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A stealth-based game, or first person sneaker is a subgenre of the first person shooter type of game. Where a first person shooter (or FPS) is all about killing your enemies in a 3D rendered world, the goal of a sneaker is to largely avoid combat and use stealth and cunning to complete your objectives.

Players of stealth-based games can die very quickly if they approach it in the same way as a traditional FPS game. Stealth games generally emphasise accuracy, planning, keen observation, and puzzle-solving skills, where other FPS games revolve more around quick reflexes.

The first game in this genre, and until recently the only one to become a real success, is the Thief series. Recently Ubi-soft released a new addition to the genre under the name Splinter Cell. However, many FPS games now have some elements of stealth-based gameplay.



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