Something went wrong. Try again later
    Follow

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

    Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Apr 13, 2010

    Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise. Sam Fisher breaks apart from the Third Echelon in order to find the people responsible for the death of his daughter, only to find that not everything is what it seems.

    Review embargo?

    Avatar image for sonicfire
    SonicFire

    875

    Forum Posts

    376

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 5

    #1  Edited By SonicFire

    I'm still on the fence with this game (having never enjoyed the traditional splinter cell series). But there doesn't seem to be much in the way of early reviews. Is there a hard review embargo for this one? Like, release day?

    Avatar image for geno
    Geno

    6767

    Forum Posts

    5538

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 15

    User Lists: 3

    #2  Edited By Geno

    Don't think so, IGN's already released their review. 

    Avatar image for ch13696
    ch13696

    4760

    Forum Posts

    204

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 11

    #3  Edited By ch13696

    I don't know if it's this one, but a company did put a review embargo on a game until a week after release. I guess their statement is that they want the media to enjoy it the same as the consumers.

    Avatar image for steampunkjin
    SteamPunkJin

    1283

    Forum Posts

    592

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 1

    User Lists: 1

    #4  Edited By SteamPunkJin
    @Geno said:

    " Don't think so, IGN's already released their review.  "

    They gave it a 9.3 - a review good enough that they were allowed to get it out before any Embargo dates were lifted. It's something to consider when they're the ONLY ones who have a review posted. 
    It all looked good except near the end of the review they mention the campaign is about 5 hours long - that probably scored Ubisoft some more negative numbers from other sites/publications.
    Avatar image for geno
    Geno

    6767

    Forum Posts

    5538

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 15

    User Lists: 3

    #5  Edited By Geno
    @SteamPunkJin said:
    " @Geno said:

    " Don't think so, IGN's already released their review.  "

    They gave it a 9.3 - a review good enough that they were allowed to get it out before any Embargo dates were lifted. It's something to consider when they're the ONLY ones who have a review posted.  It all looked good except near the end of the review they mention the campaign is about 5 hours long - that probably scored Ubisoft some more negative numbers from other sites/publications. "
    But isn't an embargo a legal barricade that affects all publications? 
    Avatar image for mjhealy
    MjHealy

    2009

    Forum Posts

    17432

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 10

    User Lists: 15

    #6  Edited By MjHealy

    I really want to see the reviews go up as I really am interested in picking this game up but I am not the biggest fan of stealth games.

    Avatar image for incrediblebulk92
    IncredibleBulk92

    948

    Forum Posts

    -1

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 1

    User Lists: 6

    #7  Edited By IncredibleBulk92
    @Geno said:
    " @SteamPunkJin said:
    " @Geno said:

    " Don't think so, IGN's already released their review.  "

    They gave it a 9.3 - a review good enough that they were allowed to get it out before any Embargo dates were lifted. It's something to consider when they're the ONLY ones who have a review posted.  It all looked good except near the end of the review they mention the campaign is about 5 hours long - that probably scored Ubisoft some more negative numbers from other sites/publications. "
    But isn't an embargo a legal barricade that affects all publications?  "
    No, it's neither I believe.  It's more of a gentleman's agreement than a legal document.  If embargo's are broken then publishers might not give the website/publication any future access to their games.  Also embargo's are usually used to either ensure that websites don't just base reviews on screenshots and print reviews as soon as possible or in this case to give a certain website an advantage.  
    Avatar image for icemael
    Icemael

    6901

    Forum Posts

    40352

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 20

    User Lists: 20

    #8  Edited By Icemael
    @SteamPunkJin said:
    " @Geno said:

    " Don't think so, IGN's already released their review.  "

    They gave it a 9.3 - a review good enough that they were allowed to get it out before any Embargo dates were lifted. It's something to consider when they're the ONLY ones who have a review posted.  It all looked good except near the end of the review they mention the campaign is about 5 hours long - that probably scored Ubisoft some more negative numbers from other sites/publications. "
    Five hours? Five hours?
     
    If that's true, this is not a game I'm gonna pick up anytime soon.
    Avatar image for steampunkjin
    SteamPunkJin

    1283

    Forum Posts

    592

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 1

    User Lists: 1

    #9  Edited By SteamPunkJin
    @Icemael said:

    " @SteamPunkJin said:

    " @Geno said:

    " Don't think so, IGN's already released their review.  "

    They gave it a 9.3 - a review good enough that they were allowed to get it out before any Embargo dates were lifted. It's something to consider when they're the ONLY ones who have a review posted.  It all looked good except near the end of the review they mention the campaign is about 5 hours long - that probably scored Ubisoft some more negative numbers from other sites/publications. "
    Five hours? Five hours?
     
    If that's true, this is not a game I'm gonna pick up anytime soon. "
    IGN third paragraph second page

     All of these new gameplay elements are quickly explained in the single-player campaign. These things are so intuitive, that the tutorial is over before you know it. The campaign is a brisk and enjoyable five-hour experience that has only two odd spots.

    Avatar image for sjschmidt93
    sjschmidt93

    5014

    Forum Posts

    3236

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 37

    User Lists: 20

    #10  Edited By sjschmidt93
    @Geno said:
    " Don't think so, IGN's already released their review.  "
    They're IGN. That means nothing.
    Avatar image for electricboogaloo
    ElectricBoogaloo

    488

    Forum Posts

    243

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 115

    User Lists: 6

    #11  Edited By ElectricBoogaloo

    Got an 8 in both EDGE and Games TM here in the UK.
     
    An 8 from EDGE should be all you need to go out and buy it :P

    Avatar image for icemael
    Icemael

    6901

    Forum Posts

    40352

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 20

    User Lists: 20

    #12  Edited By Icemael
    @SteamPunkJin: Man, fuck that.
    Browse Boards
    Jump to Top

    ×

    Move topic to another board

    Pick a board and hit submit

  • (Or search for a more specific forum)
    • Close
    ×

    Pick a List

    Close

    This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.