Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

"I am a soldier. I've served my country for twenty years. But if I'm captured or killed, I know that nobody will come to rescue me. I won't even get a funeral. Because the nation I protect can never admit that I exist. So my death would go unremarked, my bones would go uncleaned. I don't know if that day will come... but I do know that it must not be today. I am invisible. I am relentless. I am Sam Fisher. I am... a Splinter Cell."

- Sam Fisher in a trailer for Chaos Theory.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (known as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D for the Nintendo 3DS) is a stealth game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Milan, and published by Ubisoft for mobile, mh:crappygames:N-Gage, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS. The game was also released for the PlayStation 3 with the first two games, including Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandara Tomorrow. It is the third instalment in the Splinter Cell saga after Pandora Tomorrow, and is the first Splinter Cell game to receive an M rating from ESRB, due to the game's content.

Gameplay
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a stealth video game which is the third installment in the franchise, players control Sam Fisher, the main character of the game and the entire series. Sam Fisher has the ability to jump, sneak, crouch, hide, attack and interrogate an enemy or a civilian. Sam also has a pistol while he also has a Launcher which also can turn into a Foregrip, Shotgun and a Sniper, Sam Fisher also has Grenades such as the Flash Grenade, the Smoke Grenade, Wall Mine and a Frag Grenade. Sam's pistol gun can be used to shut down any electrical objects for a limited time, such as lights and cameras, Sam also has an ability to whistle to bring attention to enemies or use as distraction, Sam's Launcher also includes secondary fires, such as the Sticky Shocker which can electricute anyone, an Airfoil Round which can knock out a person by shooting it on a head, a Sticky Camera that can spy on enemies or alert them to unleash a gas and a Gas Grenade which knocks out an enemy, Sam's goggles (which he wears on his head) can change the game's view by changing it to Night vision, EMF vision and Thermal vision, Sam can use these visions to see hidden lasers that prevent the player from not getting caught, and finally, Fisher can also perform Melee attacks, such as Non-Lethal Attacks and Lethal Attacks, if Sam is behind an enemy, he'll then perform that action by pressing the shoulder buttons on any controller (depending on each console). The game also has multiplayer support, which supports both offline and online multiplayer.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The game is somewhat noticeably more darker than the first two, as this is focused on finding on who's responsible for pushing North Korea into war alongside the murder of Bruce Morgenholt.
 * 2) Very realistically beautiful and nice graphics that look pretty nice and also feels like an animated movie, not to mention, the graphics still hold up to this day, thanks to Ubisoft for using a modified Unreal Engine 2.
 * 3) * The PC version has the best graphics out of all the console versions, especially the Xbox version.
 * 4) All the characters, including Sam Fisher, Anna Grìmsdòttir and Irving Lambert are still likeable.
 * 5) Awesome soundtrack by Amon Tobin, like the music when you get caught by an enemy alongside the the Battery and the Kokubo Sosho background music.
 * 6) * Speaking of the music, the 3DS version received its own theme, and is undoubtedly the best in the series.
 * 7) Great use of humor, suspense and excitement, especially for a Splinter Cell game.
 * 8) Decent use of plot change which goes from Sam Fisher trying to find out who killed Morgenholt into a mission to prevent North Korea from launching missiles to the USA into a mission to Eliminate Admiral Otomo.
 * 9) The twist where Douglas Shetland is responsible for putting North Korea into war is pretty shocking given the fact that Shetland is mostly a nice character in the previous entries.
 * 10) Great and excellent voice acting for the characters, even for the Japanese, Koreans and the Filipino characters.
 * 11) Decent and fluid controls that are pretty well suited for a 2005 game.
 * 12) Nice designs for the locations and the backgrounds with then having an attention to detail.
 * 13) The PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox versions feature the Collector's Edition, which comes with a bonus disc, such as:
 * 14) * Exclusive G4 "Making Of" video.
 * 15) * Music from the official Chaos Theory soundtrack by Amon Tobin.
 * 16) * Development team video diaries.
 * 17) * Penny Arcade Spy Training Manual (not in the Xbox version).
 * 18) * Mega 64 videos.
 * 19) * And a patch for the PC version of the original Splinter Cell, which is pretty nice.
 * 20) The Spy vs. Mercenary mode from Pandora Tomorrow is back and is better than ever with huge improvements such as new gadgets for both teams, cooperative moves for the spy team, and improved close quarters combat for the mercenaries, which is pretty cool.
 * 21) Unlike most games with multiplayer support, which are usually the base game but with two players, this one at least actually has an original plot for a multiplayer mode, and the plot is also a decent continuation to the main plot.
 * 22) Satisfying ending, where Sam Fisher rescues Otomo with him telling everyone that he was responsible for the war and now the United States, alongside other countries that were involved in the game, are safe for now.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Lack of subtitles for the cutscenes and language support for a game released in 2005.
 * 2) The GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions' graphics haven't aged well in the slightest, resulting in the game looking like an early 2000s PlayStation game.
 * 3) * Not to mention, Fisher's arms might also clip through a wall in every version of the game.
 * 4) The handheld versions, while great, aren't as good as the original home console versions.
 * 5) * The 3DS version is mostly based on the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions, which are known for being slightly inferior in comparison with the Xbox and PC versions.
 * 6) * The DS version is just a lazy port of the N-Gage version, with only some slight changes.
 * 7) * Both the N-Gage and the DS version had to be changed into a different game due to limitations while the 3DS version is more based on the PS2/GameCube versions.
 * 8) * The 3DS version uses the A, B, X, and Y buttons to move the camera which can be painful to some people.
 * 9) * None of these ports have multiplayer, mostly due to hardware limitations.
 * 10) The game contains product placement for Airwave gum, Nokia, AMD processors and even the Axe body spray.

Reception
The game received critical acclaim from critics, gamers and fans of the Splinter Cell franchise for its graphics, plot, voice acting and its stealth mechanics, it was not only considered to be one of the greatest Splinter Cell games ever made but it was also considered to be one of the best video games of all time, like the first game.

Trivia

 * Due to the game depicting North Korea and South Korea as both countries at war, the game was banned in South Korea until 2006.

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