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Agent Sam Fisher is back in the field once again. Splinter Cell: Conviction focuses on the events 2 years after the previous game. Sam Fisher quits Third Echelon and the NSA to investigate the accidental death of his daughter at the hands of a drunk driver. What Fisher soon learns is that the death wasn’t an accident and is somehow tied to the very roots of Third Echelon itself, which has degraded to the point of becoming ineffective and corrupt. Fisher now plans to get to the bottom of the conspiracy and have his revenge. The game now has several new features included, such as the Mark & Execute whereby targets can be taken care of automatically, the ability to use the environment to interrogate people and the use of more unorthodox equipment such as broken mirrors instead of fiber optics for looking past doors. The visuals are much more refined and serve a great purpose regarding gameplay. While hiding, the world loses color while only the enemies retain it so that the targets can be seen clearly. The game also sports particle effects and dynamic lighting with high-resolution textures. Clearly a title to watch out for.

WET is an action game starring the acrobatic and deadly protagonist Rubi. Rubi is a problem-fixer who uses her guns and sword to do the talking with the bad guys. She is hired by a rich man to find his problematic son and bring him back in. But along the way, Rubi discovers that her employer isn’t really who he appears to be, and is double-crossed and left for dead. Now Rubi’s out for revenge and is ready to hack down an army of bad guys to get it. The game features a unique mix of acrobatic stunts and adrenaline-pumping action. Rubi can run on walls, jump over crashed cars in a high-speed chase and can target multiple enemies with her pistols. The acrobatic combat is easy to adjust to, and the game has a points system whereby you can string together huge combos and unlock new moves and weapons. The graphical quality of the game is pretty good so far and features plenty of blood and violence. The action is stylized after Tarantino flicks and has a grainy ‘70s style feel to it. Rubi will be taking the action to exotic locales across three continents and bringing in plenty of radical combat to keep players entertained.