Review: Splinter Cell Double agent (PS3)

Sam Fisher returns to the PlayStation in Splinter cell double agent. The first thing is, this is a direct port of the 360 version with slightly better graphics. To be fair though even the graphics aren't much more noticeable. As this is the same game as the 360 version it also has the same problems. The plot is still poor with the story not making much sense, unlike the one found in the original xbox's version. The cut scenes are impressive as is the action, but for some reason Ubi soft has decided to set many of the missions during the day, most likely to show off the graphics no doubt. Because of this the difficulty is increased as now you can be spotted by the enemy a lot easier. Just why would a spec-ops soldier decided to sneak about in broad day light is any ones guess. If you compare this game to the third installment of the series the brilliant chaos theory then its flaws become obvious. Overall the single player is a fiddly and frustrating experience with a plot that most of the time doesn't make sense.
The games saving grace however is the online multi player which is fast frantic and a lot of fun, a co-op mode would've been welcome as that was one of the best things about chaos theory.
Overall Double agent is a good attempt at putting new life into the franchise, but it pails in comparison to earlier titles. For the next one lets hope Ubi-soft go back to basics.
CGM score: 3/5