THE year is 2008. Citywide blackouts, stock exchange sabotage and electronic hijacking of national defence systems leads to information warfare, which has become the most dangerous threat to global stability.

To prevent these attacks, gamers must infiltrate deep into hostile territory and aggressively collect critical intelligence, closer than ever to enemy soldiers.

The gamer is Sam Fisher, the NSA's most elite black-ops agent.

To achieve the mission, gamers will operate undetected, kill at close range, attack with their combat knife, shoot with the modular SC20K rifle, and use radical suppression techniques such as the inverted neck break.

Gamers can work alone or enjoy the thrill of co-operative multiplayer infiltration missions, where teamwork is the ultimate weapon.

The game features include:

Exclusive close range kills: From knife attacks to athletic hand-to-hand kills such as inverted neck breaks and dramatic ledge throws.

Co-op stealth: Play online or offline multiplayer with a friend and coordinate your infiltration in an all new multi-player challenge.

Real weapons of tomorrow: The most complete arsenal of weapons and gadgets from the knife to the modular SC20K.

Amazing replayability: Totally open level design with multi-paths and optional secondary objectives.

Ultimate challenge: Intelligent enemies that make your mission more risky as you must get closer to them than ever before.