Splinter Cell: Blacklist features traditional stealth play

The next game in the Splinter Cell franchise will contain stealth as well as action.

Players will be able to choose which way Sam Fisher tackles a mission, opting for either the traditional stealth tactics which the series is famous for or taking a more hands-on approach.

Ubisoft Toronto producer, Andy Wilson, told VideoGamer: “One of the things that we’re building into the game is choice, choice of the way you play. If you want to take the action approach then you can, but you can stealth through the game as well.

“We have multiple paths and ghost paths where you can stealth your way through. We’ve shown a very small snippet of the game and we’re going to be showing a lot more over the coming months where we’ll be demonstrating all of those things and the way in which player choice manifests.”

Addressing concerns over the lack of stealth in the new game, Wilson added: “Stealth is going to operate in the traditional way you would expect it to. I think people will definitely see that when they see more hands-on time.

“We’re not just bright daylight in the Middle-East. We’ve got locations all over the world. There are a ton of locations that are at night as well, so the traditional night-time gameplay is coming back. It’s all in there.”

Be sure to check out the trailer and screenshots for the new game.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist is set for release 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.