Splinter
Cell: Conviction occupies a unique place in a gaming hall of shame already full of the greed, shortsightedness and incompetence of publishers who seem to hold the PC gamer in contempt; unique because whereas many of these other games are second -
rate console ports, converted to PC to make a
quick buck
at the customer's expense, Splinter
Cell: Conviction is a genuinely good game, but with its needlessly restrictive and ill - conceived DRM all but compromises both the accomplishments of its designers and the good will that would otherwise be flowing from a grateful PC gaming public.