Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

THE GOOD:
The graphics, the gameplay, almost everything about this game is perfect in my opinion. Especially the graphics make it look very realistic, and they get you hooked to the screen immediately. Of course, graphics aren't THAT important in a game.

THE BAD:
In my opinion, there's nothing that annoys me really in this game.
Of course everyone has his own opinions, but I never encountered anything bad in my game.

SUMMARY:
This game is a must-have for you Splinter Cell fans. Sneaking around, crawling up behind enemies.. it's all in this fantastic game.
It even has some new features such as Close combat skills. Sam Fisher can use his knife to stab or slit his opponent's throat. The new rifle Fisher uses can be used as a machine gun, a sniper and some sort of a rocketlauncher. Hide in the dark, sneak your way to the exit and complete your missions in Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

THE GOOD:
- The great new abilities
- Way way smarter AI (at most times)
- An absoloutely immersive soundtrack that compliments the gameplay so well
- These are the best graphics you will ever see on this generation of Xbox's. From lighting to texturing, this is the best. It's like playing on a really expensive PC worth a few grand

THE BAD:
"What happened to the light?"
"Somebody broke the light!"
"Who shot the light?"
"That light wasn't turned off"

These phrases are repeatedly said at LEAST a hundred times throughout the game by the otherwise clever guards. It's nice shooting them before they finish the sentence...hee hee....

"Who broke the *Aaaah*" *he he he*

SUMMARY:
There's nothing much I need to say, this is the most immersive sneak-em-up game out there, and completely kicks MGS's ass out of the competition. The satisfaction from getting sensitive information from a guard and...

THE GOOD:
anything that isn't listed below

THE BAD:
-Live Co-op lag
-Lots of collision issues (one object goes through another when its not supposed to)
-AI is somewhat flaky at times
-Secondary and Opporitunity objectives can be almost too tough to complete
-Versus mode is a little Merc-favorable

SUMMARY:
ok, i'll just start with the bad and get it out of the way, then i point out the finer parts of each mode

Solo: biggest problem with the solo mode has to be the horrible collision issues. bodies don't stack properly, people slide through chairs... the list goes on. second biggest flaw is the semi-flaky AI. while its usualy fairly intelligent, the AI seems somewhat incomplete for certain situations. example: i was hiding in a corner that was kindof well lit, but not quite enough for me to be immediately noticable. a guard walked in the room, and tried to decide if he saw me for about 5 minutes....

THE GOOD:
This is a really good game with it's amazing graphics.
And the way you can grab someone and chose which way you want to knock him out!

THE BAD:
The bad part is: You can`t really find your objectives well. Its hard to complete the frusterating and annoying goals.

SUMMARY:
But overall this is an intense, frightening, and action-packed stealth game. It makes infiltration, hacking, killing, destroying,etc. etc. very fun and real! Hanging from a pipe and grabbing someone from their tracks is awesome. Or the lighthouse part: you are hanging from a ledge waiting for the enemy to walk right above you, and snatch him from out of nowhere and throw him to the rocks below. Or bashing a door when an enemy is right behind it. Don`t forget coming up behind him and snatching him, you have the options to interrogate him, suffacate him, or knocking him out by melee-ing him the back of the head. But the best part is...

THE GOOD:
Graphics: 10/10
Sound: 9.5/10
Story: 10/10
New Stuff: 10/10
Gameplay: 10/10
AI: 9/10
Online: 8/10

THE BAD:
New online levels
Bad co op Lag
Too many old man jokes for Sam, makes me feel like his time is up and we'll never see him again.

SUMMARY:
Graphics are the best for any Xbox game.

Sound has some flaws but overall good.

The story is typically Tom Clancy save the world type lines, where the US faces some major crisis and they save the day. Doug Shetland turns evil in this game which is a good twist.

New stuff added is quite large. New sniper, shotgun and foregrip attatchments which can replace the regular launcher on Sams SK220 are a nice touch. Sam can use frag grenades, flashes and smoke as well as mines that are used against enemies. Sam can also hack into computers using his binoculars, as well as a new stealth move that allows Sam to turn lights off...

THE GOOD:
GOOD: Pretty much everything. Graphics 10/10, best for any game I've ever seen. Ever. Sound: 9.5/10. Learning Curve:Surprisingly harder than the first two. Gameplay: Much smoother for solo, alot better than the first two. Co op can be very fun when there is no lag. New additions: 5/10: Quite the joke, I'll get into it later.

THE BAD:
LAG!!!!! Lag is HORRIBLE for EVERYONE in Co-op. Everyone I've played with, eveen the ones with 3/3 stars for connection have had lag issues when an enemy appears on the screen or in a crowded area or when too much action is going on. This happens to EVERYONE, no escaping it. However these problems always get fixed when downloadable patches come out.

Besides this the only other bad part is the "new additions". We got a few funky gadgets online like Full Body Cloak, which makes a spy totally invisible. Heartbeat sensors, camera networking for mercs, shotguns and submachine guns...

Yeah! Graphics, sound, online! It's got it all! Problem 1. Sam is a bloody moron!!! Take your time dear, no rush. Problem 2. REALLY BORING weapons. It sometimes makes me sick! 2 weapons. It's the Dark Age of Die Hard ALL over again. Problem 3. Past experience has taught me not to go for the XBOX Splinter Cell and wait for the PS2. I still bought it.

Now I know that Splinter Cell isn't known for it's amazing storylines. After all smallpox was a real oscar winner wasn't t. Sam Fish is the most BORING character EVER made for a gam! I think even pacman had more personality than him! We get master criminals. Yep, that Seth was a sly one. How exacty was he going to survive with all the smallpox? Of course we get stunning enviroments.

To be frank... Buy Metal Gear Solid.

Biggest disappoitment of the year? Probably, but it's only april. I played Pandora Tomorrow to death. I loved it. Pretty balanced. On Tuesday I picked up Chaos Theory. I got home started single player. WOW! How *bleep*ing lovely. The graphics are sweet, everything is cool. I love this! So I played a couple of levels. I still love it.

The evening came and my friend Darknet was logged on. We decided to play coop. Yet again, I loved it. I still do. It's awesome, the moves and everything.

Then, wednesday came. I had to try out versus. The first game went well, River Mall. I won. Today, it's friday. Play time! So, I've been playing all day and one thing I have noticed. The game is far too mercenary friendly. Auto aim, knockouts, the whole package. I played as a spy. I broke some guys neck while my friend killed the other one. I went for the ND while my friend kept the spawn under cover. I got it down to 6 seconds and I see this grenade coming. WTF? They got a grenade from...