Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Limited Edition)

 (5 customer reviews)

This fourth installment in the Splinter Cell series of games takes a radical change in direction from the previous three games. In the game you are Sam Fisher, an NSA operative who is given the task of infiltrating the JBA, or John Brown's Army, a terrorist organization.

Double Agent for the Xbox 360 uses a branching storyline that allows the gamer to make choices that ultimately affect the final outcome of the game. The previous games were more linear in their approach to accomplish goals. There are fewer 'levels' in Double Agent than in previous versions, but only because each level is much larger and there are multiple missions that occur on each level giving you the experience of a longer game.

You are given assignments or 'objectives' in the game, some of which must be completed at the time they are given, if you choose, and others can be done at various points throughout the game. This is accomplished by using a 'free roam' approach to some levels...Read more

PROS:

- Unreal Engine

- No forced grab cover as with many new games.

- SAVE ANYWHERE!

- Excellent main character voice acting, especially Michael Ironside. It really helps.

- Excellent music. This really helps too.

- Complicated story with interesting morality. I never understood irrational "ends-justify-the-means" ethics, which this game obviously employs, but it's certainly realistic to our ultra-nationalistic, ultra-militaristic government, so using it as a plot device in this game makes perfect sense. The enemy is mostly domestic so no one can claim anti-Arab, anti-Muslim or racism. Branching storylines and alternate endings as in a special edition DVD.

- Very very interesting psychological training levels (although this is far too brief and actually doesn't really train newbies on most weapons and gadgets).

- Sammy gotta girlfriend. Awwwww.

- Map - don't know where to go? Look at...Read more

Another great Sam Fisher game from Tom Clancy. These games always remind me of when Clancy was writing good books with Jack Ryan and my favorite character, John Clark. Pretty good storyline that takes you all over the world in different venues and environments from a cruise ship to the frozen Siberian coast.

Played through the game on normal through the toughest level with minimal use of help files from online sources. Most of the * bonus objectives are easy enough to figure out without reading up.

The guard placement does not seem to vary much between difficulties although there is some randomness to their patrols.

The double agent part is a bit of a hassle but that might just be me as I hate timed runs and events.

overall it was a strong game from Ubisoft and adds a bit to the story of Sam Fisher.