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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Ubisoft Montreal

2005•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 17 hours

Taste attributes: actiondetectiveespionagepoliticalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn expansive shooter that is breakneck, larger-than-life and familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

81 / 100

365 ratings

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About This Game

You are Sam Fisher, the NSA's most elite black-ops agent. To achieve your mission you will kill from close range, attack with your combat knife, shoot with the prototype Land Warrior rifle, and use radical suppression techniques such as the inverted neck break. Also take on cooperative multiplayer infiltration missions, where teamwork is the ultimate weapon.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The year is 2008. Citywide blackouts ... stock exchange sabotage … electronic hijacking of national defense systems ... this is information warfare. To prevent these attacks, operatives must infiltrate deep into hostile territory and aggressively collect critical intelligence, closer than ever to enemy soldiers.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionDetectiveEspionagePoliticalAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareSecret agentBloodyMurderMinigamesDeathEspionageSpecial forces

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 28 March 2005
Series: Tom Clancy’s
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 17h normally
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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