^ Yes it is posted in OP. And in the thread. :) And yes this game can easily win GOTY. But to be honest Forza 3 looks in great shape to.

Do i need to know the story of the first game?

Dont you mean the first 4? I'm sure they will explain alot. Or just go watch it on Youtube. That way you'll know all you need to know.

I haven't played any of the previous Splinter Cell games but am mildly interested in this one.

The action scenes didn't do much for me in the trailer. On the other hand, the stealth ones looked amazing.

One thing bothered me though. There was at one point when the main character busted through the window and shot everyone in the room fairly quickly. However, it seemed like you didn't get to actually do it, just preset your shots before entering...

Do you actually get to play those parts or are they preset actions at the hit of one button? If it is preset, are there many other preset chains of action in the games? Or is the game completely overhauled and no one really knows as of yet?

I'm not sure. I imagine you probably have to interact to make it work. But who knows. There is some hands on that say it works well. So the media like it.

I can't believe Ima get tom play this and Uncharted 2 in the same month. Can anyone say "jizz in my pants"?

Disappointed that it's not exclusive to the xbox 360. As it's also available on pc.

could we be so lucky and get coop (local) with this game?

Sadly, i doubt it

though I'm sure you will mention something about Unchartered thread