<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handheld	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
mobile	B-Application
,	O
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
were	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	O
Theory	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
series	O
endorsed	O
by	O
novelist	O
Tom	O
Clancy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
game	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
M-rating	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
,	O
an	O
assessment	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
applied	O
to	O
all	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Don	O
Jordan	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
voice	O
Third	O
Echelon	O
director	O
Irving	O
Lambert	O
,	O
and	O
Claudia	O
Besso	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
hacker	O
and	O
analyst	O
Anna	O
Grímsdóttir	O
,	O
having	O
both	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
Dennis	O
Haysbert	O
and	O
Adriana	O
Anderson	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
;	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
iterations	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
for	O
its	O
strong	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lifelike	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
HD	O
edition	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
Trilogy	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
port	O
titled	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
3D	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	O
Theory	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
series	O
to	O
use	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	O
Theory	O
adds	O
a	O
combat	O
knife	O
to	O
Sam	O
's	O
close-quarters	B-Application
combat	I-Application
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
knife	O
in	O
multiple	O
ways	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
threatening	O
an	O
enemy	O
during	O
an	O
interrogation	O
,	O
killing	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
close-quarters	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
or	O
piercing	O
gas	O
tanks	O
on	O
generators	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
his	O
stealth	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
expansion	O
on	O
Sam	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
while	O
hanging	O
upside	O
down	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
Pandora	B-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
)	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
now	O
choke	O
down	O
or	O
break	O
the	O
neck	O
of	O
enemies	O
below	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5-7	O
SC	O
Pistol	O
returns	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
laser	O
pointer	O
featured	O
in	O
Pandora	B-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
:	O
the	O
OCP	O
(	O
Optically	O
Channeled	O
Potentiator	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SC-20K	O
returns	O
with	O
many	O
new	O
attachments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
foregrip	O
that	O
reduces	O
recoil	O
and	O
increases	O
accuracy	O
,	O
a	O
launcher	O
that	O
fires	O
non-lethal	O
weaponry	O
,	O
an	O
under-barrel	O
shotgun	O
attachment	O
for	O
close	B-Application
quarters	I-Application
firing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
prototype	O
20mm	O
sniper	O
attachment	O
for	O
long-range	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
playable	O
via	O
system	O
link	O
or	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
eventually	O
developed	O
two	O
additional	O
levels	O
for	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
VS	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spy	O
vs.	O
Mercenary	O
game	O
mode	O
returns	O
from	O
Pandora	B-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
with	O
many	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
new	O
gadgets	O
for	O
both	O
teams	O
,	O
cooperative	O
moves	O
for	O
the	O
spy	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
close-quarters	B-Application
combat	I-Application
for	O
the	O
mercenaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
tensions	O
are	O
running	O
high	O
between	O
China	O
,	O
North	O
Korea	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
formation	O
of	O
an	O
Information	O
Self	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
I-SDF	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considering	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
Article	O
9	O
of	O
the	O
post-World	O
War	O
II	O
Constitution	O
and	O
blaming	O
the	O
I-SDF	B-Application
for	O
information	O
warfare	O
attacks	O
against	O
their	O
countries	O
,	O
Chinese	O
and	O
North	O
Korean	O
forces	O
establish	O
a	O
blockade	O
in	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Sea	O
against	O
Japanese	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Japan	O
is	O
an	O
ally	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
,	O
by	O
extension	O
,	O
the	O
NSA	O
's	O
Third	O
Echelon	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
Navy	O
dispatches	O
an	O
advanced	O
warship	O
,	O
the	O
USS	B-Application
Clarence	I-Application
E	I-Application
.	I-Application
Walsh	I-Application
(	O
CG-80	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Sea	O
,	O
with	O
hopes	O
that	O
China	O
and	O
North	O
Korea	O
will	O
back	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgenholt	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
deciphering	O
the	O
"	O
Masse	O
Kernels	O
"	O
,	O
highly	O
advanced	O
weaponized	O
algorithms	O
developed	O
by	O
Phillip	O
Masse	O
,	O
whom	O
Fisher	B-Application
had	I-Application
assassinated	I-Application
in	I-Application
2005	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Admiral	O
Otomo	O
of	O
the	O
I-SDF	B-Application
warns	O
Third	O
Echelon	O
that	O
North	O
Korea	O
and	O
China	O
are	O
likely	O
responsible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fisher	O
breaks	O
into	O
the	O
Displace	O
offices	O
and	O
learns	O
of	O
Milan	B-Application
Nedich	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Bosnian	O
arms	O
supplier	O
and	O
war	O
criminal	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
relocated	O
Zherkezhi	O
to	O
Hokkaido	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
Echelon	O
sends	O
Fisher	O
to	O
a	O
bathhouse	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
to	O
spy	O
on	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
Shetland	O
and	O
his	O
unknown	O
accomplices	O
,	O
who	O
turn	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
I-SDF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
the	O
I-SDF	B-Application
betrays	O
Shetland	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
firefight	O
breaks	O
out	O
between	O
Shetland	O
's	O
soldiers	O
and	O
I-SDF	B-Application
troops	O
;	O
amidst	O
the	O
chaos	O
,	O
Fisher	O
pursues	O
Shetland	O
to	O
the	O
roof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Otomo	O
's	O
loyalist	O
I-SDF	B-Application
soldiers	O
manage	O
to	O
repel	O
attacking	O
JSDF	O
soldiers	O
,	O
Fisher	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
lowest	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
I-SDF	B-Application
headquarters	O
and	O
stops	O
Otomo	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
in	O
Chaos	O
Theory	O
feature	O
several	O
improvements	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
,	O
HDR	B-Device
lighting	I-Device
,	O
and	O
parallax	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Limited	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
is	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
collectible	O
tin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
include	O
the	O
following	O
bonus	O
features	O
on	O
an	O
extra	O
disc	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
version	O
1.3	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
to	O
add	O
the	O
Kola	O
Cell	O
,	O
Vselka	O
Infiltration	O
,	O
and	O
Vselka	O
Submarine	O
missions	O
that	O
were	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
downloads	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
disc	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
obtained	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
by	O
contacting	O
Ubisoft.com	O
via	O
e-mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
XBL	O
missions	O
on	O
disc	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	O
Theory	O
–	O
The	O
Soundtrack	O
to	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
album	O
by	O
Brazilian	O
electronic	O
music	O
artist	O
Amon	O
Tobin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
recording	O
of	O
Chaos	O
Theory	O
–	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
3	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
,	O
Tobin	O
hired	O
a	O
live	O
band	O
whose	O
members	O
ranged	O
from	O
Mexican	O
composer	O
Nacho	O
Mendez	O
to	O
Japanese	O
flutist	O
Eiji	O
Miyake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
Chaos	O
Theory	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
N-Gage	B-Device
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
all	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Elliott	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
cruel	O
,	O
ball-busting	O
taskmaster	O
of	O
Splinter	O
Cells	O
past	O
—	O
the	O
exacting	O
details	O
do	O
n't	O
matter	O
so	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
duties	O
get	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
to	O
deliver	O
:	O
a	O
tight	O
play	O
experience	O
within	O
a	O
trusty	O
framework	O
,	O
one	O
more	O
of	O
enjoyment	O
than	O
irritation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
no	O
longer	O
exclusively	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
repeated	O
reloading.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avery	O
Score	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
terrific	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
stray	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
established	O
formula.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
all	O
five	O
stars	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Visually	O
spectacular	O
and	O
hugely	O
rewarding.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
newspaper	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
half	O
of	O
that	O
score	O
(	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
)	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
frustration	O
"	O
is	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
choppy	O
,	O
stuttering	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
visuals	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
already	O
convoluted	O
controls	O
feel	O
twice	O
as	O
sluggish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
menu	O
screens	O
seem	O
slow	O
to	O
respond	O
-	O
a	O
sure	O
sign	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
being	O
pushed	O
beyond	O
its	O
capabilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Schaefer	O
of	O
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'll	O
reserve	O
a	O
four-star	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
this	O
series	O
takes	O
big	O
leaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Chaos	O
Theory	O
is	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
make	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
games	O
so	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
