15 Severely Underrated Xbox 360 Games That Deserve A Second Chance

8. Splinter Cell: Conviction

Conviction, despite receiving much critical praise upon its release, has a very low standing within the Splinter Cell community. As the first title to deviate from the established stealth formula that had come to define the franchise, Conviction struggled to find its footing inside the many die hard fans of the Tom Clancy series of games. However, this reaction (whilst justified in some instances) dismisses many of the game's successes - ones that can now be looked at through fresh eyes. As the sequel to Double Agent Conviction had a lot of heavy themes to deal with, and its often unforgiving narrative presents the perfect tone to continue the story of Sam Fisher. The storyline is definitely Conviction's strongest element, as it departed from the Bond-esque plots that had dominated the series in the past and replaced it with one far more character-driven and personal. Conviction's most contentious element was its rebooted stealth system, but within the context of the game this more aggressive stance makes perfect sense. Here, Sam is on a one man warpath of revenge and it only makes sense that he'd do away with his old protocols. The 'Mark and Execute' system, whilst refined in Blacklist, is still fun to use here - particularly in Co-Op when up to 10 foes can be targetted with an amigo of your choosing. Indeed, the highlight of the sequel has to be the Co-Op campaign, which gifted the series with two fan-favourite characters called Archer and Kestrel. If you can, find a friend and get playing! Especially if you enjoyed 2013's Blacklist.