15 Iconic Video Games That Almost Turned Out Completely Different

14. Splinter Cell Started Out As A Real-Time Strategy

Splinter Cell made headlines back in 2007 when the below trailer popped up and appeared to show Sam Fisher brawling his way through a group of guards, flipping tables and performing melee counters in something that looked as much like Splinter Cell as Kim Kardashian does a Shakespearean actor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzVySazMVeY However, far before the game even had a signature style to betray, it was being bandied about between a number of studios trying to nail one down. Ubisoft first conceptualised it an RTS, assumedly letting you run Third Echelon from an armchair both in real life and in-game, only to then get the camera on the ground for a more shooter-heavy experience, but finally it was Ubisoft Montreal who revolutionised the whole thing by taking a page out of Metal Gear's book and going down the stealth route.