Splinter Cell Conviction Xbox 360 Game of the Year?

Is Ubisoft's forthcoming stealth action game already worthy of Xbox 360's prestigious game of the year? Msxbox goes deep with their hands on preview.

[FangBlade]

I think Mass Effect 2 will take the Xbox 360's GOTY.

Overall GOTY will probably go to God of War 3 or Gran Turismo 5.

[Bea Arthur]

I don't think even Mass Effect 2 will be able to topple Halo: Reach. With a rebuilt engine and the following it has I have trouble believing that anything will be able to beat it out for 360 game of the year. I'm not saying it will actually be the best 360 game this year but it will probably be considered the best 360 game of 2010.

t850...when was the last time you saw a PC exclusive win game of the year?

t850...you think it will outsell Halo: Reach? And don't start with the conspiracy theories about people being paid off because you know I am right. Look I am not saying that a PC game doesn't deserve to win or that Starcraft 2 won't be great but my question was legitimate; when was the last time a PC exclusive was a game of the year winner?

[t850]

Well Me2 & Splinter cell conviction on pc top the xbox version.

Game of the year will probably be starcraft 2.

Halo reach will be xbox goty, personally halo doesnt impresss me though, just your average shooter.

@Bea thur... oh you are right, pc exclusive wont win cause micro and sony will make sure to buy out the press. But i will bet starcraft 2 outselling everything short of nintendo titles. not only that it will out live any game this generation.

Halo's been milked to the point of no return, do we really want the same game with different maps being game of the year? dont think so. Starcraft 2 is outselling halo reach for sure.

[Convas]

If we're talking about Xbox 360 GOTY, then Halo Reach is almost a shoo-in. There's no way Starcraft 2 could topple Microsoft's Biggest Game of the Year. Sorry.

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

Umm, I'm going to have to go with Alan Wake, thats what my money would be on with that bet. Plus it is an actual exclusive...

[blind-reaper]

One more vote for Mass Effect 2, I see really dificult SCC beat ME2 but if happens GREAT!.

[ExPresident]

Are you serious? The U.S. is Microsoft's biggest territory. Starcraft is huge worldwide. The fact that its an E-Sport where players make serious money in Korea lends huge credit that Starcraft 2 has the easy ability to be GOTY or beat out Halo Reach.

[ProjectVulcan]

If sales mean game of the year, then yeah, reach will probably take that crown. But if gameplay and originality means a jot then theres a host of other games i would cast my eyes at before reach appears.

I enjoyed Mass effect 2 on Pc and look forward to this on Pc too, along with Starcraft 2 and CNC4. Its actually looks like a superb year for most platforms.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

GOTY will go to one of many MS exclusives, GOW3 will win PS3 GOTY because it's all they have

[Convas]

Sorry, dude, Starcraft cannot beat Halo: Reach, Alan Wake, and Mass Effect to the GOTY. That's just how it is.

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

People actually think Gran Turismo will win GOTY?

[Bea Arthur]

t850...what does being milked have to do with what will win game of the year? GTA has been milked and it won. There have been a lot of sequels that have won. But you go ahead and think that Starcraft 2 is going to be game of the year if that helps you sleep better at night.

[beans]

It's going to be between Reach,Alan Wake, TLG, GT5 and Mario Galaxy 2.

[theEnemy]

yeah..

and they also thought LBP will win GotY.

OH WAIT!

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

I would have easily thought LBP would win GOTY before it actually did. You want to know why? Because the game brought innovation to a CONSOLE. I don't see that happening with a race car game...seriously.

[StanLee]

I don't anticipate another game being more highly rated than Mass Effect 2 this year. Even Halo: Reach wont see anywhere near a 96 metascore, so Mass Effect 2 seems like a solid lock for Game of the Year. It's good that they think Splinter Cell Conviction can be part of the conversation. That says a lot about the game.

[King_of _the_Casuals]

Sorry but Mass Effect 2 is one of the GREATEST games ever so it will be a travesty if it doesn't win. Playing God of War 3 right now and although it is REALLY GREAT and a worthy contender, Mass Effect was just that much better. But regardless, how lucky are we as gamers right now huh??

[Rockox]

I could care less if Splinter Cell is GOTY. As long as it's a solid game and I enjoy it, that's all that matters to me.

And besides, how's about waiting until games are released before talking about whether or not they're GOTY contenders? Just sayin'...

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

Crackdown 2 may even win for the 360. We can't really tell right now what may win.

[PrimordialSoupBase]

There are more GoTY awards given out than there are the number of titles deserving of the honour. Nearly every 'good' game can usually lay claim to the top spot so debate is absolutely pointless.

[Arnon]

"Mass Effect 2 will win."

"No, Alan Wake will win."

"Are you kidding me? Halo: Reach has it down."

"Idk man... Splinter Cell: Conviction looks awesome."

"Crackdown 2 may even win"

"Fable 3 could totally win."

This is the first year this gen where I've seen people having such a diverse opinion on what will win GotY, while all of the games people are nominating are on a single console. That's crazy.

[otherZinc]

1. Halo:Reach
2. Mass Effect 2
3. GT5
4. Splinter Cell:Conviction
5. Fable 3
6. Gow 3

[smash1031]

Gran turismo for GOTY? It doesn't even have release date yet and it's GOTY material. Hopefully we'll get to play it this year.

[Immortal321]

but overall a Sony exclusive a will be GOTY most likely.

[NeoBasch]

I actually have more faith in Conviction than I did for Mass Effect 2. Matter of fact, not only do I believe Conviction will beat ME2, I think SC will pull it off in style. And no, Halo Reach won't even come close. Though I wouldn't mind ME2 winning. I love that game to death.

[edgeofblade]

Splinter Cell? Reach and ME2 will probably be the front runners, and everyone knows it.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I don't care about the title of Game of the Year, as it is relative to the number of quality games that year.

With that said, I pre-ordered the Limited Edition of this game! Can't wait!

ME2 earlier this year, now SC:Conviction then Alan Wake, Halo: Reach and finally Natal. It is a stellar year!

I haven't even started on playing any of the great games on the PS3 yet. Uncharted 1 & 2, GoW 1&2 Collection and then of course GoW 3.

[arny]

its probably going to be alan wake the game is awesome!!!

[arny]

its actually funny to see some people talk rubbish
1. Starcraft 2 is only famous in Asia.
2. GT5 is a racing game and most console gamers are FPS lovers
3. Mario Galaxy.. lol maybe the Kiddy GOTY

[Bravo4]

If "Agent" comes out this year, then I'm putting my money on that. The Last Guardian also seems a pretty good contender.

[FamilyGuy]

Anything could happen this year. There are so many blockbusters with 2010 release dates that this year might be the first year in a long time where gaming sites and magazines really split the GOTY choices all over the place. I basically think goty will be an extremely hard decision to make an agree on this year for everyone in the industry.

[Ch1d0r1]

lol GOTY haha
PS3 still have the last guardian, and 360 has Reach

[WildArmed]

I'm most excited for this game on the 360 side.
I had it preordered since Jan as I wanted to start playing this in Feb.

But April will have to do.
Atm it's my potential 360 GoTY.. just coz I love SC and the gameplay looks amazing.

[Christopher]

Why is it that practically every single exclusive game put out on either console suddenly gets described as GotY? Why don't people at least wait until they're released before they start calling them this?

[WildArmed]

simple, it's like calling the superbowl.
If i think i know who is going to win, i'd bet on it.

Ofc on N4G all you grow is your e-pen lol

[x5exotic]

u cant compare ME to GOW since they're in different genre's but u can compare the fun....and fighting gods and some other creatures are much better than just goin throuh galaxies or something :S

yes ME2 has the biggest chance to win GOTY cuz of its meta score
but it cant get anywhere near GOW3....its GOTD

still both are good,both got many 10s so i hope 1 of'em win goty
that'd be fair...other than that(heavy rain,halo reach) is just fked up biased >.<

[Tompkins]

I'm well encouraged after reading that although some SPOILERS in the preview. Maybe this will be Xbox 360's GOTY.

[Cueil]

MASSIVE SPOILER! I don't really care but if you hate spoilers you'll be hunting these effen people down to do some Sam Fisher moves on them

[WildArmed]

lol I hate spoilers. Which is why I tend to not read previews fully.

But i do love video reviews.. which SOMETIMES have big spoilers in em xD

[Nicholas Cage]

im more of a metal gear solid fan myself, but this looks like a good 360 game. if were talking goty for all 3 consols i have my doubts.

[MaximusPrime]

possible xbox 360 GOTY.

not overall GOTY. I would hand that to GT5 (if it releases this year) if not, then GoW 3

[Bea Arthur]

You do realize you are giving out an award for two games you haven't played. One of which may not even come out this year.

MaximusPrime...you can't give anything game of the year yet because the year isn't over. You can speculate but you didn't speculate you said you were giving it to GT5 or Gow3 which aren't out. I don't think Splinter Cell will be 360 game of the year because it has stiff competition but I don't know one way or another because I haven't played it. Kind of like how you haven't played GT5 or GoW3. The only game I can say so far (because I have played and finished it) that deserves a game of the year nomination is ME2.

[MaximusPrime]

same goes with Splinter Cell Conviction. it hasnt been released yet...
So you implying that i cant give Xbox 360 GOTY for Splinter cell?

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

I don't see how a racing sim would win GOTY.

[PirateThom]

I don't see how an FPS could win GOTY either, but it happens.

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

I can see a racing game winning goty for its respective genre, but winning overall, against several other genres, not a good bet.

[Eamon]

PirateThom, that comeback was so weak.

My predictions:

360 GOTY nominees: Halo Reach, SC Conviction, Mass Effect 2, Fable III, Portal 2
Winner: Halo Reach

PS3 GOTY nominees: FF13, God of War III, GT5, The Last Guardian, Heavy Rain
Winner: God of War III

Overall GOTY noms: Halo Reach, GOW3, ME2, Zelda Wii, Portal 2
Winner: Halo Reach (because its awesomness and hype will be unmatched)

[RagTagBnd445]

The only reason Halo:Reach would win GOTY would be because of it being released just before the end of the year.

Still GT5, GOW3 and Starcraft II got a bigger chance i think.

[PirateThom]

That wasn't a comeback, it was a statement of fact.

Every FPS is the same thing, yet they consistantly get nominated and win that award, while I fail to see the appeal.

My point was, a driving sim should have as much chance as any other genre if it's truly worthy of the title.

[krias]

There's a ton of better exclusive games for both platforms.Forget about this game.

[Gimped Hardware]

Splinter Cell:Conviction
Alan Wake
Crackdown2
Mass Effect2
Metro 2033
Fable3

Super Mario Galaxy2

GOW3
GT5

And my money's on Halo:Reach

[BYE]

That would be a huge stretch for a Splinter Cell game.

Usually they don't deliever GOTY material.

[Cueil]

If I'm not mistaken the first and third got several each

[Hellsvacancy]

That was a funny title 2 an article, i think i can safetly say that God Of War 3 will b GOTY

[Morbid Bulldozer]

You obviously have a problem with reading comprehension. Try to read the title again, slowly. Don't skip words. Take your time. Maybe read it aloud, I don't know.

[Convas]

We are talking about XBOX 360 GAME OF THE YEAR. Not overall GOTY. PS3 News is <---------:::::

[Morbid Bulldozer]

Dude, don't solve the mystery for him!

[edgeofblade]

That's ok. Details like that aren't important when you are part of Sony's guerrilla marketing team, popping into places you aren't welcome to offer curious non-sequitur comments that attempt to change the subject subtly in your favor.

[Bubbles_Kitty_Cat]

Go easy on Hellsvacancy, guys. He openly admits that he sits around and gets baked all day, so it's probably just the weed talking.

[bjornbear]

oh dude =P fail

[aaronisbla]

damn dude, way to make yourself sound a bit fanboyish, as it had nothing to do with other consoles

[Shaman]

I think GOTY will be Mass Effect 2,best game i played this gen.

[BYE]

It will be GOTY

Garbage of the year ;)

[GR8 1]

xbox360 has to many G.O.T.Y contenders while ps3 is left out in the cold without any AAA games. Only thing left is (Move) a Wii rip-off this truly is the saddest year for ps3.

[infamousinfolite]

You must been living in a rock lately, shall bring out all 3-4 PS3 games that got GOTY each year including two that had it on the same year?

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi_]

"Splinter Cell Conviction or Mass Effect 2 PC Game of the Year?" ;-D

I will see, i.e i might get both for my PC;)

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Is that a Windows PC?

[Convas]

You're an Illiterate B*tchass too. Title clearly says "Xbox 360 GOTY". Go back to middle school and work on your reading comprehension skills troll?

[AngryTypingGuy]

Ken, on Metacritic, the 360 version of Mass Effect 2 got a higher rating than its PC counterpart. I would suggest getting the definitive version :-).

And if Splinter Cell is going to be the 360 GOTY, it has its work cut out for it after ME2 and with Reach coming later in the year, not to mention Alan Wake. All 4 of those games have a shot of being GOTY.

[RagTagBnd445]

That is because PC reviewers tend to score games lower than consoles. They are not involved in the console wars, and they are not being paid by Sony or Microsoft.

[AngryTypingGuy]

They are not being paid by Sony or MS - is that your excuse? Why is it you guys all think there is a global media conspiracy with MS? They don't buy out the entire media. Maybe, just maybe Mass Effect 2 is that damn good.

[RagTagBnd445]

So the exclusive and official magazines are not being paid? Come on, maybe they are not being paid then. But they are still involved in the console wars. I'm sorry, but PC magazines tend to score lower, that is a fact.

BTW give me one reason ME2 should be better on the 360 ?
PC got better graphics, gameplay is the same.

[badbond1]

free copy on my macbook pro with my free version of windows boot camp! LMAO!

[AngryTypingGuy]

Maybe the control scheme feels more natural on a controller. I haven't read any comparisons of the two versions, so I don't know. I was just pointing out the 360 versions extremely high Metacritic rating and that it's the same score as Uncharted 2.

[PopEmUp]

"...the 360 version of Mass Effect 2 got a higher rating than its PC counterpart. I would suggest getting the definitive version"

so are you implying, that mass effect 2 on pc is sucker than the one on 360? LMAO

[AngryTypingGuy]

I'm implying what Metacritic is implying.

[theEnemy]

says a huge HI!

[dktxx2]

Came out too early, thats gonna affect how many goty awards it gets. same thing happened with killzone 2.

[Convas]

1. Halo: Reach (Doesn't matter how good Mass Effect 2 was, the Hype Train alone with kill just about anything)

2. Alan Wake (Yes, admit it or not, AW is a VERY strong candidate)

3. Mass Effect 2 (Game was Marvelous, but it's got serious competition)

4. Splinter Cell: Conviction (From the looks of it, it looks like it has a chance, even if it's slim)

But I'm not going to be quick to judge, the biggest Trade show of the year isn't here yet, and I know that there'll be some surprises to add to this list.

P.S. Naughty Bear will win Overall GOTY :D

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

ME2, Splinter Cell not even games only for Xbox 360.

But hey, people count that as the only platform to play those 2.

[gillri]

no Alan Wake or Halo Reach will be GOTY

and I cant remember when a PC exclusive was GOTY, in fact I cant remember a PC exclusive that had ametascore of over 90

[hellraiserpop]

Empire says hi.
As does World at War.
And dare I mention Crysis?

[Pumbli]

gillri - That's weird, you must not have a very good memory, are you a goldfish by any chance?

[Taz Yamauchi]

At leat the title clarifies "xbox 360"

[CAPT IRISH]

it will be between halo reach and mass effect 2

[Braid]

I'd put my money on Alan Wake.

[ShadesMoolah]

Might turn out to be just a cool but not great game in the end as a new IP, and Halo Reach might suffer like ODST did. Therefore it might just be between SCC and Mass Effect 2. It is early days though.

[GenerationWinner]

take note naughty dog, this is how you make fun action adventure games and no one from tomb raider production is involved.

second

game of the year maybe but it will have some tough competition to face. the good thing is they will all come on microsoft platforms and i can play them all thanks to windows os on my pc and xbox360.

[A change in the wind]

Did you really just bash Naughty Dog? WOW, you are scum.

[mcnablejr]

has shiny graphics become the definition of a good game now? sigh..

[mrv321]

And I agree, when does graphics make a game? Luckily Uncharted 2 HAS

Story
Good Voice acting
Great gameplay
Tight controls
Excellent online
Balanced gameplay
Best graphics of 2009

Anything else?

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

Booty Babes and GAME OF THE YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA RRRRRRR!!!!!! ( Guitar Solo )

[NeutralGamer]

When will people stop talking about GOTY?
For the love of god we are in March...

Start mention GOTY when we're atleast in November!

[Gigalol]

Alan Wake will destroy every single BBB title exclusive PS3.

PS3

It only does ever...uh...no games in 2010.

Fact.

[mrv321]

How many exclusive games did the 360 get?

Ps3 got Heavy Rain, God of War 3, M.A.G so yeah ;)

[rawd]

No way it will win GOTY. It's not on PS3. AH YEAH

[whatis]

What are they trying to say?

That it's good enough for the 360 but not good enough for the PC or something?

Perhaps the 360 just has lower standards.

[Darkfiber]

Jesus, Mass Effect 2 is GOTY, Heavy Rain is GOTY, God of War 3 is GOTY, now Splinter Cell is GOTY, and it's only March. I agree there's a lot of competition this year but I'm sick of these stupid sites saying that about every single game that comes out. Wait till the end of the year, I'm sure there will be a lot more games to add to the list.

[Grown Folks Talk]

Regardless of whatever else comes out.

[hankmoody]

This isn't the first time I've heard this claim being bandied about. This game must really be something.

[divideby0]

only a fan site would even put an article out when we really havent seen enough of the game to even think its gonna be great.
it just makes games and consoles appear desperate for attention with stuff like this..

[Tompkins]

They have played the game to make the claim.

[bobrea]

I highly doubt Splinter Cell will get GOTY. A good game, but not GOTY.

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

GOTY will be a play station exclusive...Splinter Cell all should be weary...( I said it first)..Im sorry Alan Wake is in the Front running to(though I still don't see why yet)

[streety519a]

And why, pray tell, is a playstation (see what I did there, no space between play and station) exclusive going to be game of the year. Is it because you are a moronic fanboy that only owns one system and is so close minded games on other consoles cannot be considered good? Is it because you need to constantly justify to other people why you own a playstation? Is it because.......... Well the list goes on and on but I'm bored. Go and masturbate over Haze.

[sid4gamerfreak]

well, its just too early to predict!!!!! There r so many great games comin out this year, SCC will really need to be something revolutionary to make it to goty. Alan Wake and Mass Effect 2 r potential Xbox 360 GOTY

But my view is its just too early to predict.

[Kastanaras]

To early to tell but I do know it's going to be a very hard year to pick one.

[BlindspliT]

goty for xbox 360 yeah but it looks like shieeeett from my anus compared 2 gow 3 ;)

[TheXgamerLive]

but this game rocks you sony wannabe:) ha ha

[mcnablejr]

;D because i will complete it in like 3 days. Splinter cell has something called REPLAYABILITY.

[mivanc]

C'mon people.

Its a bit early to be talking game of the year.

Perhaps when we have all the competition lined up and reviewed at years end, we will be in a better position to make predictions.

[Vortex3D]

Let's call every major game "GameS of the Year", then everyone can be happy.

[menoyou]

lolno

[Father Murder X]

and in all honestly I think that Game Of The Year will go to ALan Wake. Of all the games it is the only one that looks like something we haven't really seen before. Now they have to deliver the goods as I have not played the game yet. I also like Heavy Rain but it may be too niche for its own good (not necessarily a bad thing). Halo:Reach been there done that, GOW3-been there done that (you can argue that it isn't even the best hack-n-slash released this year), GT5-been there done that same with the 1,000,000th Mario game. The same can be said about Starcraft 2. Fable 3 maybe the dark horse if it really is unique. Who knows there maybe something we don't know about that may blow all of us gamers away this year!!!

[deividpaulo]

hauehauehauheuaehaue....Do you think the splinter cell (metal gear clone) will be better than Haevy Rain or GOWIII??

aheuaheuaheuaheuah

bad joke

[Justin_bristoe]

when has a splinter cell game ever been good enough to be game of the year.it def wont be overall game of the year because god of war heavy rain gt and other ps exclusives will make this look identical to crackdown reach and i doubt it will even be best 360 game of the year with mass effect in the way

hey splinter cell is a crappy series by the way,only reason ppl are trying to hype it is because it's one of 360s 4 exclusives for the entire year,in the back of our minds we all know that though

[mcnablejr]

SONY fan even mentions hyping games.

FAIL.

[2 cents]

Each to their own. For me nothing comes close to GT. I`ll take that over anything and i own all current next gen gaming machines.

[Mo0eY]

Sorry, guys. I already played Splinter Cell Game of the Year edition: it was known as MGS4 two years ago.

[proudly_X]

you said it all

[TheXgamerLive]

I mean since your so proud and all.

[ironmonkey]

splinter cell goty? lol i dont think so

[halocursed]

I probably wouldn't bet against it, the new screens are absolutely fantastic!

[rakunado]

I can't see a Splinter Cell getting GOTY... i just can't. Although Conviction may totally convince me otherwise. But if it is much like the predecessors then... no. Although don't get me wrong, I love the series.

It would be a pretty close battle between Mass Effect 2 and Halo Reach me thinks. If Halo Reach manages to make their multiplayer as successful as Halo 3's then i would say its probably leaning towards Reach. But like i said, this is just an opinion.

Alan Wake looks awesome, but i get the feeling its the type of game not everyone will want to play.

[Justin_bristoe]

you call it fail i call it the truth,lets see how great splinter foot is when it comes out.i'm betting it will be the same old game with writings on the walls and him looking for his daughter sense trying to rival solid snake was a failed attempt. sorry :(

p.s. splinter cell games always sucked under par at best,lets all stop acting like this game is mgs5,it will prob port over to ps3 5 months after it's 360 release and have poor sales on both consoles

[JJFNIGHTS80]

GOD OF WAR III WILL BE GAME OF THE YEAR.

[thehitman]

How People are trying to Nominate Halo Reach for as a GoTY when Halo3 didnt even get GoTY and according to 360 fans compare how good a game is in sales it shouldve won hands down. I say contenders ME2/GoW3/GT5/SC2 and w/e game tops out on Nintendo Zelda/Mario.

[spirit777]

For me nothing could top "FINAL FANTASY XIII" on the xbox 360. I'm sure splinter cell will be be an awesome game but being game of the year I'd say final fantasy takes that award :-)

[labwarrior]

Maybe Alan Wake has a chance too