Splinter Cell is a pretty damn good game to me. The controls are nifty once you get the hang of it (there are a lot of things you can do) and the difficulty is pretty decent for normal. The graphics are good, and if your into tom clancy then this is your tipical coup de tat kinda thing with all the millitary biz going on behind it. Overall its not nearly as epic as Metal Gear Solid and MGS2 were. Many might enjoy the semi-varied things to do or think about in SC ie routes to take, how to take out and enemy etc. but the story and tension is much better in MGS. I think SC is longer but i like them both. Not too many extras though.