This is what undercover and counter-intelligence is all about.

User Rating: 9.6 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent PC
By commando8535 | Review Date:
It's 2008 and a new terrorist organization has just begun operations within the US and abroad, Sam Fisher has once again been called into play but with his fragile state of mind his allegiance to his country and to the organization in question has been put on the line. Ever since I picked up Splinter Cell one I immediately fell in love with the series. When SCDA was first announced I was extremely anxious to my little green hands on a copy, delay after delay soon arose and I began getting impatient and annoyed at Ubisoft. On the 8th of November the sun rose and I went to work after work I was like a little kid in a candy shop, I sped through several traffic lights, cut people off in the road to go home to boot my trusty computer....

I was more than pleased with the content and game play.....

Game play:

As you can guess from the title Sam Fisher is a double agent working for both the NSA and JBA but the game allows you to choose your allegiance to an extent. Within each mission there are an equal amount of objectives for both the JBA and NSA failing any of the primary objectives will lose trust within either the JBA or NSA, what makes this game more compelling is that in certain missions you have "decisions" to make that will cause a ripple effect throughout the game. Splinter Cell relies on stealth and precision to complete it's missions although you can go Rambo (I wouldn't suggest it) your best bet is to stay out of site. The game also introduces new and enhanced methods to crack open safes, hack computers and decrypt messages all with their own twists. For the most part the game is not your ordinary story driven game as mentioned completing or failing certain objectives will have an effect in the storyline, this game actually has multiple endings. Storyline:

Wow simply mind numbing, as I mentioned it is not scripted. There are multiple endings to the game and in some cases the decisions you make will have an impact on future NSA or JBA operations.

Sound:

What can I say, it sounds like any other Splinter Cell game.

Graphics:

Using the Unreal Engine SCDA boasts some of the best images I have ever seen, although it comes with a price. Those with a low end computer may have trouble with the frame rates or simply it may not run at all, people with either a moderate-high end computer (I have a moderate range computer) will occur some lag within parts of the game.

Flaws:

With all games there are flaws and SCDA is no exception. Currently there are stability issues with the game ( I have experienced crashes at random times), some of the game play is just difficult and painful to go through. Product placement isn't as bad as the previous titles but it's still there.

Conclusions:

SCDA is a must buy for anyone who wants a sneak peak of what an undercover agent does, it's also a must buy for any hardcore Splinter Cell fans (like myself). Although the game has a few issues with it, it is none the less one of the years greatest. For $39.99 hey it was a bargain (This only applies to Canadians)

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