Splinter Cell 4 gives you the opportunity to become a Double Agent, and presents itself well with a solid action game.
User Rating: 8.5 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Nijuu Spy X360
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent is a great game. Sam Fisher, the character you will play as has a assignment unlike any other Splinter Cell yet, to become a Double Agent. It creates a unique experience since you have to keep trust with the good NSA and the terrorist organization of JBA. Each mission you have objectives for both sides, and completing each gains trust for each faction. I love the choice objectives, where you have to choose which side to be loyal to. For example, the JBA give you a gun and a civilian they want you to kill, while in your ear you hear your NSA commander telling you not to, I think that provides a great sense of power over how events turn out in the game, since everything you do has a impact on the overall ending. The gameplay is similar to the other Splinter Cells, but looks amazing in High Definition. There are a variety of missions and locations, such as the arctic, Caribbean cruise ship, middle east looking town, and a prison break mission. The only problems I see in this game are some issues with controls, and the checkpoint system. Sometimes when you direct you character, he leans on a wall or does a different action, not often, but a few times where I needed him to do something and he did something else. The main reason a 8.5 rather than a 9.0 or above, is the checkpoint system. They are spaced far apart, and since it's so easy for you to die, it can get very tedious for you to replay the same area a few times to get to the next checkpoint. The way around that is to keep saving after every thing you do, worked, but I don't think something like that should be done, the checkpoints should just be more frequent. Anyways, the story is good, the gameplay and graphics are very fun, and the concept of being a Double Agent is presented very well in this solid stealth action game.
