Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent®

At its core, it is, indeed, another Splinter Cell game. Not that there's a problem with that, but it is way more simple and more linear than Chaos Theory. Don't know how to feel about the fact the stealth is pretty much "seen/not seen" now. The game can be fun despite the differences in mechanics and gameplay... HOWEVER, this has somehow managed beat GTAIV and Saints Row 2 in being a terrible, terrible PC port. Where GTAIV and Saints Row 2 have gotten better with time (Mostly due to better hardware), Double Agent cannot as the main issue is that the port is a buggy mess, and as Windows changes, the game just gets worse. Its a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hassle to even attempt fixing, because it seems as if every problem with the game is personally made to piss someone off and is different for everyone. I only recommend playing this game if you have the patience to even bother troubleshooting to fix it or if you plan on making making a definitive fix... otherwise, an okay Splinter Cell game isn't worth the hassle or the 10 bucks + 20 years of being broken.

I'm a huge fan of the Splinter Cell series. I have been for 20 years. I remember beating Chaos Theory and looking up what they had next. I loaded Splinter Cell's website and heard, "My name is Sam Fisher. I used to hunt terrorists. Now I am one." and I freaked the hell out! I was so excited. When this game first came out, I played it on Wii. I loved it. It played almost exactly like Chaos Theory, and the loyalty system made for replayability to see what would happen if you made different choices. It had a co-op mode so you could play with a friend, too. It was fantastic. So, why am I not recommending Double Agent on Steam? Well, that's because this is a completely different version. And a terrible port of that version too. The version on Wii, Gamecube, PS2, and the original Xbox is actually Version 2 of Double Agent, made by Ubisoft Montreal. Xbox 360, PS3, and PC is of Version 1, made by Ubisoft Shanghai. As the years passed, the concensus became clear that Version 2 was the better game, and I'm here to tell you that.... Yeah..... It is. Version 1 isn't inherently a bad game. They made a lot of changes. Some good, some bad. If you get the chance to play the Xbox 360 version, k…

It works on Windows 11 after running the patch from Ubisoft. For whatever reason, Ubisoft decided to release this as the unpatched version. I had visual issues in game until updating to 1.02a which fixed everything so far, no crashes yet either. Not the most supported version but works with mouse and keyboard and is worth it if you wanna revisit.

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A very buggy pc port. Im trying so hard to enjoy this next gen game but Ubisoft literally ported the pc version out in im guessing a month. Its so bad and buggy it pisses me off game had a chance.

I finished it, but I didn't enjoy it. Double Agent tries to build tension by making you play both sides of a terrorist conflict, but the "trust meter" mechanic feels tacked on and superficial. The level design is a mixed bag, daylight stealth missions sounded like a cool experiment on paper, but in practice, they take away the satisfying, pitch-black atmosphere that made the original trilogy iconic. The mechanics feel simplified and arcade-like compared to previous entries. The tension isn't derived from smart AI or tactical routing, but rather from clunky mechanics and forced, scripted sequences. It has a few cool ideas and some neat level concepts, but the execution is highly frustrating. Skip this one and save your sanity.