Sams best game yet! (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (PS2))

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (PS2)
Date:	18/08/09 (7 review reads)
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Advantages: Good intense story, trust mechanic, choices, great stealth gameplay, good graphic, co op missions

Disadvantages: None

Splinter Cell Double Agent is a stealth action game developed for the Playstation 2.

The story is told in flashbacks as Sam recounts the events after Chaos Theory. As Sam returns he is met by his commander Lambert, Sam is told his young daughter has been run over and killed, Sam then breaks down completely not caring what happens to him he decides to go for the most dangerous mission he can. He ditches his spy gear and chooses to infiltrate the terrorist group John Browns Army or the JBA, the story is one of the most gripping the series has to offer and is exciting all the way through.

A few new game mechanics have been added to the game most significantly the trust meter which is highly appropriate considering your role as a double agent, you will constantly have to balance the two completing some NSA objectives to satisfy them that you are still one of the good guys but not so much that the JBA will suspect you, letting this trust meter go down all the way for one of the factions will end the game.

The game also lets you make a few choices including really significant ones where you can either choose to kill or save your CIA friend Hisham and Sam's commander Irving Lambert, these moments are actually very intense.

The games trademark stealth gameplay is fully intact, Sam must stay in the cover of darkness and silently eliminate foes with his silenced weaponry which is explained by the NSA drop it in for him. The excellent melee system from Chaos Theory makes a return too allowing Sam to perform lethal and silent kills if he can get close to an enemy.

The game also includes some new co op missions for you to play with a friend including the exclusive to co op moves like helping your friend up to a ledge and helping him up, opening doors together and so on, these missions implements some elements from the games story it's really cool to perform missions to help out Sam.

Graphics haven't really improved since Chaos Theory but I think honestly they squeeze just about everything that's possible from the Playstation 2.

Splinter Cell Double Agent tells one of the series most exciting stories and is another superb game in the series.

Summary: A superb game in the Splinter Cell series.