Although heavily stealth influenced, the Splinter Cell series offers many different ways for players to approach the gameplay. Despite not being specifically named, these three playstyles have been present in the games as an option players can choose. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist reintroduces the three distinct playstyles that players use to play the Splinter Cell games. Playing a particular style will reward the player points in one of the three approaches to gameplay. The three distinct playstyles are called Ghost, Panther and Assault, respectively.