Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

GameSpy

A great handheld game. The N-Gage version's co-op play pushes it above its GBA counterpart, and makes it a definite must-own.

Pocket Games

Who would think that Sam Fisher could translate so well onto the tiny N-Gage screen? [Spring 2004, p.18]

GameZone

Even though this game is in 2D don’t let that turn you off, because this game offers the same heart pounding gameplay that its console brethren had.

Game Informer

It is a fun platformer with variety; you should certainly allow Splinter Cell to infiltrate you N-Gage. [Feb 2004, p.114]

GamePro

It also features a rather cool use of Bluetooth—a two-player co-op mode that requires two agents to work together to get through a scenario that's completely different from the single-player game's.

Game Power Australia

It's a surprisingly engrossing action experience that manages to capture the essence of the original very well. So long as you don't mind that you'll probably finish it in around five hours, Splinter Cell for N-Gage is well worth your time.

GameSpot

A good effort at trying to capture the original game's suspenseful gameplay in a 2D side scroller--making for a different sort of action game--as well as a pretty faithful adaptation of Splinter Cell's original design.

IGN

It can be quite frustrating at times with its trial-and-error gameplay and the N-Gage's stifling screen-size, but where it really shines is in its ever-changing gameplay and great multiplayer modes.

EuroGamer

Quite easily one of the strongest titles on the system to date. Weighing in at a rather short five or six hours (excluding the hour or so you'll get out of multiplayer), it's still an interesting take on sneak-'em-ups. Ubisoft should at least be commended for managing to craft a well-considered, playable handheld version without resorting to mindless platform action.

G4 TV

It's repetitive after the first couple of hours, but just when you begin to tire of it, it ends. Even so, it does a good job of replicating the gameplay of the original with minimal sacrifices and will satisfy stealth-hungry N-Gage owners looking for their first fix.

GMR Magazine

It follows the story much more closely than you might expect, but its mutation into a side-scroller doesn't work well. [Aug 2004, p.95]

N-Gage World

Compared to games such as "Tony Hawk" and "Ashen" Splinter Cell does look and feel a little inferior.