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[img width=200 align=right]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/games/U-075/bf/U-075-S-05130-B.jpg[/img] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Limited Collector's Edition

Console:   Microsoft Xbox
Region: U
Year: 2005
RFG ID #: U-075-S-05130-B
Part #: 592143-CVR
UPC: 008888592143
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Rating: M (ESRB)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Sub-genre: Stealth/Espionage
Players:   1-4
Controller: Standard Controller
Media Format: DVD

Game Page: http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-075-S-05130-B

Think of this series as Thief (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-075-S-06700-A) in the 21st century. An ex-Navy S.E.A.L. turned spy nearing the age of retirement, gallivanting all over the world stopping threats and assassinating potential ones. Decades of experience matched with sophisticated gadgetry and weapons, combined with sarcastic humor and deadly earnest.

Another comparison often made is to the Metal Gear Solid (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-072-S-05760-A) series. Best way to describe that is if MGS is an arcade stealth game, Splinter Cell is a stealth sim. Burnout versus Forza Motorsports if you would. Achieving perfect scores on level completions is difficult even on normal difficulty, Hard and Elite are almost impossible to anyone but the most patient and skilled players. With the game being so unforgiving and the circumstances ever-changing, you have to rely on your reflexes and abilities as a player, not memory of patterns and timing, to master this game.

The Limited Collector's Edition version of this game was a holy grail of mine to find. Unlike many similar LE's of it's time, this one was actually limited. Meaning there are fewer copies of this than the regular version and no reprinting. Needless to say it's a hard game to find in excellent condition as opposed the the regular version (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-075-S-05130-A) of Chaos Theory which is a dime a dozen in most used stores and can still be bought new.