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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.

Get over DX1!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 19
Date: March 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A lot of reviewers have compared DX:IW with DX1 and decided the former was a step background. I beg to differ.

Level Design ("the levels are too small"): It is true that DX1's levels were more expansive than DX:IW's, but they were not any freer. I never feel limited in DX:IW. Every area presents the same number of approaches and options, but with a whole lot less running across empty expanses. On the topic of level design, DX:IW's levels make so much more sense than DX1's. In DX:IW, apartments have bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and small living areas; dance clubs have dance floors, VIP lofts, security check-ins and offices. DX1's level design was laughable (recall the Statue of Liberty), not just on an aesthetic level but with regards to gameplay as well. Levels that don't jive with logic don't play well.

Biomods ("the upgrade system is dumbed-down"): "Streamlined" may sound like a euphamism for "dumbed-down," but in DX:IW's case, it's true. It didn't make sense to have 2 unrelated upgrade systems in the first DX. DX:IW's upgrade system presents players the same kinds of critical choices DX1 presented and basically allows customization of the sort that was handled by DX1's point system (e.g. for the leg biomod, you must choose between moving faster and moving stealthier, and the right choice depends on your style of play). I was skeptical before playing but DX:IW's upgrade system works.

Ammo ("there's only one kind"): Again, streamlining. Juggling different kinds of ammunition in DX1 was simply one consideration too many. DX:IW deals with that issue and focuses the player's attention on more important tactical considerations. Yeah, its weird to use the same ammo in a shotgun as in a rocket launcher--but its also weird to be trundling about carrying both a shotgun and a rocket launcher (and probably a number of other pocketsize items too).

Length ("it's too short"): It's simply not. According to IGN.com, DX:IW takes roughly 20 hours to beat. In addition, DX:IW is the kind of game you'll want to replay to make different gameplay choices (choose different biomods, choose different ways to beat misions, choose different factions to ally with). As far as lasting appeal goes, DX:IW excels.

Admittedly, DX:IW has flaws: load times are frequent and lengthy, for example. But generally the game rocks. Every area presents unique problems with numerous solutions, just like DX1 but more streamlined. Levels are short and sweet but not too small. The varied gameplay and concise level design keep things interesting and fresh.

I suppose reactions to DX:IW are subjective and I don't doubt that those who gave this game a bad review truly disliked it. I'm an intellectual gamer who digs turn-based strategy games, tactical shooters, and stealth games but can't stand the monotony of turn-based RPGs and Dungeon Crawlers or the mindlessness of racing/sports games and Run-N-Gunners (like Unreal Tournament). If you have similar tastes, then I highly recommend DX:IW--even over DX1.

It's really not that bad!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I don't see what all the fuss is about. I really did enjoy this game, and I DID play the first Deus Ex.
Well, just to break away from every other review here, I'm going to try to NOT compare DX:IW to the first one.

First off, the game moves along very fast. And I don't mean framerate, but gameplay and story. Maybe even too fast sometimes. Oh well.
The story that's there is VERY good, better so then say...Unreal 2, but that's just me.
Some people will say that the game is too short, and I agree with them on that.
But really all of these reviews are nitpicks and personal preferences to say the least.
Like for example, having to pay $50 for this "Stinkbomb", but that's another reason I was able to enjoy it so much, was because I payed $20! (Thank you Amazon!)

But since it's very hard to go without comparisons to DX 1,
please allow me a very small one: The lack of Lockpicks in DX:IW.
This is a MAJOR gripe on every messageboard, magazine, and website that I could find.

"The lack of Lockpicks shows how sucky the game is." Someone said. Well acually I made that quote up, but bear with me here, folks.
I liked only having to worry about one kind of gadgety thing.
I genuinely did.

In closing, I have to say: If you own an Xbox, then please rent.
If you must have it on PC, then go around the Z-shops and find this used.
...

I actually played the game and liked it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For fans of System Shock 2 and similar games, this is probably one of the only games published in 2003 that you may really like. Apperently this game has gotten a lot of negative critique but that is probably a conspiracy :-) . If you are a lover of intellingent games (and is intelligent yourself) this is the game to get! To play this game I acquired an FX5900XT Nvidia Card, and along with my XP1700+ processer and 512 MB RAM, the game runs just fine. I installed the patch before playing the game, so I must admist I never got to see how the initial release played... with the patch it's a great game. Funnily enough the installer of the game removed the demo, so I never got to see how it was because I couldn't play it with my previous graphics card.

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.

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.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've played the first few hours of this game and can happily report that I am having a blast with all the possibilities and options that it offers. It's been distilled down to what really counts, and that's the multiple solutions and emergent gameplay that made the first one so engaging. The weapons and biomods in this one rock! The interface takes a little getting used to, but now I like it. I'm running it at 800x600 with an AMD 1.7XP/NVidia Ti200 and it runs smooth for me!

WOW agh cant wait

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 14
Date: December 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

incredibly long deus ex review
i dont get it, everyone hates the fuzzy look yet to me it makes it that much more authentic finishing off the edges of objects..
i havent played the game but the demo graphics were truly amazing, incredible, awesome and uber. If you cant afford the amazing comp you'l need to play it then dont bother buying it...duh..
this games stunning graphics coupled with the immense havok physics engine makes the game get as close to the real world as youl get at the moment, until halflife 2 anyway. I mean the ai created a sorta barricade of soldiers near a doorway i had to pass, i saw them assemble through the wall
just in case your wondering what im running it on, im using a
athlon xp 3000+
1024 ddr ram
256mb radeon 9800pro
maxtor hard drive 120gig
now i dont know what kinda computers you people have got, but dont diss the game PLEASE! you give it a bad name when the game deserves more than that. As i say ive only played the demo but i love this game its too bad its not out in england yet.....
what ive gone on is the demo play alone, so what the games gonna be like i cant imagine, the plot, the extra weapons, the supposed being able to meld your own choices, yet to be confirmed to me and the rest of course.

In conclusion, this game is so much better than any other game on the market !at the moment!. it'l quickly be put behind with the line of games that are coming soon that work on lower end pcs and are better in every way.

but if you own an amazing pc,, dont miss out

If you own a bad, weak, average pc its not for you wait for hl2!

agh damnit, i have to write essay's smaller than this at school why cant they all be this easy?!

Great FPS with intriguing story line

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've played through Deus Ex IW at least three times and every time is as much fun as the first. Especially since you can have three different endings. It has an interesting story line and some good weapons. I like the sci-fi aspect concerning bio-modification. It adds something extra to the game.

I had no installation or game-play issues. Everything works well on the high end settings. Tried to play through Deus Ex, but the graphics suck and I'm too spoiled with the new gen game engines and graphics that I probably will never finish the first game.

Deus Ex IW is one of my favorite FPS games.

Best Game Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I baught this game I thought it was going to be just like part one of this game. But I was truly surprised by just how much better it is. I found it to be more thrilling than part one and I am able to do a whole lot more with it. I would totally say to get it while you can before it is gone. I believe you will enjoy it just as much as I have so far to date.

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