Will Splinter Cell Conviction see the light of day?

As many of you are no doubt aware, along with a few other Ubisoft titles - such as Red Steel 2 - the stealth action game Splinter Cell: Conviction has been pushed back from its fall 2009 release date to sometime in early 2010.

I know for a fact that I'm not the only one disappointed and annoyed by this news. Conviction looked like a fantastic game when it was last shown at E3 2009, with several new mechanics such as the "mark and execute" feture, which allows the player to select certain points of interest in the area to automatically shoot at ( such as a light bulb to confuze the enemies, or even the enemies themselves), along with the "last known position" feature, which shows the player where the enemies last saw them, and thus where they are searching.

I could ramble all day about the new and improved gaming elements, but for more info visit this link:http://splintercell.us.ubi.com/conviction/

Of course, this is not the first time the game has been delayed, in fact, Conviction has been pushed back around two years since its original release date. When it was first demoed back in 2007, Splinter Cell: Conviction was a very different game than how it is today. Originally, it involved the protagonist Sam Fisher, as a fugitive on the run from the government. It utilised elements that were very similar to anoher Ubisoft game, Assassins Creed, such as blending into the crowd.

But in May 2008, it was announced that the idea had been scrapped and Conviction had gone back to the drawing board. It was at this point that Conviction evolved into what it is today (or rather, what it will be).

It's been three years since we last saw Sam Fisher, and when Splinter Cell: Conviction finally arrives, I know I'll be quck to purchase it and slam it into my Xbox 360

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