THE GOOD:Rich and clever stealth mechanics.
Open-ended gameplay.
Great visuals.
THE BAD:
Sneaking around works well enough, but when you get into a pinch and need to move quickly, you'll be frustrated with the controls because they're only tailored for stealth; not action.
SUMMARY:
Before this, I had never played a Splinter Cell game before. I heard they were good, so i decided to rent Chaos Theory.
Well, the hype isn't unfulfilled. Splinter Cell is definitely a winner.
If you haven't played a Splinter Cell game before (like me), you'll probably hit the water with a loud splash. There are no training missions to familiarize you with the controls. What you get is a series of boring "training videos" that no casual gamer is going to be interested in. All you can do is watch while Sam talks in the background. I watched a minute of the "stealth basics" video, quit, and then just...