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Eidos and Ion Storm ruins an impossible to ruin sequel.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex 1 was perfect and still stands as one of the best games ever (if you can overlook the outdated graphics). How did they go wrong with this? They had the perfect blueprint from the original game and screwed it all up by dumbing the gameplay down for a simultaneous console release (even after Warren Spector said he wouldn't dumb down the gameplay).

The environments are much smaller this time around, damage system is lousy (at v. 1.0, a hit anywhere on an enemy did the same damage).

My biggest gripe is the original was a very realistic Scifi FPS with meticulous ammunition management and yet in the sequel we get universal ammo and weapons that don't even need to be reloaded. It's like they're stepping backwards.

Another cruddy element is the idle stance the characters have. It doesn't look natural. Every character when idle stands like a 3D character that hasn't been rigged yet with their arms a foot from their sides.

The music was yet another step back for the series as well. There were no memorable themes (aside from the title and opening movie) and they ditched dynamic music which I loved in the original game (when you snuck around unnoticed, one song played, and when you were in combat, another higher tempo and more action packed variation segued in).

Finally, it's a minor element, but I also miss the camera bob from the original game. It made the camera movement feel more natural and once again is a step backwards for the series. I hope Eidos is paying real close attention to these negative reviews when they develop DX3.

Take this bio-mod to the trash bin

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: September 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrible in every way possible. The graphics actually take a step backward from the first Deus Ex. The RPG element that was so great in the first game was hacked into pieces for this game, making it nearly unplayable. The plot is perhaps one of the worst I have ever encountered. The maps are small, which means very little exploring.

Overall, this game is not worth the box it comes in. I am very disappointed that Eidos would slap together a game like this and unleash it on the public. Shame on you Eidos. We know you are capable of so much more!

Deus Ex Invisible War = Terrible = Buy Deus Ex Game of the Year Edition.

DEus ex: invisible war

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

well this game is an awseom game, ive palyed it b4, but for sum reason the dvd version dosnt like to update the game files...

Not Quite as Good As the 1st Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This was a fun game, all though it wasn't as good as the first game. ( which by the way if you haven't played it you are missing out on one of the GREATEST GAMES EVER !!!) Ion Storm did make the game a little easier...for example one ammo fits all...but I was put off by some of the blurry settings..nanite swell 11????? made it difficult to really explore those areas. All in all considering the price...less than $5.00...a very nice game to play & re-play.

Second only to the original Deus Ex

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I read about the previews to this new Deus Ex, I was skeptical. I really thought it was going to be a dog. But, being such an extreme fan of the original, I was still looking forward to how it would be. I was especially irked by the removal of the skill system, a system that I thought made the game more like an RPG instead of just a first person action adventure game. After I played it, I was very impressed. It looks graphically stunning, has even more player freedom than the first Deus Ex, and even more endings. I loved playing through this game. It is a bit easier than the first one, but still squarely in the right range of difficulty to maintain my interest, but not make me too frustrated that I get killed in the same area over and over.

In the final analysis, this is a spectacular game much like the first, but the original Deus Ex is still my favorite game of all time.

Not that bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I know when Invisible War came out there were issues. Yes it does not live up tho the original, and hopefully there will be a 3rd in the series. But in 2007 with the proper computer system, and its price it's, a solid game.

A fine game blasted by fans for no good reason

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think many fans must have thought that Ion Storm was just going to remake the original Deus Ex with better graphics and were turned off immediately. Almost everything has been redesigned in Invisible War, so I'll just mention the most obvious things.

(1) What everyone seems to be pounding their fists about is that the skill point system is gone. I've played the original game several times and I still don't see the point of training in Medicine and Swimming. There is still Hacking, but it is handled by an Augmention that you can install and uninstall as need be. All Augmentions can be installed and uninstalled if you have the generic canisters, and there are plenty to go around.

(2) Invisible War focuses entirely on the Augmentions, and they made a good decision to have lots of augmentions available early in the game. My main criticism of Deus Ex 1 is that certain augmentations are hugely helpful like Speed and Toxin Resistance, while others just don't have much utility. The same goes for skills. Hacking is hugely important in Deus Ex 1. Also, since many are not available early in the game in Deus Ex 1, you don't get to experiment with the augmentions which I think is the whole point of a cyberpunk-themed game.

(3) The enemy AI is scary good. Deus Ex 1 had pretty weak enemy AI, at least compared to No One Lives Forever which came out about the same time.

(4) Weapons and weapon mods are also quite different. In Deus Ex 1, you can't hit the broad side of a barn with the pistol unless you specialize in the weapon class or use like five accuracy mods. Invisible War, the mods can be used to strengthen the weak aspects of a certain weapon (like refire rate) or add new abilities (like infliction of EMP damage). Grenades and mines are now separate things and enemies often carry grenades with them (similar to No One Lives Forever 2). The melee combat in this game is also quite good here.

(5) What I was most delighted about is that you don't need speed and jumping augmentions to get around in this game. The character is quite fast and agile normally. You can jump and mantle over things better than Garrett in the Thief games. On that note, there is real stealth play in this game, not the half-baked stealth in Deus Ex 1. Many of the people who worked Thiefs Dark Project and Deadly Shadows worked on the Deus Ex games, and the influence is obvious here.

(6) The only thing is didn't like is the inventory system which is a little clumsy and not space-based, so you can carry a flamethrower, a rocket laucher, and like 4 other big weapons at the same time.

(7) The biggest shock for me was that the "Bots" have all been totally redesigned. They all are modeled after animals! I'm not kidding you, you military bot is a dinosaur with a rocket launcher mounted on its back. I think this was a stroke of genius in terms of the story because after "the Collapse" most technology would have been abandoned or recreated from stratch.

On the surface, this is a huge departure from Deus Ex 1, but the stories are well-connected. The NPC interaction is just as strong as in Deus Ex 1, and they got the "side-quest" idea implemented right. The voice-acting is still first rate, and the music sounds good.

If you've played Deus Ex 1 and know the back story, give this game a fair shake. On the final mission, fans of the first game should look for a cute reference to a hilarious conversation between Gunther Hermann and Anna Navarre.

A Gem

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ion Storm went out of business, but you can still get this great game for next to nothing. Note: this is NOT a FPS, nor is it an RPG. It's an adventure game. I know fans of the original Deus Ex (it's an amazing game) bash this game for streamlining the character ability system, but I simply take this game on it's own merits. Game sequels are hit or miss, and in this case, depth was sacrificed for a little more flash - and even Deus Ex fans will grudgingly acknowledge there was no way to follow that game up... so, the graphics are showing their age, to be sure, but the story, voice acting and music certainly aren't(fantastic soundtrack). This is a thoroughly fleshed-out game world, and the joy of it is trying different tactics to resolve situations. Flip-flopping between different loyalties in the game doesn't amount to much in the way of opening up new options, but it doesn't shortchange you either. That's a design aesthetic you'll either like, or you won't. I give this game high marks for atmospheric detail. It's a game I can always go back and fire up one more time and still get a kick out of.

There is a free version 1.2 patch online that I highly recommend.

I was disappointed...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Yeah, this really suffers form Consolitus... Meaning while developped along side a console version alot of the game and it game play stem from optimization for a Consol rather then a PC. Pick one or teh other then port over guys...

A Cult Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Although not for everyone, DE: Invisible War is a great game. It has a storyline that goes deep and a world that is quite interesting. It is a bit far-fetched for some, but if you enjoy a good scifi story you will enjoy this game. The only major con that comes to mind is that the loading times are sometimes a bit long, if you can get over that you will have a lot of fun. In reality: 4.5 stars

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