

Mercs” has a chance to catch on with new players. That doesn’t necessarily make it the best approach for every game though the more games that use it, the greater the chance for exhaustion. The traditional multiplayer model found in most games continues to be emulated because it works for the widest potential fanbase. It plays like nothing else, and a relatively small yet passionate fanbase grew around it. It is a game of cat and mouse, with guns competing against gadgets. Two very different teams compete: one is based on stealth, and the other is a standard gun-toting grunt played from a first-person perspective. Rather than having a traditional adversarial match-up with two equal teams trying to hunt each other down for a bit of good old-fashioned violence, Ubisoft tries for something that revolves around tactics and teamwork.

Splinter Cell has always had an original slant when it comes to the multiplayer, especially the competitive mode. When Splinter Cell: Blacklist releases on August 20, it will unsurprisingly include both co-op and competitive multiplayer modes – but with its own unique twist.
