Sam's daughter Sarah has just been killed by a drunk driver, and he takes the job nobody else wants: pose as a convict, break out of Ellsworth Federal Penitentiary alongside a member of John Brown's Army, and go undercover inside the domestic terror group. A trust meter weighs what the NSA wants against what the JBA needs to see. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC version differs a lot from the one made for older consoles.
Books connected to this game
- Read afterTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Set after Chaos Theory, this one changes Sam's life in its opening minutes but doesn't give away the earlier game's plot. Play them in order.
- Comes beforeTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
A few years on, Sam's story picks up from how Double Agent ends and builds on it, so play Double Agent first.
- Ties intoTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials
The PSP game's framing story is set a year after Double Agent and replays some of its missions as flashbacks. Play Double Agent first.
- Comes beforeTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
The novel starts after Double Agent and takes its ending for granted from the first chapters, so play the game before reading it.
Where to get it
PC