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The sensitivity to light and sound remain unbelievably incredible, and the strongest aspect to this, an inspiration for similar titles. This has an appropriate length, and doesn't overstay its welcome. The dialog remains clever, if it does try a little hard in some places. All of the writing is masterful, and there are next to no clichés in this. The characters are credible and consistent. That goes for the story, as well, which has surprising twists that hold up. The tone is spot-on, this never talks down to the player, and is rather mature and intelligent.
They found a better balance between it and the enjoyability, this time around. Inbetween each, there are again clips of fake news broadcasts that add to the high realism that this, and anything else that Clancy(and he sure left his finger-print on this, it is a must for any fan of his) has enough creative control over that it be worth mentioning.
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You again take on the role of Sam Fisher(cheer for him, people, he's finally learned how to open a door crouched, instead of standing up like a doofus and being a target, and he can Whistle, to attract attention, very useful), working for Third Echelon, on missions(the opening one serves as training, no tutorial this time) of infiltration, data retrieval, etc. Shooting is greater, and much more fun, than before. Your opponents now use Motion Detectors and Booby Traps, apart from all that they had access to in the first. And yes, this still has the best darn throwing system I've ever seen, and the "taking a deep breath before you fire"-thing, for the sniping, is also again magnificent. As far as additional ways to take out enemies(which, along with the nifty sneaking, is the best thing about this) goes, there's the Chaff Grenade that disables electronics in a small area, and the well-known Flashbang. The Half-Split Jump that adds to maneuverability and the SWAT Turn *rock*. Leaping is improved majorly, and new moves and equipment is introduced. The game-play is immensely entertaining, and a solid challenge. Now you can actually *see* how many, if any alarms you can afford/have already "used", and there is a genuine response by your foes, strike one, Kevlar comes on, two, helmet, three. What little there was that needed aid, as far as controls go, is fixed. This takes everything that made the first so marvelous and streamlines it, and it's almost invariably a positive. The graphics and animation is extremely smooth, far superior to that of the predecessor to this, and those were already amazing. Not a single of the enticing cut-scenes are live-action, and when they can be this gorgeously fully rendered, why would they? They've built a brand new engine, and it is stunning. There are still only two difficulty settings, and arguably no replay value, but if you're into this type of thing, then you probably loved the first, and you'll have the same response to this, I guarantee it. If anything, this is slightly tougher, at points. Don't you just hate that? I'd wager the good people of Ubisoft do, because they avoid both, and do so looking *fantastic*. You know how follow-ups, almost by definition, suck? And there's the lesser-known thing about sequels to stealth games being easier than the original, perhaps to broaden the appeal(stick with continuing to satisfy the core audience, please, we don't need everything to look alike).
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To avoid confusion, this is a review of the PC version.