Stealth-game

1998 saw the releases of Metal Gear Solid, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins and Thief: The Dark Project, three games which revolutionised the stealth genre, laying the foundations for all future stealth releases. Prior to 1998, we had 2D stealth games like Castle Wolfenstein and Metal Gear, which due to technical constraints, could never match up to more recent 3D titles, despite being highly imaginative.

The stealth genre has spawned relatively few releases. Slow-burning, tactical games, in which players must avoid confrontation rather than actively seeking it out, are certainly not to everyone’s taste. However, the genre can lay claim to some of the best games ever released, most notable among them those of the Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell series.

Choosing which games to include in this list wasn’t difficult, choosing in which order they deserve to appear was decidedly more tricky. But here goes!

1. Metal Gear Solid

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When it comes to stealth games, you’re either a Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell fan, there’s really very little middle ground on the issue! Fans of Metal Gear Solid point to its superior gameplay, characterisation and storylines; while others argue that super-realistic graphics and tactical gameplay make Splinter Cell the greatest stealth game ever released.

For me, Metal Gear Solid is the original and still the best. Released on the PlayStation in 1998, it popularised the stealth genre, setting the standard for all stealth… Read the rest

The game trailer shows that the story is based upon season 1 of the famous TV show “Dexter“

Developer: Icarus Studios
Release: Summer 2009
Genre: Action
Platform: iPhone/iPod
Publisher: Marc Ecko Entertainment
Dexter will involve puzzle solving, stealth tactics, mini-games, and “slashing” with the iPhone itself (using the accelerometer tech).