Deus Ex

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Summary: Blends several cocktails to make the perfect drink..
Review: Shaken or stirred is entirely up to you. This game mixes Action, RPG and elements of Adventure gaming to the perfect mix. I hate Action games, but this Actionn/RPG scores in everyway possible. The very beauty of this game lies in the X-files type plot and the amazing playability. You can finish the game the first time, as a stealthy assassin. You can finish the game the second time as a Terminator, all guns blazing. The only low of this game is that it is based on the really old Unreal engine. The Unreal Engine seems to Jagg a lot at rare, I mean rare occasions.

The story is about Deciet, Lies, Govemerment plots, viruses & your Charactar, JC Denton. This is definitely the best game in years. There are better Action games out there. There are better Adventure games out there. There are better RPG's out there. But there is not one game out there which blends all three genres, to a masterpiece such as this. Warren Spector, who made this game must feel like a Michelangelo, admiring what he made, and being admired for it.

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Summary: New Type of RPG
Review: This is a revolutionary new game. It is a new concept. This is an RPG through a first person view. Although on the outside it looks like another shoot-em-up game like Quake or Doom, it isn't. You can't go around blasting people with rocket launchers and never get hurt like in Quake of Doom because one or two shots and you die. If you fire a rocket launcher, the alarms go off and the turrets start to fire and it is the end.

There are many skills people can learn in this game which is what makes it an RPG. Everything from Swimming to Environmental Training (I still don't understand why someone would be a master in that) can be learned. The best part about this game is there are many ways to complete the mission. If you are a swimmer, you can take the sewers and take a covert approach. If you are a hacker (My favorite), you can hack into the computer system and disable the cameras and turrets. If you are a master in Medicine, go in and blow everything up then heal yourself. There are always many ways to complete every mission.

There are a few cons for the game. The main con was the graphics. The graphics are very good, but they take a very high chip. My computer is an average Pentium II and it struggled with this game. I had to make it a window because if I made it fullscreen it ran very slowly. I also had another problem. Sometimes it was very dark. Sometimes it ran fine, then it was dark. It isn't a big problem, but kind of annoying because the whole game is played at night.

Other than that this is a great game. I gave it 5 stars because of the storyline and compared to most games it did not have that many bad points. I urge people to buy it not only because it is a great game but because IT IS ONLY ..., WHICH IS A STEAL.

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Summary: Deus Ex , in few words: It is a Great game
Review: Deus Ex takes the best from some games and put all of it together in a single game, it isn't just another shooter where you are the all-powefull super man, who kill everyone with his super weapon, here you are a man, ok a man with nano technologies and augmentations, but you can die with a few hits in your head, or you could lose some speed if you get hit in your legs. DeusEx is a game where you can finish each mision in your own way, maybe you can get what someone want and trade it for what you want, or maybe you can just shot him and get that in the easy way, every desicion you take will make the game to go in a diferent way, while you play and complete objectives you will get skill which you use to give your player skill in computers, electronics, rifles, lock picking, etc. If you like a RPG kind of game where you can explore , decide and shot some bad guys, this is the game for you. And if you enter in EIDOS website you can download the patch for multiplayer and a lever editor for you to create your own leves for a multiplayer game.

If you are not sure yet to get the game, don't think it too much, go get it it is great

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Summary: Buy it!!!
Review: Seriously here, buy this game, you WILL NOT regret it. Are you like many gamers, and sick of playing the standard look for a key game? Deus Ex has keys to doors you'll need to open, but quite frequently there are more ways to get through the door. It's an incredible game all around, with a rich plot, interesting characters, and open-ended game play. BUY IT!!! NOW!!! I could rave all day about this game, but the fact is, you'd be best to just play it yourself, and with the price this low, it'll be like you're stealing.

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Summary: Eidos, it's the 21st century!
Review: Well, I'd really like to play this game. But since Eidos is still developing games for last century's operating systems, I have been denied the pleasure. Games like Half Life and Diablo play quite nicely on NT and 2000 Professional (21st century operating systems). Check the date, Eidos, and get with it.

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Summary: Great game... but it will lock up
Review: It's to bad too. The game is awesome, plot,grafics and twists are second to none,but very unstable and the manufactuer is not willing to help.

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Summary: Good but buggy
Review: Let me start out by saying this really is a GOOD game but it does suffer from some problems.

First off, it runs TERRIBLY in Direct3D UNLESS you download the patch, problem solved. Don't think you can get away with this either. I have a PIII800 with 128mb Ram and a 64mb GeForce card.

The AI is pretty terrible. Sometimes it does what it really should do and alot of times it doesn't. Sometimes a group of enemies will hear me and storm the room, other times an enemy will run around in a circle 5 feet in front of me allowing me to cap him to death. You can pick up dead bodies to hide them but most of the time the enemies just walk by their dead buddies and just assume he is taking a nap with a gaping head wound.

Another problem would be crashes. My first day playing I locked up 3 times (had to Ctrl+Alt+Del to get out). And also had 2 Fatal Errors.

Save games take up anywhere from 8mb to 30+ (and possibly even more).

Load times between areas is pretty bad, especially considering I have a decently powerful system. I couldn't imagine the length on anything less.

All that aside I really do enjoy the game...great story, pretty good graphics, and great sound effects. But I think System Shock 2 is a much better game by far, if you haven't played that yet I would suggest trying that first.

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Summary: A smart approach to the FPS genre
Review: Deus Ex has a nasty habit of pulling you into its world when you least expect it to, leaving your concerns of the real world behind (such as your job, eating, your spouse) as you slip on the trenchcoat of UNATCO operative JC Denton.

The game plays out like some crazy episode of the X-Files, with conspiracies flying at the player from all directions. The very basic premise of Deus Ex has agent JC Denton investigating a mysterious plague that has engulfed the world in the near future. Denton is augmented with nano-technology, which allows for the development of specific abilities, such as regeneration of health or increased strength. Through the course of the game the player can decide how to grow the character. He can be a ruthless killing machine, an expert in all weapons, or he can operate via stealth, breaking into computer systems or installations silently to accomplish his goals.

The conspiracies unfold via conversations with other characters, such as Denton's fellow UNATCO agent and brother, Paul; e-mails and other electronic communications. In the world of Deus Ex, all is not what it seems, as JC Denton soon learns.

One of the best aspects of the game is that it can be played as the player sees fit. With each situation JC encounters, there are many different ways to solve the problem. This also results in high replayability, as you can start the game over and try it with different tactics.

With many places selling Deus Ex at a discount, now is the perfect time to engulf yourself in the world of Deus Ex.

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Summary: A superior shooter, sneaker, and role-playing game
Review: What a fantastic game this was. I was never a first-person shooter fan at all until I picked up this game off the rack on a whim one day. I have never played anything quite like this, and I doubt that I will anytime soon. It is one of the best that I have ever played. This game is a great shooter, with a heavy dose of stealth, and a lot of good character development (role-playing).

Deus Ex has a 3-D, fully explorable, virtual world in each mission that is so detailed, it's breathtaking. If you can stack crates up high enough, or jump far enough, or find a crawlspace, then you can get anywhere on the screen. You can run into a room with machine guns/rocket launcher blazing, or you can quietly sneak to the rooftops and pick off the bad guys with your sniper rifle (the coolest weapon in any video game). The sound is excellent. It's not just fancy, but it is very precise. You have to pay close attention to the sounds that you make, so that you will not alert your enemies to your presence. The closest game that I have ever seen in this respect is Thief. But Deus Ex is not Thief. In Thief, your character never develops throughout the game, and he is very weak in direct combat. In Deus Ex, you use skill points and augmentations to increase your abilities throughout the game, and you can survive a good fight.

Everything in Deus Ex is precise. The entire map for each mission runs simultaneously in real-time. Let me give you an example. Suppose that you set a booby trap in room A, run into room B, hack the security computer, and then take control of the security cameras in room A. You can watch the room on the cameras, and wait for a bad guy to walk into your trap and get taken out by it (it will be just where you left it).

There are a lot of other features that I loved about Deus Ex. One is that it is not a pure fantasy game. It is set in a possible futuristic world at real locations, like the Statue of Liberty, Paris, and Hong Kong. Almost all of the opponents are humans, robots, or technologically augmented humans, somewhat of a nice change from the usual assortment of demons, zombies, and monsters that you find in most games.

And finally, the soundtrack for this game is fantastic. Each mission has its own regular music, and then action music that kicks in when combat begins. Some of the action music is cheesy, but the rest of the music is great. It is just what you would want for an action-packed, futuristic game.

Does Deus Ex have any drawbacks? I believe so. One is that the storyline is pretty uncreative, and it drags on a bit too long. The plot twists are your basic conspiracy bent on world domination cliches. Another disadvantage is that the AI in the game leaves a lot to be desired. Enemies become alerted to your presence, but if you disappear, then they soon become unalert and patrol around again like you were never there (even if one of their buddies has been killed). You can get past a lot of heavily guarded rooms by abusing the AI.

That said, Deus Ex makes my Top Five games of all time. I recommend it for anyone.

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Summary: Excellent game
Review: I've been playing this game every chance I get, which doesn't seem to be often enough. I'm currently only in Hong Kong, but everything I've gone through so far has been really cool. The story is excellent, the game play is sharp, and anyone who has ever handled a gun should recognize it doesn't hold as steady as many FPS's would have you believe. Which is why I like the sniper rifle's movement when you zoom in. It's another touch of realism to the game. So yeah, this game is a winner by my book.

I'd also like to point out my system. I have a PII 350, 256MB of RAM, and a Viper V770 video card, and this game runs like a champ on my system. I did have to lower a couple settings a little, but it hasn't hindered my game play at all, and everything still looks sharp. So in conclusion, I'd like to say, to all of you who have GeForce 2s and PIIIs and still can't get the game to run well... Haha! Keep upgrading, maybe that will help! Or just get yourself a PII and a Viper V770.