Great for veterans in the genre but doesn't do enough to help the newbies.
It is a lot better than Pandora Tomorrow in terms of creativity and realism. Having more open choices makes it a deeper and more complete gaming experience. The storyline is great and doesn't intrude in the gameplay too much, and the graphics are solid, especially since the game is a year old now.
I have yet to play the Multiplayer but since the game is old now it probably wouldn't be worth the bother. All in all Splinter Cell Double Agent is a solid stealth game that adds something new to the Splinter Cell formula, but still remains somewhat inaccessible to newcomers.