Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Hints

How can I get down the street with the soldiers and tank on it?

  • 1 of 19: After you exit the apartment building and leave its alley, you'll be approaching the area that very dangerous street.
  • 2 of 19: As you go down the dark alley toward the battle, shoot out the bright sign that's on a wall to the left from a ways back to make the area darker.
  • 3 of 19: Then sneak forward and disable the wall mine that's on the wall near the sign.
  • 4 of 19: Now you're going to need to take down all the soldiers who are in the street.
  • 5 of 19: The two nearest you who keep running back and forth are South Koreans, so don't kill them. You'll need to use nonlethal projectiles or other forms of knock-out attack.
  • 6 of 19: Notice that they keep running for cover to the front of the nearby large truck.
  • 7 of 19: After saving your game, sneak over there against the wall on the right and wait patiently just around the corner until the spot in front of the truck is empty, then quickly crouch-run past that spot.
  • 8 of 19: Wait in the dark spot next to the last crate stack past the truck front for a soldier to run up to the spot in front of the truck, then quickly sneak up on him and grab him before he can run off. Drag him back around the last crate stack and knock him out, then repeat with the second soldier.
  • 9 of 19: ALTERNATIVE: If that's too hard, then wait until one soldier is crouched next to the front of the truck and the other one is hiding around a corner of a wall next to the street. Quickly shoot the truck soldier and then the wall soldier with nonlethal projectiles and drag their bodies to the dark area behind the nearby crate stack.
  • 10 of 19: Soon after both South Koreans are down, a North Korean soldier will come over to investigate. He's hard to sneak-grab, so go back down the dark alley a ways and watch for an opportunity to use a nonlethal projectile on him when he's in a dark area.
  • 11 of 19: Then sneak up to the wall corner that's opposite the flaming car and carefully look down the street to where the tank is.
  • 12 of 19: Looking over on the right side of the street, you'll see a bright light shining on the wall. You can't shoot it out, so use the OCP on it to make the street a little darker.
  • 13 of 19: Then sneak quickly out into the street and toward the vehicle turned on its side that's near the tank. Do this when the tank's turret is facing off to one side, or you might be seen and shot at.
  • 14 of 19: ALTERNATIVE: Instead of taking out the soldiers and sneaking down the street, you could explore the area past their truck to find a ladder in a small alley that you can jump up to and climb to reach a ledge. Peek around the corner on that ledge and shoot out the brightest sign you see down the street, then save your game and sneak forward until you reach a pipe with a wire attached to it that you can use to zip across the street (jump to grab it). You'll have to time it so the tank won't see you approaching the pipe or zipping across. Once you make it, drop down to the ground and hide behind the upturned car.
  • 15 of 19: When you're safely behind the on-its-side car, wait until the tank turret is facing away from you, then carefully sneak past and around behind it. (A sniper up above may catch signs of movement, but you shouldn't come under any fire.)
  • 16 of 19: BONUS: If you have the right item, you can destroy this tank to fulfill half of a bonus objective.
  • 17 of 19: Search the wall behind the tank until you find a ladder on it, then climb up it to reach the sniper's area.
  • 18 of 19: Take him down quickly with a nonlethal projectile if he's there (sometimes he isn't), then proceed into the building.
  • 19 of 19: TIP: If you want to destroy the tank, it would be best to take down the sniper up above first to make sure he doesn't see the wrecked tank and dead soldier -- that might count as a body found on your mission total.