By Alex Al-Kazzaz
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow celebrated its 20th birthday earlier this month. The second installment of the Splinter Cell series continues to be as popular today as when it was released. No doubt, one of the finest creations of Ubisoft, one of the top gaming companies in the world. Ubisoft Toronto is leading the project for the Splinter Cell remake.
At the moment, it's unclear if Pandora Tomorrow will get a remake. It's anticipated if the remake of the first installment is successful, then a remake for Pandora Tomorrow would be imminent, right? The biggest question is if Michael Ironside's voice is part of the project. Ironside voiced the Splinter Cell series's protagonist, Sam Fisher. Without Ironside's voice in the remake, it'll lack proper authenticity. The remake could still be successful, but a lack of nostalgia will affect it.
A lot of the game's aspects made it popular and successful. The gameplay speaks for itself. And the missions are fun too. The train mission? It gives the player some Mission: Impossible vibes, eh? The opening mission helps refresh the player's memory from the first game with game controls and playing ability. Oh, and the game's intro video? Pumps the player up and the level of excitement explodes!
The game's final mission, which takes place at Los Angeles International Airport is the ultimate test! The mission's objectives and pace give the player the feeling of being in a real-life situation involving the game's plot. So if the finale is the test, is the mission in Jerusalem a quiz? MAYBE SO! The Jerusalem mission is too challenging to be considered a quiz. It's more like a..mid-term exam!
Honestly, the game's best quality has to be the story. To best understand the game's story, you have to play the game. Any blogger or gamer can tell you word for word, but there's no substitute for experience. The plot tells a story, and then there are mind twists, meaning that all of a sudden, the story starts going in a direction that the player never predicted. In other words, while the story already has your attention, it brings your attention to a new level and the player is keen to keep going. Same thing with Pandora Tomorrow's successor Chaos Theory and Double Agent.
In 2004, Pandora Tomorrow brought the Splinter Cell series something new. It worked. And today, gamers are still talking about it. And most importantly, they're enjoying it as if it hasn't even aged.