Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

by Encore

Product Features

• 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
• A world of international espionage - 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

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001AH1COU
• Item model number: 8020704
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 23, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #21 in Software > Games > PC Games > Action > Fighting

Product Description

Splinter Cell agent Sam Fisher must infiltrate a vicious terrorist group and destroy it from within. Experience the relentless tension of life as a double agent.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best in the series, but a good, solid title, February 22, 2009

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Matthew Neisinger "Belefauntes, PC Gamer" (Reno, NV, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (DVD-ROM)

I've played every title in the Splinter Cell series, with the exception of the newest title, Conviction. This title is the fourth in the series, being preceded by Splinter Cell (SC1), SC: Pandora Tomorrow (SCPT/SC2), and SC: Chaos Theory (SCCT/SC3). This is my least favorite story/title in the series, but that doesn't make it a bad game. I would rate my order of preference as SC3, SC1, SC2, and then SC4. If you consider purchasing Chaos Theory (SC3/SCCT) however, be sure to read my review.

This title uses a modified version of the Unreal 2.5 engine, and can be a little taxing on some systems. On the plus side, I'm running Windows 7 64-bit beta, and this game runs just fine on that OS.

In this title you return to the scene as Samuel "Sam" Fisher, expert at stealth and espionage, star agent for the NSA's "Third Echelon". The game begins where Chaos Theory ends, and you start off being flown to an arctic facility where you are to investigate "suspicious activities". In this mission you are working with a rookie agent named John Hodge. This mission ends in a less-than-optimal fashion, and is quickly followed up with a cut-scene involving sad news on a personal level for our man Sam. After this the game REALLY begins. The story takes you through a fairly high energy ride involving professional and personal losses, prison break, secret agendas, betrayals, nuclear chemistry, and story defining decisions.

Double Agent adds a few new game-play mechanics to the series, and it is HIGHLY recommended that you utilize the training exercises before beginning the story, even if you're a veteran SC player. Like Chaos Theory before it, Double Agent provides cooperative two-player missions which make references to the single player storyline, and are also referenced BY the single player story. The multiplayer VERSUS version of this game restricts the spy player more that previous titles, and was not as widely accepted as the versions in SCPT or SCCT.

All in all this is a sound addition to the Splinter Cell series, and I highly recommend it.


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK Game, Bugs Detract, June 28, 2009

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KJN "Cuda" (Novi, Mi.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (DVD-ROM)

I agree with many reviewers of this game, the PC version bugs are frustrating, and UBISOFT doesn't seem interested in fixing them. Most other software sellers are eager to publish patches to fix bugs, but the available patches for this one simply don't help (single player version anyway). One or two levels are really interesting, but the rest are not, particularly the 4 levels at JBA headquarters, as they are repetitious and buggy beyond belief. Don't assume that if you enjoyed the first 3 Splinter Cell games that you will enjoy this one, since the story line and gameplay are such a dramatic departure from the first ones. I'm being generous to give it 3 stars only because of the eye-candy Shanghai level; otherwise I'd give it 1 star. After this experience I'm unlikely to buy the next in the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Real bugger. (Like in BUGGY), May 8, 2009

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Gary O "wudooeyeno?" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (DVD-ROM)

While I love the SC series, on vista 32 this has to be the buggiest game I've ever played. Save games save when they feel like so you may end up starting a section from scratch. Just annoying to have a section almost done and find you have to go back to the start to continue. Real thumbs down on this one.

As far as the game itself... fair. If this was my first SC I probably would never consider buying the other versions. The whole premise is just not working for me.