Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a third-person stealth-action game where Sam Fisher leads the covert Fourth Echelon to stop a terrorist group called the Engineers from carrying out a series of escalating attacks dubbed the "Blacklist". Mixing classic stealth with more aggressive playstyles, it features varied missions, upgradable gear, spies-vs-mercs multiplayer, and co-op ops that span hotspots around the world.