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Splinter Cell Double Agent Comments by Ellie Gibson

11 January, 2006

A sneak peek at the Xbox 360 version.

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bdaggers
11/01/06 @ 15:15
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WHERES THE BADGERS ????

We were promised BADGERS, dammit !
Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 15:16
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He looks like that bloke from Outcast.
savours
11/01/06 @ 15:16
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Thank god for that. That UWE has alot to answer for...... !!!!!
gazareth
11/01/06 @ 15:18
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Sounds like they've stolen the storyline from the first part of 24 season 3.

WHERE IS THE VIRUS?
Carlo
11/01/06 @ 15:22
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c64 version!

OMFG!

/Pre-orders
Ceatlan
11/01/06 @ 15:29
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When can we see some screenshots and a movie of the 360 version in action ? All the current screen shots say 'Current Gen' in the bottom corner, which I guess means that none of them are from the 360 !

Oh Yeah - The 'Game Information' links for this page are broken they take you to a different game completely :-)
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Furbs
11/01/06 @ 15:31
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Given how good Chaos Theory looked on current gen, I cant wait to see how this looks. I'm actually struggling to think how it *could* look much better tbh...
alimokrane
11/01/06 @ 15:31
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NO xbox360 SCREENSHOTS ??? .... Damn
Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 15:32
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The 360 is out. Shouldn't it be Current Gen then?

This thing about good ol' Uwe could be a great threat:

"Buy this game or we'll have Uwe turn it into a film!"

The possibilities are endless.
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Kostabi
11/01/06 @ 15:32
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So can we play the entire game only helping the terrorists or do we have to carry out the NSA objectives? It wasn't really clear to me.
octo
11/01/06 @ 15:32
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Fuck in game advertising up it's arsehole.
Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 15:34
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"Nivea is the game's biggest sponsor"

You gotta be kidding me, right?
UncleLou
11/01/06 @ 15:36
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Smith cites the blatant product placement in "I, Robot", where the character played by Will Smith (no relation) (probably) shows off his Converse boots, as an example of what the team is desperately trying to avoid.

Why did he cite "I, Robot" when he could have cited Chaos Theory.

Anyway, sounds good so far.
UncleLou
11/01/06 @ 15:50
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A home computer that was better than the Spectrum. ;)
Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 15:51
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Right on, UncleLou, we'll give it to those Speccy-obsessed island dwellers!

Before they kick our respective arses at the World Cup. Again. (C:

/prepares for The Sun to declare "football war". Again.
Furbs
11/01/06 @ 15:56
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As an island dweller, I for one welcome our Teutonic Commodore overlords.

C64c all the way baby.
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Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 15:59
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I wouldn't wanna take my 64 all the way, but I love it nevertheless. (C:
Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 16:13
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...and these are the Commodores, not some computer from Battlestar Galactica.
Eldritch
11/01/06 @ 16:29
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That's Kinshasa for you then.
tiddles
11/01/06 @ 16:32
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The 360 is out. Shouldn't it be Current Gen then?

The general rule seems to be, the next gen stays next gen until it becomes the last gen...
Furbs
11/01/06 @ 16:35
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LOL Manic, I thought *exactly* the same thing TBH! Unless there was like 100,000 of 'em doing some Rome:Total War sorta thing.


JohnnyC06
11/01/06 @ 16:45
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YAY! NO Boll directing Splinter Cell. And I encourge everyone to make sure Boll does not direct Metal Gear Solid.
Ceatlan
11/01/06 @ 17:06
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These pictures were all released before the 360 was, so at that time they could definitely call it next gen.
kingmob
11/01/06 @ 17:13
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No screenshots mean I am now expecting the "Splinter Cell 360 slips till Q4 2006" article any day now.
Carlo
11/01/06 @ 17:17
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NEWSFLASH:

IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE ADVERTS IN-GAME BOYCOTT THE GAME.

Not exactly tricky is it? Well, unles the game is really good, then it will be hard to boycott this.

Just think, if you BUY it, it sends a message out to publishers... We, as gamers will accept it... Then it'll be 2 minute commercials (unskippable) between levels...
TS2610
11/01/06 @ 17:18
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It's a bit worrying that the game will come out for the 360 AND the current gen. It means that since they're going multi-platform and not putting all of their effort into the 360 version, it won't be as spectacular in terms of graphics, AI etc as it could be. Or as spectacular as MGS4.
Kostabi
11/01/06 @ 17:26
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As far as I know the different versions have all been made seperately, so the 360 version doesn't suffer because another team is doing the PS2 code.
lemonfist
11/01/06 @ 17:36
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Indeed, I think I read somewhere that the Shanghai team is doing the Xbox, PS2 and cube versions while Montreal does the 360.
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11/01/06 @ 17:38
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@Eldritch

"Nivea is the game's biggest sponsor"

You gotta be kidding me, right?

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What did you expected? Iraq Army sponsorship?

Btw, i was expecting some really kick-ass gameplay, and a rebelled Sam Fisher.. Undercover work.. BAH
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Eighthours
11/01/06 @ 18:09
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Game sounds brilliant, hope it comes out on time.

"One similarity with previous games, however, is that Double Agent does feature in-game advertising, which isn't good news for those who didn't enjoy being encouraged to buy chewing gum in previous games. We didn't spot any Wrigley's ads..."

It was Airwaves. There's no way I can forget those Airwaves chewing gum packets inserted very obtrusively into every cutscene. "Oh look, it's an Airwaves packet right in front of the camera!" "Oh look, it's an Airwaves blimp!" Yes, this paragraph was sponsored by Airwaves. I remembered it, so the advertising kinda worked, but it made me want to boycott the brand, so actually it didn't.
mr_steve100
11/01/06 @ 18:18
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3000 polys for Sam's head?!? It's not as if I'm planning on staring at his head all the time, why don't they put those 'spare' polygons into something else? His head looked pretty good in Chaos Theory.
phAge
11/01/06 @ 18:27
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When can we see some screenshots and a movie of the 360 version in action ? All the current screen shots say 'Current Gen' in the bottom corner, which I guess means that none of them are from the 360 !

The caption to the VERY FIRST screnshot:

All these screenshots are from current-gen versions - the X360 game is still under wraps for now.

seems to confirm your theory...

:roll:
space ace
11/01/06 @ 20:34
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Resident Evil 4, which he started playing one night and was still playing the following dawn.

what a coincidence!

anyway, sc:da - if it's half as exciting as the film infernal affairs, i can't wait!
kgthatsme
11/01/06 @ 20:49
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god they churn these games out now
Jonathan_Fakenham
12/01/06 @ 01:45
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Why would Nivea want to advertise their stuff to videogame playing wankers?

--- Ooooh.


That's really funny. :D
Kostabi
12/01/06 @ 01:58
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"god they churn these games out now"

It doesn't matter so long as they're good.

/glares at EA.
morriss
12/01/06 @ 11:18
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This game sounds tremendous! I want it now. When is it going to be released? Tell me. TELL ME!
Furbs
12/01/06 @ 11:31
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Tuesday. After Eastenders.
reality_cheque
12/01/06 @ 12:53
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Personally, I'm not fussed by in game advertising. If you walk around london, you're bombarded with "buy me! no, buy me!" crap. I want a realistic game, and a city without adverts not realistic at all.

Boycotting the game is just shooting yourself in the foot, as the man said it's a fact of life now - give me in game adverts over an extra £10 on the price any day, thankyouverymuch. It's not like I'm actually going to BUY any of the products, but as far as I'm concerned, if Nivea want to waste their money and get Splinter Cell IV in my xbox then it's fine by me.
bunglebonce
12/01/06 @ 13:10
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The 360 is out. Shouldn't it be Current Gen then?

Everyone knows Next Gen isn't Current Gen until the PS3 appears ;)

Incidentally this looks like an updated Manhunt to me.
Snooz
12/01/06 @ 14:53
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Doesn't the giant shadow on the floor in the 3rd. picture look very much like The Grim Reaper? Ah, the new twist is a fallen angel that lures Sam into hell via a hellportal and an evil demon (that prisoner). Hence the "Double Agent".

Man! These pictures are spoilers! ;)
JonFE
12/01/06 @ 16:27
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"A screenshot from the Commodore 64 version ho ho ho."

"whats a commodore -?-"

"A home computer that was better than the Spectrum. ;)"

Yep - but worse than the Amstrad ;o)
Furbs
12/01/06 @ 16:44
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Ah, the Gamecube of its day ;)

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