Grrr! (Grrr of joy), how many times has this happened to you in Splinter Cell:

ok you' re sneaking about right? suddenly you' re face to face with some guard' s boots. It seems he caught you, and has his gun pointed at you in a split second. In reality, you' d immediately tackle the guy, wrestle the gun off of him, elbow his neck, anything to prevent from getting shot at! But in Splinter cell no... you' d have to give him repeated elbow strikes, each 3 seconds apart, while he empties his gun magazine into your chest. You could draw your gun too of course, but by the time you aim it at his head, you' d have been shot 3 times already. Grrr!

but now...

you can...

KNIFE HIM IN A SPLIT SECOND!, it sure adds superb realism. This was the only problem i found that detracted from the overall realism of the previous SC games. While i still don' t fancy the menu system of Sam' s other moves, at least now there' s something quick to do in the event of getting caught. Now i can truly believe that... i am sam. Sam and i are one.