	O
and	O
Black	O
Arrow	O
bring	O
Sam	O
to	O
Price	O
Airfield	O
in	O
Virginia	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
to	O
interrogate	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Double	O
Agent	O
was	O
leaked	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
through	O
a	O
2GB	O
rar	O
file	O
containing	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
75	O
concept	O
art	O
images	O
of	O
as-yet	O
unannounced	O
next-generation	O
games	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
public	O
FTP	B-Protocol
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
missed	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
World	O
reported	O
that	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
was	O
"	O
officially	O
on	O
hold	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
"	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
drawing	O
board.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conviction	O
supports	O
AMD	O
's	O
multi-monitor-technology	O
Eyefinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mobile	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
with	O
Max	O
Béland	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
further	O
stating	O
;	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
was	O
originally	O
built	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
we	O
've	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
relationship	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Conviction	O
is	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
PS3.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
implemented	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
new	O
DRM	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
permanent	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
also	O
included	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
Projector	O
Torch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
,	O
an	O
artbook	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
series	O
,	O
two	O
decal	B-Application
stickers	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
detailing	O
the	O
events	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
Conviction	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
in-game	O
items	O
:	O
an	O
MP5-SD3	O
sub-machine	O
gun	O
and	O
a	O
Third	O
Echelon	O
spy	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon.co.uk	B-Application
released	O
its	O
own	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
standard	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
DVD	O
case	O
called	O
"	O
Exclusive	O
Pre-order	O
Pack	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
SPAS-12	O
code	O
,	O
a	O
32-page	O
comic	O
book	O
(	O
"	O
Digging	O
in	O
the	O
Ashes	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
detailing	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
plus	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
carabiner	O
torch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
limited	O
edition	O
black	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Elite	O
console	O
for	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
includes	O
a	O
250GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
two	O
black	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
,	O
a	O
black	O
wired	O
headset	O
,	O
an	O
ethernet	O
cable	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
definition	O
composite	B-Protocol
A/V	I-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
"	O
Must	O
Have	O
Games	O
"	O
promotion	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
released	O
weekly	O
unlockable	O
content	O
every	O
Thursday	O
through	O
the	O
in-game	O
"	O
Extras	O
"	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
closed	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
people	O
who	O
preordered	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
GameStop	O
or	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
Music	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
composers	O
Michael	O
Nielsen	O
and	O
Kaveh	O
Cohen	O
released	O
a	O
16-track	O
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
to	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
exclusively	O
via	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Limited	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
CD	O
by	O
Michael	O
Nielsen	O
and	O
Kaveh	O
Cohen	O
was	O
included	O
,	O
featuring	O
one	O
track	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Amon	O
Tobin	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Chaos	B-Application
Theory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Nielson	O
posted	O
a	O
track	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
CD	O
on	O
his	O
Myspace	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
news	O
bulletin	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
Amon	O
Tobin	O
's	O
website	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
what	O
is	O
understood	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
his	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Convictions	I-Application
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conviction	O
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
feedback	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conviction	O
had	O
a	O
less	O
welcome	O
reception	O
with	O
some	O
PC	B-Device
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Kevin	O
Van	O
Ord	O
scored	O
it	O
6.5/10	O
,	O
citing	O
bugs	O
,	O
missing	O
features	O
,	O
connection	O
issues	O
and	O
a	O
higher	O
price	O
than	O
a	O
typical	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
UK	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87/100	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
"	O
we	O
ca	O
n't	O
recommend	O
you	O
buy	O
this	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
DRM.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
1.9	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
