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Splinter Cell: Blacklist cover artvsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction cover art

Splinter Cell: BlacklistvsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Splinter Cell: BlacklistTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on optimization: SMI scoring system incentivises optimal ghost, panther, or assault routing

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction