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Splinter Cell Double Agent
Published by: UbiSoft |
Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Game Review (PC)
By Flaviu Volosciuc
Published: March 8, 2007
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Gameplay: 83
The moral factor gives a deeper sense to the whole gameplay but affects very little the story. If you play on the easiest level you can do almost anything without losing too much trust from both sides. My recommendation is to try the other two levels where your actions will influence much more the course of the game. The main missions are varied due to the environment. These take place in different locations from jail, to secret compound and even on a cruiser.
The missions in the JBA secret compound are pure stealth missions and are the only ones that still have that old Splinter Cell flavor. Unfortunately they are getting repetitive, because you will need to walk through the same corridors and rooms to complete the NSA tasks. Because most of the game takes place in the daylight, there is no need to use the vision goggles. It's a pity, because the game loses its stealth character. The missions are created to make more straightforward the progression into the game.
Graphics: 90
Created on the new Unreal engine, the game looks as a next gen product. Sam looks much real and has a good facial animation. Look at him when he gets caught by the JBA soldiers in the secret compound. Compared to XBOX 360 version, the game looks not so good and has a lot of bugs. Maybe a better optimization of the graphics? A big minus for the unsupported antialiasing, frame rate fluctuations and crash bugs.
Multiplayer: 85
Here can be found the big change from the previous episodes. The fast pace of the gameplay and the ability to play with bots increase the chance of replayability.
Sound: 81
The soundtrack fits perfectly to the atmosphere, but in the end it gets repetitive. The voice acting is good, but the script is much lame than in the previous episodes. At least Michael Ironside still makes a good performance as Fisher.
Hardware: 78
It is obvious being a XBOX 360 conversion, the game is a hog resources. If you don't have at least 1GB RAM, better don't try it. I forgot to mention at least 3000MHz Intel processor or similar AMD processor.
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