I am looking for a good recommendation for a relatviely recent quality espionage type game.

I recently played the re-re-released Golden Eye and found that to be a disappointment (just an average FPS). James Bond First Blood I found to be lacking, although great effort on trying something different (mix of 3rd person shooter and driving). The only game that I've played that seem to "get it" was the Assasin Creed games. I often said "if only they could use the AC engine with something like James Bond".

I like things like sneaking around, hiding, using gadgets, sniper rifles, solving problems, choosing between direct confrontation/sneaking past, or sneak killing. etc. What I do not like is the endless killing and over the top action of Call of Duty. I prefer less of an army based story and more fo a spy based story but this is not too big of a deal (if the other elements exist).

So what I am looking for is something that involves true espionage set in relatively modern times (say post 1950). I've did some research and games like Splinter Cell and Metal gear Solid have come up a few times. But I can not realy tell what those games are like. I prefer a recent release that has good graphics (I am not so much into classic gaming).

Any suggestions for PS3 or PC? Maybe help me understand more what MGS or Splinter Cell is like.

Thanks in advance!