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Deus Ex

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game ever made period. This is not your typical quake/Soldier of Fortune game one might expect. There is so much to do and explore in this game that the replay value is extraordinary. You can take time and read newspapers, books, talk to all the different people you encounter, and explore so much.
The storyline is fantastic and will keep you interested and wanting more through the entire game. It is a definite conspiracy story geniously crafted into a game experience like no other. I loved the points and skills design to the game and really loved the non linear gameplay attribute to almost every level. You can either blast your way through (although I wouldn't try it) or use stealth, hack computers and turrets, and find all kind of round about ways of killing your enemies.
There really is nothing to complain about in this game except that the interface is a little annoying but after a slight learning curve one can get over that. The graphics engine also just doesn't seem up to the challange as well. I know it's an older title but if you haven't played this classic stop reading and buy it now!

A Modern Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex was made by Ion Storm, whose team largely consisted of the people from Looking Glass Studios (System Shock series and Theif series).

From looking at the screenshots, Deus Ex appears to be a first-person-shooter. And while it uses a first-person format, it is in fact an RPG-Shooter-Action/Adventure game all rolled into one. And that is one of the many things that makes it great. The game is also unique in that it is up to you what course of action to take. Entering a secret base can be done by going in guns blazing, or you could sneak in through the vents, or you could hack into the security system and turn the base's defenses against the bad guys. Another thing is the level of detail. You can stack crates up to make a crude stair way. You can turn on some water to put yourself out if you are on fire (or use a fire extnguisher), food provides minor healing benifits and your character can even smoke cigarettes!

The plot is too complicated to describe here. But I will say that you are in for some very big surprises if you have never played this game before. The game lives up to its conspiracy theme and many things are truely NOT what they seem. In addition to a large cast of supporting characters, you can interact with ALL NPCs (Non-Player-Characters. That is civilians on the street, friendly soldiers, the people who populate the world). Every single one of them has something to say if you talk to them.

In addition to all of that, your character is highly customizable. You choose skin color and your real name at the beginning of the game and then you further customize your characer by choosing what skills to put your skill points into and what augmentations (nanite 'programs' that give your character new abilities) you install. What you choose effects how you play the game. You can be a grunt by pouring skill-points into weapons related skills and choosing such augmentations as targeting and ballistic shield. You could be a stealthy spy/assassin by choosing low-tech weapons and stealth related skills and such augmentations as cloak and run-silent. You can even be a frog-man by choosing swimming related skills and augmentations. The possibilities are endless.

The game's graphics and sound hold up suprisingly well for a game whose development started in 1997 and was released in 2000. While the game lacks advanced shaders and lighting that you would find in such games as F.E.A.R. or Quake 4, the real visual and audio beauty of this game lies in its realism and ambience. The streets of New York for example, are filled with litter, garbage cans, flickering neon signs, and graffiti. Pigeons fly about, feeding on scraps of food left on the ground or in garbage cans as in real cities. Homeless people huddle around barrel fires and street-walkers (prostitutes) stand around trying to sell their services, while police sirens can be heard in the distance. Of course this is just describing New York: ALL of the game's missions have this level of detail and ambience. Each mission is unique and has its own quality. As a result, it feels more 'alive' than just about any other game around.

The game's music is simply unforgettable. It was popular enough that the Game of the Year edition of Deus Ex featured a seperate soundtrack CD that contained all of the game's music. The game's music reflects the mood and atmoshphere of each area you are in. Out on the streets of New York, you are treated to an 'urban beat.' Inside a bar, the music is upbeat and lively. In Hong Kong, the music is oriental in flavor. Inside a secret base, you are treated to a more 'techno' type track. Even more unique, the music dynamically changes depending on the events taking place. When you are walking around the streets, you get an ambient track. During a firefight, the music changes to something more fast-paced. During a conversation, the music changes to something more relaxed. The intro and outro cutscenes have their own unique variations of the music as well.

The multiplayer patch and the patch that fixes the Direct-3D performance problems are included in the Game of the Year Edition, butare downloadable if you bought the standard edition. That said, the multiplayer feature is creative. You can choose your augmentations and skills before you play. My only complaint for multiplayer (and the game in general) is that you can only play deathmatch. However, downloadable 'mods' have largely fixed this and the game's original intent was to tell a great story through singleplayer, so it is forgivable.

The game's system requirements were high when it was released (unless you had a Voodoo card for which it was originally optimized). However, by modern standards this game is no sweat and will run on most systems. Still, for maximum performance, you will want at least a 500 MHZ processor and a 32MB Video Card and 128MB of RAM. With those specifications, you can run the game with every graphical feature turned on at 1152 x 826 at 30 to 40 frames a second.

The game's replay value is unmatched. I have had this game since its release in June of 2000 and have never gotten tired of it. Literally every time you play this game, you will discover something new. If you are new to PC gaming or are looking for something refreshing, this is one game I would strongly recommend.

I beg of you

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you haven't had the privilege to play this brilliant game, do yourself a favor: get it as soon as possible and play it. You certainly won't be dissapointed if you like RPG or FPS games at all. I won't go into detail regarding the game and its features, for many users have already explained them. However, I do have to say I envy anyone who will play this for their first time - You are in for a great ride.

SO spectacular.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: January 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a victim of injustice, and horribly overlooked and underrated (yes, even with the 5's everywhere!). Without a doubt, of course, the fault lies with Daikatana and the ever-special John Romero, who just about singlehandedly buried Ion Storm and its potential. Daikatana is why I tuned out from buying this game (until the overwhelming word of mouth forced me to try it), and I'm sure it is a big reason why most gamers didn't give it a second glance when it was released. It was my loss.

In short, this game is the best in several years...the story, characters and dialog are simply incredible, and technically the game is all but perfect: gameplay, music, sound, voice acting, length, graphics, maps, atmosphere, ending...EVERYTHING works.

I haven't felt this blown away by a game in years, and there is now no game I'm looking forward to more than Deus Ex 2. Warren Spector is a god, and his team and game deserve much more than one degree of separation from the likes of Romero and Daikatana. If you liked System Shock, Thief, cyberpunk worlds like that of Blade Runner, and story quality equal to Planescape:Torment, get this game. It'll be the most enjoyable weeks of gameplay you've had in years, if ever.

Deus Ex

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex is a first person shooter rpg. It is one of the best games ever made with a long and excellent single player gameplay and with a great replay value. It has a great and lenghty storyline. Set in the future, the world is in bad shape with martial law almost all cities, there is poverty and famine everywhere, now a plague called grey death has broken out. Besides a great story the player will be given options of what to say everywhere and the story changes the way you play. Like in the first mission you have to take over the terrorist in the statue of liberty, if you killed the terrorist leader then after a few missions someone will take revenge. In another you have to save a girl hostage, if you save her you will be rewarded and if you failed the game will continue it does not say mission failed, restart level, and the game has three great endings. You play J.C.Denton an agent in the unatco with his brother paul. Unatco is an anti terrorist agency, a few missions later you will find out what the agency really is. Denton is a bionic man who can be trained to hack computers, pick locks, use powerfull weapons and even move or swim faster with the nanotech upgrades. Deus Ex's level design is fantastic, You can go anywhere and do anything you want. All the objectives have several approaches to complete, there is always a door you can blow it open with explosives, a door with a lock you can pick, a door with a computerised lock you can hack open ect. The world detail is fantastic, you can turn on the shower, operate the soda machine ect, there are also a lot of secrect passage. Be sure to explore all the places and talk to everyone you see and the crosshair shows green before going to the next level.

Deus Ex is very hard game and you upgrade your skills as you play. Players may find the game very frustrating as they will find themselves without enough ammo, multitool or lockpicks, that is mostly because they wasted their inventory. Deusex is a game in which every bullet and other items you use matters. It is also a game to save every minuite, it is better to save before every combat and reload the game if you wasted a lot of inventory items and not only if you got killed. The AI is very bad, but i think it is part of the game, as it is not a game with you as a heavily armed soldier must kill all the smart bad guys and procced to the next level. It is a game which gives you hard choices and second guess every action you do. Only the correct choices will get you past the bad guys even if they are very dumb. Deusex multiplayer is also good, It is a much different experiance from other games, you have to hack computers ect. Deus Ex is built on the unreal tournament engine. I played it on the Direct3D video mode and the game runs very smooth, load times were good. The first version may be optimised only for 3dFx-Glide but this version has a great direct3d code. I played it on direct3d 800x600x32 with detail textures and the game runs fine, opengl support is also quite good. The bad things are, the graphics are not very good, the charecters look very ugly, save games take large disk space. But the great gameplay makes up for it. Deus Ex is one of the best games i have ever played, it deserves the game of the year award. Get Deus Ex, It is the game of the future.

An amazing experience. A massively detailed world.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I won't try to explain the game, because many other people have.
All I can say is that the whole experience is great. This is a sublime game.
The best parts are the town sections. Going through all the shops and buildings in places like Hong Kong and exploring all the hidden rooms and passages.

Other games have levels which are linear walks through a forest or generic bunkers, with perhaps some dynamic lighting and a couple of hard bits. Big deal.

The creators of Deus Ex have put in huge amounts of effort to make this a detailed experience. Right from all the elements of character creation, weapon customisation, to the engaging storyline, this is a masterpiece. It deserves nothing less than the highest accolades.

The "Deus Ex Machina" of gaming

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is truly a god above all others. I agree with a previous reviewer that playing this game can ruin gaming in a way. No other game even comes close (System Shock 2 a very distant second). The imagery and music are so powerful -- they leave a lasting nostalgia for the game that borders on the spiritual.

The two most memorable scenes of the game for me are Vandenberg and the Gas Station. The feeling of emptiness and desolation these levels give is exquisite. The Vandenberg level has to be the most complex and detailed map of any game I've ever seen. It's basically an interactive novel...you can walk the equivalent of miles in this level and never get bored.

There is so much more I could say...just get the game, turn the lights off, and have fun...

Can't wait for Deus Ex 2!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I started playing this game just to take a break from Morrowind and NWN. I planned on playing it for just a couple of hours, but I got hooked, and have been unable to stop. DE is an excellent mix of FPS, roleplay, and adventure that gives you the freedom to play however you want. Do you want to waste anything that moves? Load up on everything from the mini-crossbow to a LAW, and pick up/purchase weapon upgrades. Or would you rather just sneak around and hack into computers and security networks? Just stock up on the right tools and focus on the appropriate skills. The game's plot is something of a mix of the X-Files and Matrix. There is never a dull moment from the time the game starts. When you play this game, you won't be able to wait for Deus Ex 2 either! (Ships Spring '03)

Awsome Sci-Fi RPG / FPS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex was the game that steered me away from FPS and toward RPG. Indeed, Deus Ex was way ahead of its time; one of those games that merge two genres almost seamlessly (RPG and FPS). By 2007 standard, graphic will look somewhat dated, but gameplay still rocks, whether you chose to run and gun or sneak and peak, Deus Ex offers multiple paths to complete objectives.
On top of the outstanding gameplay, Deus Ex serves up tons of sci-fi elements mixed in with heavy doses of conspiracy theories. Indeed, playing Deus Ex can feel like immersing yourself in a noirish/cyber-funk/sci-fi novel rather than playing a game.
Deus Ex is not perfect (which is good, because personally, I will have a hard time living in the "real world" after playing the perfect game) ie. enemies AI could be better. Sound-wise, music and voice acting is good, but most of the weapons sound weak. Also, the main quest is somewhat linear - I wish you have a choice of which faction to side with. However, there are 3 different endinds depend on the choice you make, and trust me, if you get this far, you'll do all 3 because the game intrigues you so much.
After all these times, Deus Ex is still in a class by itself. I can only think of 1 other game with sci-fi themed FPS/RPG elements that might come close to Deus Ex: System Shock 2. Therefore, if you want an alternative from the fantasy themed dungeon and dragon type RPG games - Deus Ex is the game to play.
Other good sci-fi RPG games that I also recommend after Deus Ex: Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic series, System Shock 2, and Fallout series. If you know any other good sci-fi RPG games, please let me know.

PS. Although listed for Windows 98 & ME, Deus Ex runs flawlessly on XP.

Great game, if you can get it to work.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I saw the "compatible with xp" sticker so I did not forsee any problems. It took about a week of trying different install kernels, editing .ini files, mounting disk images, and various other things to try and install this in XP. Eventually I just had to install it on a win2000 machine and move all the folders to mine via flash thumb drive.

But if you can get it to install it is a great atmospheric game. A good mix between KOTOR and Perfect Dark.

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