Fishermens Friend

After an attack on a base of US forces on Guam, a terrorist group called the "Engineers" is committed to this and announces new attacks on the US. For Sam Fisher and his team a race against time begins, because this is just when they want to prevent the outbreak of another global conflict and civilian casualties. From its flying operations center "Paladin" planning the retaliatory strikes against the enemy grouping that Sams team convert almost all continents of the world.

In recent sixth part of the legendary "Splinter Cell" series Ubisoft continues the already in the predecessor "Conviction" chosen path of revision of the series. Not only are the graphics engine underwent further improvements, even playfully put it some new features, although not all turned out for the good will of the fans. Firstly, one can cite as the clear actionorientierteren character in "blacklist" in particular through the numerous optional (!) Side missions revealed, where it is less about the series Schleich own actions, but stupid survival and elimination. In order that something were to balance even appropriate "Hardcore" -Schleichmissionen, also built on a voluntary basis, but however, suffer from problem no. 2: The memory function. Was it still possible to secure the predecessor almost anywhere using quick memory function the game progress, giving way to this fixed here automatic presets. These are available also only in the main missions, side quests fail in some failures and you have to start this over again. Although you have the latter not necessarily complete, but in order to always have the wherewithal for the upgrade of the Headquarters and Sam's weapons and technology gadgetry, one can hardly around them. Here we are already in one of the most positive aspects, namely the motivational structure of the own base of operations and the upgrade path from Sams equipment - both elements contribute significantly to the fact that you want to use to earn in the various missions any way money or find. Too bad, for example if the money transferring laptops are destroyed because one has yet been triggered alarm and automatic storage point is eternally far back.

Technically, "blacklist" as each part of the series, a solid piece of software. Although you can see the engine its console origin, but that bothered so far never particularly because the graphics are still tidy and especially the animations of the characters in the cutscenes or mission briefings quite successful. The German localization is also back on the well-known voice actors (including the German voice of Vin Diesel as Sam Fisher), thus ensuring an increase in atmosphere. The control is also arrived, despite some changes in the key assignment on the gamepad, almost on the verge of perfection - those who know the series, comes intuitively manage and newcomers should hardly have problems with the rapid mastery of basic functions. The gadgets of the brand "Tricopter" (a small spy aircraft that Sam can use during some missions and should ...) enhance the gameplay also meaningful, and show that innovation can also go in the right direction.

The bottom line is "blacklist" for me the weakest part of the narrative of the series, which also demanded a lot of nerves by the player with the annoying memory function. The standard solid technical properties that control catchy and positive innovations (Tricopter & Co.) talk but clearly the game. For this purpose, the currently very favorable price of 8 joined - 10 euros, for the nearly 12 hours of play (in so far as one does not go on for hours in the multiplayer, but offers nothing special, depends) fair value offers. For all the haters of online copyright protection measures it should also be a warning spoken: The game requires a Uplay account and is linked to this. In addition, after installing DVD a true patch Marathon starts (to Version 1.03), which, depending on your Internet connection, may take some time.