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Wow Factor: High

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 56 / 117
Date: June 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game looks excellent, for the info go [online].P>First, this is the sequel to one of the best games ever. The original has won countless awards and has received very high reviews. Definitely a game everyone should own weather you like FPS or not.

Deus Ex: Invisible War is going to expand on all of the concepts of the first including, better AI, much better graphics, and much better physics to just name the main points.

"Roughly 15 years after the events of the original, the world is just beginning to recover from catastrophic depression." They state. "As an elite anti-terrorist agent, you must fight numerous militant factions bent on violently reshaping the world to suit their own agendas. Using high-tech gadgetry and futuristic body modification (or biomods), you are granted near superhuman powers." You are Alex D. A clone of the original JC Denton (Male or female, your choosing.) You're pretty much trying to find the original host. (The Hero of Deus Ex.)

This time around, the game will not be nearly as linear as the original. You will be able to make more choices. There will be no scripted shootouts or cut scenes. Everything is game play, it's your choice how you play the game, and the environment will react to it.

Along with the better graphics, the physics and AI will be noticeably better. They will react to nearly everything and will be much smarter this time around. But the AI will be smarter, but to the extent of making the game fun, not smarter to make it hard and difficult, therefore taking away from the game play experience. If you were to fill a room with toxic gas, would it be more fun for an enemy to walk into it and die, or avoid it and sound an alarm because he could notice it. That is what the developers have to try and accomplish.

The game follows a combination of all 3 endings to the original Deus Ex, relying more on the "New Dark Age" but still having parts of the other endings in it. (Not that bad of a spoiler.)

And then there is of course, the compelling and dynamic storyline set in a somewhat Cyberpunk setting like the original. You will have 3 possible factions to join, (Two at the beginning and one mid way.) Each will have completely different motives and goals. There also will be the large branching conspiracy that kept you going and kept you paranoid, doubting your allies, and making you think about whom to trust.

These are just a couple tid-bits on this wonderful game. Check it out.

cool but not the best

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 310
Date: October 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the first one you will like this one.But do not I repeat do not buy this for your child thats it short and sweet

DOES NOT SUPPORT GEFORCE MX OR OLDER ATI

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 25
Date: November 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I downloaded the demo and it wouldn't launch. Turns out your 3D card MUST HAVE pixel and vertex shading, T&L is not good enough. This is according to the Readme file that came with the demo. Thanks a lot Eidos/Ion Storm. At least Lucas Arts and other game companies games RUN with older hardware minus a few bells and whistles. I guess I'll buy this from the cheap stack in Wal-Mart 3 years from now when I can afford to upgrade my computer.

Pale Imitaion

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 22 / 37
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was made for the console only, all the great things about the first one have been taken out, from the skill sets, ammo, reloading, the inventory. Everything has been super simplified so now its a FPS not an action rpg. ALso your looking about around 15 hours of gameplay. The most revolutionary thing they did in this game was put in the console market nowing it it is going to sell well becuase it has a great name. FOrgot to mention a very weak AI and no head shots or body specific damage like the first one. They should of named it DIET Deus Ex

First was amazing and this looks it too

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 19
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Reviews are popping up and saying this is great, perhaps not quite as revolutionary than the original, but the original was one of the best games ever made for the PC so its a bit hard to surpass it even if you make a truly great game.

Lost in translation

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was, and am, a big fan of the original Deus Ex. Even now, years after its original release, I still consider it to be a great game (in today's standards). Dont get me wrong, Deus Ex was by no means a perfect game, but it is one of the best you'll ever find.

However, after playing the demo, it is obvious that Deus Ex: Invisible War doesnt live up to the original. In fact, the game in general is in many ways steps down from the original. It is as if Deus Ex is the sequel to this game. Thats how much they have "dumbed down" the series. For those who played the original, remember the ATM hacking in the game? They took away that ATM interface, now its all a stat check. Remember hacking security consoles and see those little side by side camera feeds? Now we have an interface with a few lines of text (very big fonts). Headshots no longer kills. All weapons uses the same ammo type (pistol ammo = shortgun's = rocket launcher's = taser/riot prod's). No skills system. Inventory interface that doesnt allow the use of mouse (yet another indication of the developers favoring designs for the XBox).

Imagine my suprise, confusion, and eventual disappointment when I sneak up behind a guard and used the taser on his neck like I did in the original, just to find out it takes more than 10 seconds to stun the guy. This is just one of many "features" (in addition to those mentioned above). I am sure you'll find more.

This game is designed for console gameplay. It is actually more like a poorly translated port of the XBox version than a PC game sequel.

Dont take my word for it. Try the demo. Read the posts in numerous message boards and see what other people think. The majority agrees with the fact that this is a big disappointment. Being such a big fan of the original (like most who posted their thoughts online regarding this game), nobody is more unhappy than I was at the fact this sequel is such a big let down. I wish it could have been better. I have waited for a DX sequel since before it was a rumor, when I finished the game for the very first time. But reality is cruel.

Chances are, the XBox version will be fine. Since this game is essentially made for it. It wont be as good as the original, but it will be fine. But the PC version is simply unjustified. Buy this game at your own risk.

Converted Console Crap

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 31
Date: December 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

"Deus Ex - Invisible War" is the second game after "Tomb Raider - The Angel of Darkness" Eidos completely screwed up in 2003. LEAVE IT! CANCEL YOUR PREORDERS! This game is worth zero bucks.
The graphics are far below average and the interface is worse. It's simply converted from the X-Box-Version and does not reach the possible quality of a PC-Version of the game. They took an olympic runner and - fascinated by the idea of making him faster - sawed of his legs.

So Far, So Good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was apprehensive from the ads that this was targeted to a much younger audience than the first game, but upon playing the demo, it looks like they might have kept the dark atmosphere that was the core of the first game. At least it wasn't annoying like Unreal 2. As for how much gear you need, I was able to play the(very short)demo on a PIII 700 with an old ATI 8500 card. My advice would be to download the demo before you buy it.

Amazing Graphics.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Apparently none of you are running this game smoothly on a 9800pro and oc'd AMD. Run this game @ 1600x1200, 2xAA and 8x Aniso and then tell me that it doesn't have good graphics. I realize not everyone is running high-end machines but that's why there's a console version. You cant expect better graphics with the same card, it's a hardware limitation, not of the rendering engine.

I hear and a gree with your complaints about the crappy AI, no skills, unified ammo, and worst of all, that interface. It's HORRIBLE, absolutely horrible. I can't beleive it, they so blatantly cater to the console gamers, but WE made this game big.

It works out, i guess, pc gamers get crappy ports of Grand Theft Auto, because that belongs to console. Xbox should have a modded port of OUR game, fair enough. ok im done ranting. I'd say buy it if you see the promise that i see in the demo.

Best game of 2003

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Without a doubt the best game to play this year! It is in every way what the original was and in some ways more. No other game other than the first one gives you the feeling of having total control of the outcome. For a gamer that enjoys a game that makes you think, DX: Invisible War is a must have.

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