Play it once single player and easy to learn multiplayer that lacks the depth of the previous game.
Gameplay - this one introduces the trust meter. All this means is is either one gets too low the mission restarts. Like the alarms in some of the previous games. Its fairly easy to manipulate early on. As things get more difficult later on, it is not. Even though the game bares Tom Clancy's name, we all know the guy is on a toilet, in his mansion, reading a magazine, and firing off a few ideas to Ubisoft off the top of his head. IF that! Without getting into detail...well, the plot on this game left out alot of details. Look for some better moves and gadgets from Sam. There are so many the game adopts pretty much your standard FPS "how does one carry all these weapons" ammo belt. The gameplay is typical good Splinter Cell. Though, it feels its getting a little offtrack of the realism, and the holes in the plot, inventory, Sams current background, and overall feel of the missions make it probably the worst SC single player. That said, bad Splinter Cell is still a good game. Graphics - Mediocre on single player. Flashy lights don't mask the age of the engine. It seems while the the 360 allowed for more detail and effect with the same engine, its still an engine that was used on the Xbox. You can see it plainly. The multiplayer looks like a port right from Xbox. The lack of texture filtering and anti-aliasing makes it look very poor. I guess everyone is still so used to seeing Splinter Cell look amazing on the Xbox, they don't realise its low quality for $60 on a next gen console. Sound is fairly decent. The voicework is alright but the typical Fisher and Lambert conversations you enjoyed are gone as Sam is under cover. The music is alright. Multiplayer is very easy to get into this time. If you've played previous Splinter Cell games it will take not 15 minutes to learn. Its also accesable to more people this way but runs the risk of becoming a bore pretty soon. The Co-op is now just versus mode maps with bots. Bye bye mission co-op from SCCT. But the ease of use makes the competition better and more people are enjoying it. Complaints aside, this is still a good Splinter Cell game and it may be worth your money. But some might save his/herself the $60 and rent it to find out it doesn't come close to the quality of Choas Theory. If none of what I mentioned bothers you or sets off an alarm...buy the game.