Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell prepares to infiltrate other platforms
Already available for Microsoft's Xbox, the internationally acclaimed espionage game is set for launch on other consoles this spring.
Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that it will release Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system as well as for Nintendo's GameCube and Game Boy Advance by spring 2003. Impatient fans will be treated to a PC-version of the blockbuster game early in 2003.
Since its initial release for the Xbox video game system in November 2002, Splinter Cell has gone on to sell over 1.6 million copies worldwide, and over 200,000 units in the UK alone. It boasts an average rating of 94.4 (out of a possible 100), based on a sample of 54 reviews, and was most recently awarded GameSpy's Xbox Game of the Year 2002 title.
Splinter Cell on the Xbox has already been one of the most talked about games in the industry during this holiday season and the game is now anticipated to be very popular on the other platforms this spring. By expanding the game's release, Ubi Soft confirms its commitment to offer outstanding moments of entertainment to all players as well as its long-term ambition for the Splinter Cell brand.
"This has been one of the biggest launches in Ubi Soft's history, and we're extremely proud of the success Splinter Cell has achieved on the Xbox," said Matthew Castle, UK Sales Director at Ubi Soft Entertainment. "Microsoft recognised the potential of the game to drive hardware sales, and lent strong support which has helped build this into a benchmark Xbox title. We look forward to repeating this success on the other formats launching in 2003"
"With its all-around outstanding reviews and now its record sales, Splinter Cell is blazing a trail the likes of which the industry has rarely seen. We are eager to take the runaway success of this game to an even wider audience," said Yves Guillemot, President and CEO of Ubi Soft Entertainment.
Since its initial release for the Xbox video game system in November 2002, Splinter Cell has gone on to sell over 1.6 million copies worldwide, and over 200,000 units in the UK alone. It boasts an average rating of 94.4 (out of a possible 100), based on a sample of 54 reviews, and was most recently awarded GameSpy's Xbox Game of the Year 2002 title.
Splinter Cell on the Xbox has already been one of the most talked about games in the industry during this holiday season and the game is now anticipated to be very popular on the other platforms this spring. By expanding the game's release, Ubi Soft confirms its commitment to offer outstanding moments of entertainment to all players as well as its long-term ambition for the Splinter Cell brand.
"This has been one of the biggest launches in Ubi Soft's history, and we're extremely proud of the success Splinter Cell has achieved on the Xbox," said Matthew Castle, UK Sales Director at Ubi Soft Entertainment. "Microsoft recognised the potential of the game to drive hardware sales, and lent strong support which has helped build this into a benchmark Xbox title. We look forward to repeating this success on the other formats launching in 2003"
"With its all-around outstanding reviews and now its record sales, Splinter Cell is blazing a trail the likes of which the industry has rarely seen. We are eager to take the runaway success of this game to an even wider audience," said Yves Guillemot, President and CEO of Ubi Soft Entertainment.