<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
exclusive	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
side-scrolling	O
adaptation	O
developed	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
(	O
the	O
latter	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Team	O
Stealth	O
Action	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
high	O
definition	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
backward	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
on	O
release	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
lead	O
to	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Pandora	B-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
novels	O
written	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
David	O
Michaels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
displays	O
a	O
"	O
light	O
meter	O
"	O
that	O
reflects	O
how	O
visible	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
to	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
night	O
vision	O
and	O
thermal	B-Algorithm
vision	I-Algorithm
goggles	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
navigate	O
in	O
darkness	O
or	O
smoke/fog	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
strongly	O
encourages	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
stealth	O
over	O
brute	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flexibility	O
of	O
movement	O
is	O
a	O
focuspoint	O
of	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigating	O
the	O
leak	O
,	O
Fisher	O
discovers	O
a	O
back-up	O
of	O
data	O
by	O
a	O
staff	O
member	O
to	O
an	O
unsecured	O
laptop	O
that	O
was	O
exploited	O
by	O
a	O
Virginian-based	O
network	O
owned	O
by	O
Kalinatek	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
After	O
Grim	O
's	O
efforts	O
spook	O
the	O
Georgians	O
,	O
Fisher	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Virginia	B-Application
offices	O
to	O
recover	O
an	O
encryption	O
key	O
from	O
Ivan	O
,	O
a	O
technician	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
,	O
as	O
Georgian-hired	O
mafiosos	O
attempt	O
to	O
liquidate	O
all	O
the	O
incriminating	O
evidence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
started	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
sci-fi	O
,	O
James	O
Bond	O
type	O
game	O
called	O
The	O
Drift	O
,	O
which	O
Ubisoft	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
killer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
Mathieu	O
Ferland	O
said	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Splinter	O
Cell.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
and	O
writer	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
also	O
said	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
"	O
owes	O
its	O
existence	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
noting	O
he	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
is	O
fairly	O
closely	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
released	O
later	O
,	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
and	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
many	O
small	O
changes	O
over	O
the	O
originals	O
with	O
the	O
result	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
generally	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
have	O
three	O
new	O
downloadable	O
missions	O
which	O
involve	O
a	O
Russian	O
nuclear	O
sub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
level	O
between	O
Kalinatek	O
and	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Embassy	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
nuclear	O
power	O
plant	O
in	O
the	O
Kola	O
Peninsula	O
,	O
new	O
cinematics	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
intro	O
cinematic	O
with	O
original	O
music	O
by	O
the	O
Prague	O
Orchestra	O
and	O
many	O
behind-the-scenes	O
interviews	O
and	O
documentaries	O
both	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
intro	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
the	O
same	O
cinematics	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	O
cable	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
real-time	O
overhead	O
map	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
sticky-bomb	O
weapon	O
and	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
(	O
480p	O
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
include	O
new	O
binoculars	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
versions	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
EAX	O
3.0	O
ADVANCED	O
HD	O
3D	B-Application
positional	I-Application
audio	I-Application
technology	O
by	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
,	O
which	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
EMU10K2	O
processor-based	O
Soundcard	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Audigy	I-Device
and	I-Device
Audigy	I-Device
2	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
Trilogy	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Classics	B-Device
HD	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Blog	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
more	O
details	O
and	O
more	O
content	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
downloadable	O
bonus	O
missions	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
said	O
that	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
has	O
"	O
hands	O
down	O
the	O
best	O
lighting	O
effects	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
game	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
later	O
named	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
behind	O
MechAssault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
likewise	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
lighting	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
praising	O
how	O
it	O
evolved	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solids	I-Application
third-person	O
stealth-action	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
to	O
elicit	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
suspense	O
without	O
resorting	O
to	O
shock	O
techniques	O
found	O
in	O
survival	O
horror	O
titles	O
like	O
Resident	O
Evil.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
said	O
that	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
is	O
"	O
sometimes	O
reduced	O
to	O
frustrating	O
bouts	O
of	O
trial	O
and	O
error.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
wickedly	O
ingenious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Village	O
Voice	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
this	O
game	O
were	O
any	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
you	O
'd	O
have	O
to	O
hold	O
in	O
your	O
farts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
all	O
four	O
stars	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
lacks	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
impressive	O
use	O
of	O
lighting	O
and	O
shadows	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
stealthy	O
action	O
game	O
still	O
captures	O
the	O
thrill	O
of	O
modern	O
espionage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
sold	O
4.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
and	O
5	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
sales	O
reached	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
2.4	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$62	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
10th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
each	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
given	O
to	O
titles	O
that	O
sell	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Technical	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
Xbox	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
under	O
development	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
using	O
Snowdrop	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
behind	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
and	O
Avatar	B-Device
:	I-Device
Frontiers	I-Device
of	I-Device
Pandora	I-Device
.	O
</s>
