Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent PlayStation 2

Splinter Cell: Double Agent takes the stealthbased series in a new direction after three successful covert operations on multiple platforms. After learning his teenage daughter was killed in a car crash, a despondent Sam Fisher is unable to complete his duties for the NSA’s splinter cell, Third Echelon, and is reassigned as a NOC, a nonofficial cover agent who operates from within dangerous organizations. His mission is to infiltrate a domestic terrorist group called John Brown’s Army. For the first time in the series, Fisher cannot solely rely on his gadgets or the direct support of the NSA. He must instead fall back on his keen instincts to survive while working deep undercover.

Instead of advancing through linear missions, players will experience a branching story line with multiple endings, where decisions made at one juncture will influence subsequent events as the game progresses. Fisher must initially earn the trust of John Brown’s Army to become a cardcarrying member, so he must engage in carefully orchestrated heists and even an elaborate prison break to get in the good graces of key contact Jamie Washington. If Fisher is successful in befriending Washington, he will be invited to the terrorist group’s headquarters, a multifloor structure that serves as a jumping point for future missions.

From that point on, Fisher will be faced with multiple moral decisions as he walks a fine line between working with the JBA and on behalf of his NSA mentor, Irving Lambert. He will also be partnered with an AIcontrolled character in many of the missions, introducing a new twist to the singleplayer game. Of course, Splinter Cell: Double Agent also features multiplayer modes, including the cooperative element introduced in 2005’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and a new spy versus spy mode exclusive to both the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions. While the PS2 game’s cooperative mode is not playable online, owners will experience two bonus missions that serve as flashbacks to earlier events in Fisher’s storied career. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide