Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal (single player and co-op), Ubisoft Annecy (versus) |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 2.5 |
| Release date(s) | N-Gage Xbox & PC & PS2 Gamecube Nintendo DS |
| Genre(s) | Stealth-based game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: M (T for DS version) PEGI: 16+ OFLC: MA15+ |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, PS2, GameCube, PC, Nintendo DS, N-Gage, Mobile Phone |
| Media | 2 × GameCube Optical Disc, 1 × DVD-ROM |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a critically acclaimed third-person stealth-based video game developed and published by Ubisoft. Chaos Theory is the third game in the Splinter Cell series endorsed by writer Tom Clancy. The game follows the covert activities of Sam Fisher, an agent working for a black-ops branch of the NSA called "Third Echelon." Though originally announced for release in Fall of 2004, the actual release date was March of 2005 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube and PC. Handheld versions for the Nintendo DS and Nokia N-Gage have also been released. A version for the Game Boy Advance was planned, but cancelled. The soundtrack for the game—released January 26, 2005 on Ninja tune record label—is composed by the breakbeat artist Amon Tobin. Composer Jesper Kyd, best known for his work on the Hitman third-person stealth shooter series, composed the music for the game's cinematics. Actor Michael Ironside still plays Sam, while Don Jordan returns from the original game to voice Lambert, having been replaced by Dennis Haysbert in Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. The game went gold on March 22, 2005 for all platforms. The Official Xbox Magazine rated Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Xbox "Game of the Year" (2005) for its outstanding gameplay and lifelike graphics.
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[edit] Engine and gameplay
The graphics in Chaos Theory feature a number of improvements, including the addition of normal mapping and HDR lighting. The game also features a number of major changes and improvements to the series' basic gameplay.
[edit] Stealth Mechanics
Chaos Theory features refined stealth mechanics. In addition to the standard light bar, the game also features an aural monitor that measures the noise that Sam makes, along with the ambient noise of the environment. It is important for Sam to make less noise than his surroundings, otherwise, the enemy guards will hear him.
The AI detection has been altered as well. In former titles, after Sam would leave a certain area, the game would automatically do a sweep of the previous area for all unconscious or dead bodies in a well-lit spot. If any were found, an alarm would be triggered. In Chaos Theory, the bodies have to be discovered by a patrolling guard in order to trigger an alarm.
Being spotted by enemies will still trigger alarms, and alarms will still cause enemies to become more alert and combat-ready (such as causing them to wear flak jackets and helmets). However, triggering too many alarms will no longer cause the game to end automatically. Even killing civilians or friendly soldiers won't cause Fisher to fail the mission, although doing so will cause Fisher to be seriously chastised by his superior, and cost him significantly in his mission score.
Chaos Theory is also the first game in the series to keep track of mission performance. Missions are summarized upon completion with various statistics such as the number of times detected or the number of guards killed.
[edit] Close-Quarters Combat
Chaos Theory adds a combat knife to Sam's close-quarters combat abilities. Sam can use the knife in multiple ways, such as threatening an enemy during an interrogation, or killing an enemy in close-quarters combat. Also, it no longer matters what direction Sam attacks from when using melee attacks, nor does it matter if enemies are aware of his presence, as opposed to earlier entries in the series where he had to attack from behind and the enemy couldn't be alerted to him in order to take them down in one hit. He also has the option of using lethal or non-lethal force when ending an interrogation. As an expansion on Sam's ability to shoot while hanging upside down (introduced in Pandora Tomorrow), he can choke down or break the neck of enemies below him. He also has the ability to pull people over railings while hanging off a ledge and throwing bodies off of cliffs or over railings, even onto other guards. However, the ability to shoot around corners has been removed, although this is balanced by being able to switch the side of Sam's body the gun is on.
[edit] Weaponry
Fisher is now able to choose from one of three different equipment "kits." They are Redding's Recommended kit, an Assault kit, and Stealth kit. Redding's Recommendation gives Sam an even balance between ammunition and non-lethal weaponry. Assault provides more ammunition at the expense of non-lethal weapons while the Stealth kit contains more non-lethal weaponry at the expense of brute force, lethal weaponry, and spare magazines/clips. Each kit is customized for each mission's objectives; for example, on a mission that calls for no fatalities, all kits will feature less ammunition and more non-lethal weaponry.
The 5.72mm pistol,(realistically identified as the FN Five-seveN) returns with a new feature: the Optically Channeled Potentiator, or the OCP. When fired at certain electronics, the OCP can disable them for a limited time. Fisher can disable lights, security cameras, and more. When Fisher successfully disables the electronic device he aimed at, a green light appears on the pistol; if he misses, a red light appears. In both cases Fisher must wait a period of time for the OCP to recharge and become ready for use again.
The SC-20K, (realistically identified as the FN F2000) modular assault rifle returns with a multitude of new attachments, such as a foregrip that reduces recoil and increases accuracy, a launcher that fires non-lethal weaponry, an undermount shotgun attachment for close quarters firing, and a 20 mm sniper attachment for long-range combat. The SC-20K's standard scope now only zooms to 1.5x magnification, while the sniper scope allows from 1.5x to 3.5x magnification.
A large variety of non-lethal weaponry can be fired from the SC-20K launcher, such as the Sticky Camera, the Sticky Shocker, and the Airfoil Round, and Gas Grenade. The Sticky Camera will reveal an image of the area in which you shot it. In addition, it can make a clicking sound that will attract enemies, and also emit a CS gas that will render any enemies in the immediate area unconscious. The Sticky Shocker will shock and incapacitate its target when fired. If shot into a body of water, the shocker will incapacitate all targets in the water. If a single enemy is struck while in water, the electric current will be grounded and electrocute the enemy with 500000 volts. The Airfoil Round is a hollow metal ring that will knock out the target. It is still possible for an unconscious enemy to die if shot, dropped from a considerable height or dropped into water, no matter how shallow. Non-lethal weaponry is important in missions in which Fisher is forbidden to kill anyone.
Fisher also has multiple types of grenades. There is the Gas Grenade, which emits a CS gas that knocks enemies unconscious, the Smoke Grenade, which provides Fisher with a cloud of smoke to hide in, the Flash Bang Grenade, which will temporarily blind and deafen any enemy near it, and the Frag Grenade, which will kill any enemy within its blast radius.
[edit] AI
Enemy AI has been improved, with enemies taking cover, leaning around corners, using squad-based tactics, and even throwing grenades. Enemy AI will also react to changes in the environment; if a light switch is turned off, an enemy may become concerned, more so if the light is shot out. Enemies may even become so frightened as to start firing wildly into shadows, or throw a flare onto the ground next to them, making it difficult to sneak up on them. They will also open fire on Sam if they walk into him, or if he is seen in the light. They will fire a large amount of rounds at his last known location, so if detected, the player is advised to reposition himself and attempt to sneak past or kill the enemy.
[edit] Plot Summary
[edit] Main story
The plot of Chaos Theory sees a return to the original Splinter Cell's theme of information warfare, with Sam on the trail of the Masse Kernels used by Georgian President Kombayn Nikoladze to attack America's infrastructure. The main focus in this game is Japan, North Korea, and South Korea.
The main focus of the game takes place in East Asia, 2007, with tensions running high between China, North Korea, and Japan, following Japan's formation of an Information Self Defense Force (I-SDF). Considering this to be a violation of the Post-World War Two Constitution, Chinese and North Korean forces establish a blockade in the Yellow Sea against Japanese shipping. Because Japan and the I-SDF are allies of the US and Third Echelon, the U.S. dispatches its Navy cruiser, the USS Clarence E Walsh, to the Sea of Japan. The US hopes this show of strength will get China and North Korea to back down.
Meanwhile, in a seemingly unrelated incident, Sam is dispatched to locate Bruce Morgenholt, a missing computer programmer who worked on deciphering Phillip Masse's algorithms. Masse, whom Sam assassinated in the original Splinter Cell, was a genius far ahead of his time, and the algorithms he used to launch his attacks on America have been extensively studied by the UN. The resulting Masse Kernels are being touted as the superweapon of the 21st century. Sam is tasked with making sure they do not fall into the wrong hands.
Sam arrives too late to prevent Morgenholt's death. He is also unsuccessful in stopping the release of the Masse Kernels. Sam is told to go on board the Maria Narcissa to kill Hugo Lacerda and track the weapon deliveries so they can find out who they are dealing with. After completing the mission, unknown parties use the algorithms to black out Japan and the Eastern Seaboard, including New York City. Japan has previously suffered similar attacks that crashed its economy, and Admiral Otomo of the I-SDF contacts Third Echelon and warns them that North Korea and China are probably responsible. Meanwhile, following a lead discovered in a bank in Panama, Sam travels to New York to investigate Abrahim Zherkezi, a man who worked with Morgenholt on Project Watson. He finds that Displace International, owned by Douglas Shetland is protecting him. He breaks into the Displace offices and learns of one Milan Nedich, later identified as "Milos Nowak", a Bosnian war criminal. Fisher finds that Nowak secretly relocated him to Hokkaido.
Sam travels to Hokkaido and meets with Shetland, who claims that Nedich is clean. Regardless, Fisher infiltrates the hideout that Zherkezi is being held in. There, Sam kills Nedich, and witnesses Shetland murdering Zherkezi. Shetland escapes and goes underground.
Meanwhile, the American show of force backfires when the Walsh is sunk by a North Korean anti-ship missile, initiating a war between North Korea and South Korea/United States. Since North Korea claims the missile was launched unintentionally, Sam is sent to the Korean peninsula (including the South Korean capital city of Seoul), to determine if North Korea is truly responsible for sinking the Walsh, or if the Masse Kernels are involved. (Note that the sinking of the Walsh and the U.S.-North Korea war is the plot for the PlayStation 2 and Gamecube versions of Ghost Recon 2.)
Sam eventually learns that the entire war has been orchestrated by American private security corporation Displace International. Displace used the Masse Kernels gained from Zherkezi to hijack North Korea's missile systems, and sink the Walsh, in order to draw the U.S. into a war from which Displace could profit through its status as a leading American PMC. Sam also realizes the mastermind behind the entire plot is none other than his old war comrade and friend, Douglas Shetland. Ultimately, Third Echelon sends him to spy on a meeting between Shetland and Shetland's unknown accomplices, who shockingly turn out to be the I-SDF. At the meeting, Shetland betrays the I-SDF, and a firefight subsequently breaks out between Shetland's soldiers and I-SDF assault troops. Amidst the chaos, Sam pursues Shetland to the roof, where, after a tense Mexican standoff, Sam kills Shetland.
Even after Shetland's death, one loose end remains. Admiral Otomo of the I-SDF has acquired a copy of the Masse Kernels from Shetland, and attempts to return Japan to Imperial rule by blackmailing the Japanese government high official. He threatens to use the algorithms to launch a North Korean missile against a Japanese city. Because North Korea would be supported by China, and Japan would be backed by the U.S, the incident would spark World War III. Although Otomo's I-SDF Black Operatives manage to fight off the G-SDF troops sent to stop him, Sam infiltrates the I-SDF's secret underwater base and manages to put an end to Otomo's plans. Otomo attempts to commit seppuku (suicide), but Sam saves his life and captures him. Otomo stands trial at the UN and takes full responsibility for the entire Korean crisis, returning stability to the Far East.
[edit] Co-op storyline
Two Shadow-Net operatives start off the campaign with basic training, introducing the players to the game-play elements of the cooperative play. After passing training, the operatives are sent to Panama, tying up the loose ends and clues that Sam Fisher picked up from Hugo Lacerda. The Operatives interrogate the Vice President of the bank and sifted through all available records to find out that other than aiding Hugo Lacerda, the bank has aided North Korea in smuggling nuclear and chemical weapons through Panama. A name, Jong-Pom-Chu appears in the records. Shortly after completing the mission, Lambert promotes the operatives into "Splinter Cells-in-Training."
The action then picks up in a war-torn South Korea, with the operatives trying to locate Jong-Pom-Chu. The operatives were tasked to destroy any anti-air vehicles and look for the Korean scientist. The operatives' efforts to locate him however were not successful, and the mission did not progress until Sam Fisher interrogated a North Korean Special Forces soldier somewhere else within the mission area while trying to get to the servers. The information dug up by Fisher proved valuable for the operatives, leading them to a cyber-cafe. The trainees eventually evacuated Jong in a truck. From that point on, the operatives are official unofficial Splinter Cell members.
The operatives were then sent to a chemical missile bunker in North Korea, sometime after the end of the single-player campaign. The operatives were tasked to investigate what type of weapons development Jong was involved with. The operatives then later found out that the North Koreans were developing viral weapons, using monkeys as the guinea pigs. Lambert ultimately gives the order to create an anti-virus and retrieve a viral sample from a warhead. The operatives managed to exfiltrate by boat.
The operatives were then placed in New York, tasked to disarming bombs in the train systems planted by rogue North Korean personnel attempting to recover a virus stashed in a locker. With help from Jong, the operatives recover the virus and managed to thwart the investigating North Korean soldiers.
The operatives are sent on a return trip back to North Korea, this time investigating a nuclear power plant. The operatives were tasked to finding out who helped Kim, the leading North Korean officer behind the weapons fiasco.
The operatives' final mission ends up at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, putting a stop to a now-desperate Kim's plan to blow up the building before an important meeting takes place. The operatives kill Kim and disarm the bomb the North Korean agents planted.
[edit] Multiplayer
Like its predecessor Pandora Tomorrow, Chaos Theory includes a competitive multiplayer component. Chaos Theory expands its multiplayer by including cooperative play allowing for two agents to play through a unique 7 mission story mode which parallels the single player campaign. It is playable via split screen, system link play, or over Xbox Live.
The cooperative campaign follows the story of two Splinter Cells in training, merely known as Agent One and Agent Two. Their training is interrupted when a world crisis occurs that requires the Shadownet division of NSA to deploy additional resources, even including agents not fully trained. The missions become a trial by fire for the two new agents.
The gameplay is built on the same design as the single player campaign. It introduces new techniques for the two-player gameplay, such as one spy kneeling down to give the second spy a boost over a wall.
Though players can operate alone, the level design is such that it encourages teamwork. For example, there may be a switch down a long shaft that will unlock a door. One player will stand atop the shaft and extend a rope down the length of it while the second player will descend the shaft, hit the switch, and then return up the rope.
The cooperative campaign was popular enough that Ubisoft developed two additional levels for download for the PC and Xbox versions. The Nuclear Plant and UN Headquarters missions are meant to end the story for the cooperative component.
The popular (Shadownet) Spy vs. (ARGUS) Mercenary game mode returns from Pandora Tomorrow with many improvements. These include new gadgets for both teams, cooperative moves for the spy team, and improved close quarters combat for the mercenaries.
Spies
Spies are armed with non-lethal weaponry so they rely on stealth, skill, and gadgets. Spies can only kill mercenaries by breaking their necks, dropping on them, and hanging from a ledge and pulling him down. The spies' gadgets also do not affect other spies. The only exception being the shock gun.
- Vision Modes: SHADOWNET Spies are equipped with goggles with two different viewing types. Spies using the goggles are visible to mercenaries using EMF vision.
- Night Vision: Illuminates dark areas. Bright areas will appear washed-out.
- Thermal Vision: Scans the area for any heat signatures. It is commonly used to help see through walls and smoke, but makes the shock gun harder to aim.
- Shock Gun: The shock gun is relatively versatile with the ability to launch special objects similar to the SC-20K of the single player mode. It is laser-guided and easier to track. The laser can, however, be turned off. The main projectile is an electric burst which is multi-purpose. It can be used to deactivate most traps and stun mercenaries for a few seconds. A head shot will temporarily jam the merc's HUD. The shock gun doesn't use ammo, but rather a rechargeable energy cell.
- Flash Grenade: Flash bangs can either be launched from the shock gun or a spy can drop it at his feet with the gun holstered, where it will explode on impact. Any mercenary in the vicinity will temporarily be disoriented while all spies remain unaffected, even if using Night Vision.
- Smoke Grenade: Smoke grenades are deployed the same way as flash grenades, but have a completely different effect. Upon detonation, it releases a cloud of opaque gas which slows any mercs caught in the area to a halt. If he stays in the cloud for too long, he will fall asleep for 5 seconds or so before a jolt from his suit wakes him back up. Using smoke grenades is a popular tactic to prevent mercenaries from deactivating a bomb that the spies set up.
- Chaff Grenade: Just like the other grenades, chaff either comes out of the gun or at the user's feet. Chaff deactivates any electronic devices nearby that are controlled by mercenaries, including the helmet. Environmental traps are also knocked out temporarily.
- Spy Bullet: The spy bullet can only be fired from the shock gun. When it hits a mercenary, the user can track his movements on radar and hack into his radio conversations by holding the button highlited next to the word "Hack." Mercenaries can remove spy bullets from each other. If the bullet misses, it will attach to any surface and track Mercenaries within a certain proximity.
- Sticky Camera: Deployed through the shock gun, the sticky camera will stick to a wall and allow the spy to remotely recon. Like in singleplayer, the sticky camera can shoot a cloud of gas similar to the smoke grenade, but works much faster. The camera will still monitor for the spy even when the gas is expelled.
- Camo Suit: A spy with the camo suit worn will be able to blend in to his surroundings and sneak past unattentive mercenaries with ease. It consumes energy from the same cell as the shock gun and will malfunction if the user moves too fast, gets shot, or is exposed to rainfall. Mercenaries can also see the user clearly if he is using EMF vision.
- Heartbeat Sensor: When equipped, it attaches itself to the end of the user's gun and can detect any living being up to 15 meters in front of him. The radar will usually be able to differentiate between friendly and hostile units.
- Alarm Snare: The alarm snare is fired just like the sticky camera, but works entirely differently. The other half of the single player variation of the sticky camera is in this device as it only makes noise to attract mercenaries. Some players fire an alarm snare and a sticky camera together to get the same result as in single player.
Mercenaries
Mercenaries are the heavily-armed enemies of the SHADOWNET spies. They deal in hunting, tracking, and lethal techniques. The are more limited in terms of where they can go. For example, they can't climb poles, fences, or even rails. In addition to their equipment, mercenaries are physically tough and pack quite a punch with melee attacks. Standing still and pressing the attack button will spin the merc around, knocking down anyone around him, which is useful for preventing spies from breaking his neck. Of course, a knocked down spy is easy picking for the merc.
- Vision Modes: Mercenaries have special goggles like the spies, but have different functions. Merc goggles can be jammed with chaff or head shots with shock guns.
- Motion Sensor: The motion sensor goggles turn the entire screen red and blinds the user to everything except fast moving objects and large obstructions. Anybody moving too quickly will have a visual box appear around them.
- EMF Vision: EMF vision is taken straight from the single player mode and turns the screen blue. Anything with an electromagnetic field (EMF) around it will appear white to the user. Spies who are using goggles or camo suits will be clearly visible. Otherwise, they will be next to impossible to track. Other mercenaries will always appear.
- Torchlight: The torchlight attaches to the helmet and is used to flush spies out of dark areas. A merc who uses this too often will be easy to hit.
- Laser: The laser pointer doesn't just point at the target, it will also scan anybody it connects with. Their name and status (friend or foe) will displayed.) They will also be tracked on radar.
- Guns: The mercenaries have a selection of three different types of guns. They all have differences, but they also have a launcher just like the shock gun.
- Assault Rifle: Has rapid fire, but only fires 3 rounds per second. It can also be switched between full auto and 3-round burst. The advantage of the assault rifle is the ability to use it as a sniper weapon.
- Submachine Gun: The submachine gun is effective in short, medium, and long-range combat to a degree. It fires very rapidly and can mow down a spy in seconds.
- Shotgun: The shotgun is very ineffective at anything farther than very close-range, but reigns supreme in the latter.
- Frag Grenade: The powerhouse of the mercenary arsenal, it goes into nooks, crannies, and everything in between. The resulting explosion is usually enough to kill any spy caught in the blast. Obviously, a mercenary cannot just drop it at his feet, it has to be launched from his gun.
- Spy Detector: When placed against a wall, it will emit a laser that tracks any spy who hits it in a similar way to the spy bullet. The device itself is usually hard to spot if the user is careful enough. Mercenaries can pass through at will. The secondary function of the Spy Detector is a proximity detector very similar to the secondary function of the Spy's Spy Bullet.
Mines: The darker side of spy detectors is the mine. There are three settings for mines. Mercenaries cannot be detected by mines.
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- Proximity: Spies who move too quickly while too close to a proximity mine will be killed instantly in the resulting blast. It does tend to stand out more than the spy detector with its blinking light.
- Laser: Aside from the laser detector, it functions in every way like the proximity mine.
- Poison: Poison mines also use laser detectors, but are very difficult for spies to see with the lack of blinking light. Any spy who breaks the barrier will be hit with a dart that gradually drains their health. A poisoned spy can be cured by another spy or by going to a medkit.
- Backpack: The backpack allows a mercenary to track his allies supplies and resupply everyone (including himself) once per life. Unlike ammo boxes, the backpack will resupply gadgets instead of bullets.
- Camera Network: This allows the user to tap into the security camera system using his wrist computer. He will be blind to anything going on around him, but can keep an eye on major sections of the base. Both vision modes are usable in camera view, as well as the torchlight and laser scanner.
- Taser: Knocks out the spy, but only goes a few feet and does not need to recharge.
- Flare: Flares fire from the user's gun and will shine a bright light over a large radius for about 30 seconds and cannot be deactivated by spies.
- Gasmask: Even when worn, the user must press the alternate fire button for it to activate. It has a short lifespan of 30 seconds of use, and is ineffective if activated while already in smoke. Aside from that, will negate all negative effects of standing in smoke. (It will however not negate the effects of the spies' Sticky Camera smoke, strangely.)
[edit] Awards
- E3 2004 Game Critics Awards: Best PC Game, Best Action/Adventure Game, Special Commendation for Graphics [1]
- Included on Game Informer's "Top 50 Games of 2005" list
- Official Xbox Magazine's "#1 Xbox game of the year, 2005"
[edit] Protection and Other Hidden Software
The game is protected with StarForce protection and as of January 17, 2006 does not work with Windows XP 64-bit Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition though it can be circumvented using third party tools.
The game features in-game advertising provided by Massive Incorporated. The adverts can be placed anywhere as posters or on the back of trucks. This has drawn some criticism as some ads are placed in strange locations such as a North Korean missile battery where advertisements for American movies and products would be highly unlikely. These ads can be disabled by not allowing internet access to the ad streaming server.
[edit] Limited Collector's Edition
A Limited Collector's Edition is available for PC, PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube. Each version is packaged in a collectible tin, and the PC, PS2, and Xbox versions include the following bonus features on an extra disc:
- Exclusive G4 "Making Of" Video
- Music from the official Chaos Theory soundtrack by Amon Tobin
- Development Team video diaries
- Penny Arcade Comics
- Mega 64 Videos
The bonus disc can also be obtained with the Game Cube version by contacting Ubisoft.com via e-mail.
[edit] Trivia
- In an example of life imitating art, on July 4, 2006, North Korea launched missiles into the sea, while in the game on July 4, 2007 a North Korean missile sinks the USS Clarence E. Walsh.
- As an in-series gag, during the infiltration of the ship Maria Narcissa, Lambert warns Fisher that an alarm system was recently installed. Fisher comments by asking "Don't tell me, three alarms and the mission is over?". Lambert replies with "Of course not, this is no video game, Fisher."(In previous Splinter Cell games, three alarms would often result in mission failure).
- The game contains a fictional device called Dvorak, an infinite state machine (which cannot actually exist). An in-game explanation says its task is to derive a more accurate representation of a given formula each time its run, giving the output out on a stack of punched cards. Considering the description, it may just be a machine capable of computing a Taylor series-based algorithm: Since the Taylor series is infinite, and since Dvorak will never reset, the term infinite state machine may yet be appropriate. The one thing that makes Dvorak truly unusual however is that its so old it still uses vacuum tubes, prompting Grimsdóttír to joke that she'd need a slide rule to understand how it works.
- During a conversation between guards (just before a break room in the level Displace), they converse about a guard taking a vacation. However, they note that he's lucky because he has the new Prince of Persia game, which at the time was developed by Ubisoft. One of the guards then states it's "Gonna be Game of the Year for sure!", while Chaos Theory itself was named Game of the Year by the Official Xbox Magazine.
- In a remote Hokkaidō retreat, during yet another conversation between two guards, one of them mentions that he was working on an oil rig some years ago, and adds that it was attacked by a ninja. This is a reference to the oil rig Sam infiltrated in the first game.
- At the beginning of the Displace level, during a potential interrogation of one of the guards, Sam makes many references to the Terry Gilliam film Brazil, especially to the character Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle, a stealthy ninja plumber.
- In the mission in the Kokubo Sosho, when Fisher interrogates a guard about his less-than-lethal rounds, Fisher will ask if he has any extra, to which the guard will then respond, "It's not like you could just shake my body and wait for my ammo to fall on the floor to pick up." This is a reference to the Metal Gear Solid series, in which the player can shake enemies' bodies to retrieve ammo and equipment.
[edit] External links
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) at the Internet Movie Database
- Chaos Theory Official Website
- Interview with producer Mathieu Ferland at FileFront.com
- Splintercell Cheats - Chaos Theory
[edit] References
- ^ 2005 Winners. gamecriticsawards.com.
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