Reviews for Splinter Cell: Double Agent are pouring in. The consensus, more of the same, but that's not a bad thing. Most reviews point to the subtle refinements of the series. So far, the streamlined multiplayer seems to be the most controversial aspect of the game. Most critics tend to think it's a step in the right direction, but all of them know that the hardcore SC fans won't like the changes.- IGN 90% - "Double Agent digs down into the very role of duality by giving gamers hard choices to make. Whether that means confronting the option of nuking innocents on a cruise ship or betraying Fisher's associates with a gunshot to the head, it's now possible."
- 1UP 80% - "... the co-op missions are just gussied-up versus matches, and because the versus game doesn't have any variations in objectives (spies simply hack at computer terminals to retrieve files to return to the starting base) or modes, multiplayer may start to wear out more quickly than in previous editions.
- Gamespot 85% - "Sam Fisher is the star of the Splinter Cell series, so it's odd that the multiplayer portions of these games, which he's in no way a part of, seem to be evolving much more rapidly than the solo campaigns. Double Agent's few keen twists on Splinter Cell's single-player gameplay don't result in a remarkably different experience from the previous games, though that doesn't mean it still isn't some of the best stealth action out there."
As of right now, the game has an average of 87% on Metacritic. Not bad. Has anyone picked it up yet?
1. yea and it's pretty dope. will have great replay value.
best part is realizing the part you thought was CGI cutscene is actual in game engine.
(the part where he throws the goggles into the water).
the first 30 mins of the game moves pretty fast but sets up the rest of the game, id comment more but i haven't played beyond the 3rd mission.
as for live play,
they did take alot of the game but in so made it much simpler to move, but for all of you that say it removes the depth of the game:
try killing a spy with 3 seconds left as he's about to return the file by flying a micro uav over the fence and landing it on the robot and remote dentonating it just as he thinks his won the match.
it is balanced, which is why so many people dont like it, you cant just cheesy out with a spy, it takes skill now to sneak up and grab a guy.
Posted at 5:48PM on Oct 19th 2006 by joe 2 stars