User Rating: 9.5 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow XBOX
Sam Fisher makes MGS' Snake look like a panzy. The amount of things Sam can do in this game is amazing, and no mullet is required. For everyone who needed a successor to the original, Pandora Tomorrow delivers just what they want. The story may be short, but there are few games out there that are as much fun to play through. The story has you doing things that you wouldn't even dream of...ok, well maybe in your dreams. The graphics are better than the original and the shadows your character can cast are almost mezmerising. The voice-over can sometimes be cheezy, mainly due to uninspired talent. And sometimes the people will speak with an accent that is completely wrong for the region of the world they're in. The single player doesn't have much replay value. But that's what the multiplayer is for. Pandora Tomorrow's multiplayer mode is one of the most revolutionary things in video games since the deathmatch. It's like sugar to your lemonade, it just makes it so much sweeter. The one major gripe that I have is that it's only 4 players. I haven't played with only 4 players since the days of Goldeneye on my N64. But just like those old days, I love it. Splinter Cell is going to turn people into vampires, there is so much emphasis on the mercenaries' necks. What with all the snapping, and breaking, and neutralizing. There are also minor bugs; some of which have already been fixed, that can be remedied by small patches. Cheers to Ubisoft for staying on the ball and listening to feedback. This game is gonna consume my life. Goodbye girlfriend, goodbye school, goodbye slim waist line. "HEY MA, PASS ME THE YAMS!!"