So being 32 means I can still be a kid?  Well, I got a game for my birthday - Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.

It has eaten up a few late nights over the last week.  I've completed three missions and the game is as great as before.  There are some new moves that I've not figured out how to do yet or the opportunity to use.  There is also a new Co-Op mode for the story where you and a friend can work as team to complete the missions.  I've not even touched this yet but a good friend of mine says it is really cool.  That being said, here are some new features that I really like in the solo game:

• Kit selection.  They give you a recommended set of items for a mission but you can optionally select to take the stealth kit or the assault kit.  This is a very nice add-on.  I'm a peaceful guy and like to go stealth all the way so now I can take more cams/stick shockers/air foils.
• Multiple Objectives.  There have always been primary objectives but now there are secondary and opportunity objectives too.  This is a nice game within a game.  There have been times I've completed the primary objectives and stuck around trying to complete the others.
• Map.  I can't tell you how welcomed this little thing is.  There have been times where I would walk around for a long time just trying find a way to go.  I've knocked out all the guys around me but I just can't figure out which way to go.  It doesn't give anything away but it does help in pointing you in a direction.
• Quick Save.  In previous versions of SC there were always 3 or 4 checkpoints in a mission and those were the only times you could save.  Now, with quick save you can save an any point and go back to that point at anytime.  You are allowed only one quick save at a time but they still have 5 different save blocks that you can use to save points in the game other than for quick saves.
• Mission Status.  At the end of a mission you now have a rating and it lists out all of you stats for that mission.  Nice little feature to keep you coming back for more.

Even though the game overall is basically the same it is still fun!  I would normally get bored with a game like this but for some reason I'm not.  The story line has changed, to what I'm not sure, other than us again them.  It's still intriguing because there is no set way to go through the game.  I like to try and find the "stealth" ways to go..like zip lines, crawl spaces, ledges, etc..  So I do waste some time looking for that but that makes it fun for me and I appreciate that.