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[Digital-Maniac]

Sam Fisher's predeccessors

Now that I think of it, I've always been into these espionage games since I was a kid, LOL

Mission Imposible
The good levels in this game are really pretty good. For instance, on the embassy party level you must assume the identity of a specific guest. To do so you have to knock him out, but you can't just walk up and smack him. Well, you could, but that would blow your cover. So you have to lure him away by putting nausea powder in his drink, forcing him to run to the restroom, where you can knock him out unseen, and then use your face maker to assume his identity. Once you've taken his appearance, making it past the guards is a breeze. There are other instances in which the interaction between your character and the characters in the game is subtle but smart. For example, when you are in a place where a gun would be inappropriate, like a hospital, the characters in the hospital start screaming that you have a gun, thus causing a big stir, and security is dispatched to come and pick you up. The AI's behavior gives the characters in the game a life of their own.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/4/197954_27945_front.jpg
http://img.neoseeker.com/image_deliver.php?lz=R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fNjQvQWN0a W9uL0FkdmVudHVyZQ%3D%3D&f=missionimp_profilelarge.jpg

Fisher's been in a similar situation
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/197954/mimpossi_screen001.jpg

Is that Fisher? No it's Ethan Hunt...
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/197954/mimpossi_screen004.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/197954/mimpossi_screen008.jpg
http://n64media.ign.com/media/previews/image/mireal23_640w.jpg

Growing up as a pre teen I played
http://www.weinerd.com/images/Marquees/Elevator_Action.JPG
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/elevatoraction/car-1.png

I didnt forget Solid Snake or Logan of Syphon FIlter but I'll let you all have some input

[Digital-Maniac]

Sam Fisher's predeccessors

Now that I think of it, I've always been into these espionage games since I was a kid, LOL

Mission Imposible
The good levels in this game are really pretty good. For instance, on the embassy party level you must assume the identity of a specific guest. To do so you have to knock him out, but you can't just walk up and smack him. Well, you could, but that would blow your cover. So you have to lure him away by putting nausea powder in his drink, forcing him to run to the restroom, where you can knock him out unseen, and then use your face maker to assume his identity. Once you've taken his appearance, making it past the guards is a breeze. There are other instances in which the interaction between your character and the characters in the game is subtle but smart. For example, when you are in a place where a gun would be inappropriate, like a hospital, the characters in the hospital start screaming that you have a gun, thus causing a big stir, and security is dispatched to come and pick you up. The AI's behavior gives the characters in the game a life of their own.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/4/197954_27945_front.jpg
http://img.neoseeker.com/image_deliver.php?lz=R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fNjQvQWN0a W9uL0FkdmVudHVyZQ%3D%3D&f=missionimp_profilelarge.jpg

Fisher's been in a similar situation
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/197954/mimpossi_screen001.jpg

Is that Fisher? No it's Ethan Hunt...
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/197954/mimpossi_screen004.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/197954/mimpossi_screen008.jpg
http://n64media.ign.com/media/previews/image/mireal23_640w.jpg

Growing up as a pre teen I played
http://www.weinerd.com/images/Marquees/Elevator_Action.JPG
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/elevatoraction/car-1.png

I didnt forget Solid Snake or Logan of Syphon FIlter but I'll let you all have some input

[IIxXWRATHXxII]

heh i may be 13 but I had my share of n64,nes (etc)


infact I still love the N64

[Digital-Maniac]

That Mission Impossible game was pretty good, i really enjoyed it

[kalle90]

Tomorrow never dies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZieknwaDRE&feature=related)weeeeeee

This is what Conviction should be http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[Wookie_89]

I think Syphon Filter should be noted as well. I really wish they would reboot that series.

[Knot3D]

Super intricate story driven Stealth Sneaking since 1987.

Ohh the atmosphere, the many character relationships, the layered message about
nuke policies, politics and life....

http://ui26.gamespot.com/665/mgs2_2.jpg

[icecubes_lawl]

Metal Gear Solid, yes. As much as I enjoyed the game I never understood the story past the 1st game. But anyway, yeah, Splinter Cell is basically the game that got me into the stealth genre. I hated stealth games before Chaos Theory.


When SC1 came out I actually rented and thought it was boring and stupid, but of course back then I was 12 and I was more of the halo type. When Chaos Theory came out, I rented it and was like ZOMG amazingness and ive been a fan of splinter cell since then. I own and have beaten every game except essentials.

[TweiBaby]

YES!!! Mission Impossible for N64! When i was younger, i had an N64 with 4 games. Mission Impossible, Mario Tennis, a mortal kombat type game i cant remember, and 007 goldeneye. and those were the greatest games ever.
syphon philter 2 was pretty decent. and i had alot of fun with 007 nightfire's MP. (my friend could chase me up stairs, through rooms, and down hallways with a rocket while he was across the map) of course the 007 games have gone downhill from there.
and i couldnt get into MGS since i was playing MGS2 (the first one i played) and couldnt beat it because i forgot to pick up an ak47 like 9 levels back and just overwrote my save game. havent liked it since

[newhenpal]

http://server2.rarbg.com/posters2/f/f85bdd26bc04c4b1b30156b61fe9935762b87621.jpg

Pretty much the foundation for all light and shadow stealth games.

[TweiBaby]

didnt thief come out post-SC1?

edit: nevermind. i was thinking of thief: deadly shadows...

[ckhan319]

Mission Impossible was a very good game. I really like most of the missions in that one. Especially the one where you have a sniper rifle in the train station.

[Gypsy816]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by newhenpal:
http://server2.rarbg.com/posters2/f/f85bdd26bc04c4b1b30156b61fe9935762b87621.jpg

Pretty much the foundation for all light and shadow stealth games. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh man. Great game for sure but man would I get close to throwing some controllers. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[IIxXWRATHXxII]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by icecubes_lawl:
Metal Gear Solid, yes. As much as I enjoyed the game I never understood the story past the 1st game. But anyway, yeah, Splinter Cell is basically the game that got me into the stealth genre. I hated stealth games before Chaos Theory.


When SC1 came out I actually rented and thought it was boring and stupid, but of course back then I was 12 and I was more of the halo type. When Chaos Theory came out, I rented it and was like ZOMG amazingness and ive been a fan of splinter cell since then. I own and have beaten every game except essentials. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

yeah basically the same thing thats happend to me

I bought the first one when i was like...7 or 8
and I didn't have the patience

then when I was older I saw a vid on chaos theory.I almost fell out of my chair and had a seizure (not really)

and it looked so good I had to get it

then I got into the older ones and had fun with those http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/25.gif

[ckhan319]

I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. I went the day after and bought it. Played every game except Essentials and I am currently reading the fourth SC Novel.

[Gypsy816]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ckhan319:
I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. I went the day after and bought it. Played every game except Essentials and I am currently reading the fourth SC Novel. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've heard the books are great but when you've got the games... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

[ckhan319]

I was getting my fix since there was no sequel coming any time soon after DA but I am hooked. I am actually awaiting the release of the fifth and sixth book.

[CoastalGirl]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Gypsy816:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ckhan319:
I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. I went the day after and bought it. Played every game except Essentials and I am currently reading the fourth SC Novel. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I've heard the books are great but when you've got the games... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Go read them! Now! LoL

They're really good, IMO, and give a lot more depth to the characters.

[Manos987]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CoastalGirl:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Gypsy816:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ckhan319:
I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. I went the day after and bought it. Played every game except Essentials and I am currently reading the fourth SC Novel. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I've heard the books are great but when you've got the games... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Go read them! Now! LoL

They're really good, IMO, and give a lot more depth to the characters. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah I loved reading the first two. After that they changed to a different writer; whom I did not enjoy as much as the previous (still read/reread all of them though http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif)

[insanity76]

Oh man MI on the 64, what a memory jogger http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

That was such a fun game with the different styles of gameplay in different levels, but I remember getting so frustrated with some parts of it. I still have my N64, wonder if I still have Mission Impossible ... I'll have to look, but I don't think I do http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

And an even bigger memory jog bringing up Elevator Action http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ckhan319:
I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I got it in December of '03 when I got my Xbox. I had remembered a friend talking about this cool game called "Splinter Cell" a few months prior, and when I was choosing games I remembered the name he mentioned, found out it was a Platinum Hit and only $20 so I gave it a shot. How glad I was that I remembered the name, lol.

[Gypsy816]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Manos987:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CoastalGirl:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Gypsy816:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ckhan319:
I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. I went the day after and bought it. Played every game except Essentials and I am currently reading the fourth SC Novel. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I've heard the books are great but when you've got the games... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Go read them! Now! LoL

They're really good, IMO, and give a lot more depth to the characters. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah I loved reading the first two. After that they changed to a different writer; whom I did not enjoy as much as the previous (still read/reread all of them though http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

A friend of mine is OBSESSED with the books and actually visited a few of the locations mentioned heh. She loves the Sam Fisher! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Looking back at OP: Wow I haven't played Mission Impossible in...years. YEARS!

[icecubes_lawl]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Gypsy816:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ckhan319:
I never heard of Splinter Cell until I played it at my friend's house. I went the day after and bought it. Played every game except Essentials and I am currently reading the fourth SC Novel. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've heard the books are great but when you've got the games... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The first two books were good, but after they switched the books to a 3rd person POV I couldn't stand them.

[Shadow_Intent]

You know I always wondered if the books were any good. How well do they tie in with the games, chronologically? I should read them?

EDIT: I remember MI on the N64. I also remember it making me want to throw my controller against the wall.

[Ronin-blade2005]

Thief 2 was the best stealth game ever made so far. I cant wait for the fourth one.

[ckhan319]

The third and fourth book was hard to get used to because I loved reading it in First Person. Still good but definitely throws you off because of what you become used to reading.