Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Mixed Emotions

User Rating: 7.8 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Nijuu Spy X360

By DaveFrehley | Review Date: January 3, 2007

Well, I got this game as a christmas gift, and I had not played any of the previous Splinter Cell games to date so I had very little idea of what to expect. I knew it was a "stealth" type game, but that was pretty much all i knew. There are a lot of great things about this game, but there are a couple faults. My biggest problem with this game is the control sceme. For the most part it's not too bad, but using the pointer function in the Wii control to rotate the camera can get irritating very quickly. I can only play this game a little at a time because I lose patience so quickly with the controls. The lack of online multiplayer is rather disappointing. I think it would be cool to have some kind of online head-to-head feature. That being said, the multiplayer that IS included in the game is pretty cool. There only seems to be a coop mode which is fun, but i would like to see some kind of DM play.

The coop mode is great, though! You get to use a lot of the special moves that you use with your partner (when you have a partner) in the single player campaign. (i.e. human ladder, or tossing your partner over a large gap, or the classic boost to launch your partner up to a high ledge.) You use these moves to accomplish tasks that you could not accomplish on your own. Now keep in mind that these are only my initial impressions of this game as i haven't gotten TOO far yet. If you're a Splinter Cell fan i'd say go for it, but rent it to give it a try first because not everyone will have the patience for the control scheme. (Note: I have not checked to see if the controller scheme can be changed to the user's preference. This may be an option.) In any case, if you're not a fan of this game on the Wii i'm sure that the 360 version is probably a bit better.... and from what i understand it DOES support online play. So that's one point in its favor. ~ D¹

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