Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®

You play as Sam Fisher, a Third Echelon operative sent on covert missions amid an international crisis. The campaign takes him to locations around the world as he works to uncover a conspiracy and prevent a wider conflict.

Move through guarded environments, gather information, and complete mission objectives while avoiding detection. Levels offer alternate routes and opportunities to distract, bypass, or take down guards; interrogations can also provide useful information.

Stealth depends on light and sound as well as enemy awareness. Use vision modes, gadgets, environmental interactions, and computer hacking to create openings, and choose a mission loadout to suit your approach. The game also includes co-op and versus modes, but its online features are no longer supported.

Players often enjoy the deliberate stealth, the freedom to find different routes through missions, and the ways gadgets and light-and-sound systems support careful play. Reviews also praise the atmosphere, soundtrack, and Sam Fisher's dialogue. Some players report substantial compatibility problems with the PC version, including crashes and vision-mode glitches.