Obsidian Entertainment’s action RPG Alpha Protocol did not generate as many positive reviews Sega would have wanted. While seen as an average game, Alpha Protocol left many gamers slightly disappointed. This negative perception coupled with a low Metacritic score caused gamers to hold off on buying the game.

Preempting the release of the fifth console game in the franchise, the first of two Splinter Cell books are intended to tide over fans until the next game is released. The question is whether or not the first book, Splinter Cell: Conviction, puts fans of the franchise at ease by demonstrating that something is getting done with the upcoming game by the same name.

The game, The Bourne Conspiracy, is an intriguing middle ground between the book and the movie. It focuses directly on the events of the movie while having flashback missions that mirror both the book and movie The Bourne Identity. It also managed to throw in some new material that was refreshing, yet faithful to the visceral standard of Bourne action. Some of the targets in the flashbacks are one that are either brought up as falsely attributed assassinations in the book (since in the book Jason Bourne only kills one person before he loses his memory).

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