Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

Game Info

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal/Shanghai/France

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: October 26, 2006

Summary

Veteran agent Sam Fisher is back. But he's never faced an enemy like this before. To stop a devastating terrorist attack, he must infiltrate a vicious terrorist group and destroy it from within. For the first time ever, experience the relentless tension and gut-wrenching dilemmas of life as a double agent. As you infiltrate a terrorist organization in its American headquarters, you must carefully weigh the consequences of your actions. Kill too many criminals and you'll blow your cover. Hesitate too long and millions will die. Do whatever it takes to complete your mission, but get out alive. Dual objectives to fulfill: NSA government agents and terrorists will each want you to accomplish opposing tasks at the same time. Discover the tension of being a double agent: Use actual tactics employed by today’s real-life double agents to sabotage the terrorists' plans. Explore a branching storyline with multiple endings: Your choices have an impact on how the story and game play unfolds. Missions from all over the world, from Asia to Africa to the heart of the US. Experience extreme situations: underwater or in a sandstorm, hiding behind the dust or smoke – and even skydiving. Master the latest weapons and gadgets used by NSA government agents in addition to black-market terrorist weapons. [Ubisoft]

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Etienne M. gave it a7:
Strong points of this game: -The trust system has a direct impact on your game experience. It is much more than a simple statistic to look at on your mission report. -Greater liberty of movement. In past Splinter Cell games, many movements were seldom used (such as the wall kick) and you rarely had more than one or, at most, two viable options to get past some guards. In Double Agent, your options are much more varied and Fisher's various skills come in handy much more often. -The default controls are more or less the same as in Chaos Theory, so it's easy to pick up if you've played that game already. Weak points of this game: -Graphics. I'm far from the "graphics > all" mindset, especially with great gameplay, but it's to the point where it's almost impossible to tell which areas of the game are "lit" and which are "dark". In a stealth game, you can see how it hurts the immersiveness and gameplay. The in-game shadow calibration doesn't do much to improve the situation, I'm sad to say. -Some things are just plain weird, such as the ability to knock yourself out by bashing a door that only opens towards you... -Particularly in earlier levels, some encounters seem to force you in dealing with an ennemy in a particular way, even past the tutorials, which is annoying if you want to retain a "no kills" record. I haven't had a chance to try the multiplayer yet. All in all, not a bad game at all but still not as strong as we could hope for after the great first three episodes of the series.