So the President calls upon Sam to help put a stop to the plot.Īt the same time, Blacklist is about reestablishing the iconic Sam Fisher - the green goggles, tac suit, knife, etc. Who has time for side missions when America is under attack?!Īt the base level, Blacklist is about a group of rogue nations attacking US interests with one demand to the President: Remove your occupying troops from our countries, otherwise the terrorist group, known as The Engineers, will continue their attacks. These are optional, though, and can be ignored. Players can also get to know their team better while on the Paladin and get additional side missions they can take on to help the team out and earn more money. In the E3 demo, we saw a missile strike that was delivered via to the Paladin. Before my second mission, I upgraded the Paladin to provide radar support, giving me a mini-radar display on my HUD. The Paladin also serves a gameplay purposes, and like Sam, it can be upgraded. For the demo build, players could look at a world map on the airplane to view all available missions in single-player, join someone in co-op, or just jump into one of the game’s multiplayer modes. Maxime Beland, creative director on Blacklist, is hoping to ship the game without a main menu system and instead have all three modes be unified on the Paladin. Yes, I know what you’re thinking: How will this affect multiplayer? I asked senior producer Alexandre Parizeau this question, and while they weren’t talking anything beyond single-player, he did tell me that the team is aware of the “potential balancing issues” from this system.īetween missions, Sam will work with his Fourth Echelon team on the Paladin airplane, a mobile airbase that will be the bridge between the game’s modes. The choice is yours, and you’ll be able to create multiple loadouts to pick from before jumping into a mission. There’s some silly cosmetic items too, like different camouflage designs and even different colors like blue, red, and more for the iconic goggles. The items you buy can be based on your playstyle as well, so you can focus on purchasing stealthy equipment or items that will increase your body armor and fire power. One example of this was earning $750 after performing a few stealth kills in a row. Single-player), but you can also earn bonuses by completing in-game challenges that will regularly pop up in missions.
You’ll earn money for whatever you do (at least in
Players can buy different types of outfits that give you certain stat boosts, as well as various weaponry. Basically, whatever you do in the story, co-op, and versus modes will net you money that can be spent on items across all the modes. Out of all the additions to the Splinter Cell franchise, the last thing I was expecting was an economy system. There’s an economy system connecting single-player and multiplayer Splinter Cell: Blacklist ( PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) But just because he’s in charge doesn’t mean he won’t still get his boots dirty.īlacklist brings up a number of changes to the serious, and I found six striking things that all fans should know about from my recent hands-on time. Sure, not the most creative name change, but there is indeed a significant shakeup with the the spy organization as Sam is in charge of all operations now. Third Echelon has been dissolved, and in its place is Fourth Echelon. Super spy Sam Fisher is back after saving the President in 2010’s Conviction. Hands-on preview of Sam Fisher’s latest adventure