Ubisoft announced today that [i]Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory[/i] ships for retail this week and will be available at North American retailers everywhere by March 31st in slightly different iterations for the Xbox, PS2, GameCube, PC and the NGage.
“Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory includes a single-player campaign that follows gaming icon Sam Fisher on his latest mission to maintain world peace, a two-player co-op campaign that redefines collaborative gaming, and a completely updated Versus multiplayer campaign (which first appeared to critical acclaim in last year’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow(TM)) and offers gamers complete immersion in modern stealth action and endless hours of replayability. The co-op mode is available for split-screen and online play for Xbox and online for PC; both the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions offer co-op play through offline split-screen only. The Versus mode is available for online play with Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC, and is not available on the Nintendo GameCube. ”
“Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is definitely the biggest–and, based on the incredible advance word of mouth, the best–game that Ubisoft has ever created,” said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft. “From Sam’s latest single-player mission to the incredible co-op and Versus multiplayer campaigns, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory melds innovative gameplay with the latest technology to deliver a completely immersive, endlessly thrilling experience that stands as a crowning achievement for the already legendary Splinter Cell franchise.”
[i]Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory[/i] carries an ESRB rating of ‘M’ (Mature) for Blood, Strong Language and Violence, with a suggested retail price of $49.99USD.