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4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex gives the player a LOT of control--there are tons of different weapons, weapon modifications, supplies, cybernetic augmentations that are upgrade-able, skills that are also upgrade-able, different items and routes to take advantage of. Roughly, your tactics fall into two categories--stealth and confrontation, but by combining various assets, there are often many approaches.

For instance, you can bypass a chokepoint by swimming underwater, using cloak to sneak past it, masking your approach by stacking large crates at key locations, unlocking ventilation ducts, disabling the security cameras and laser grids, walking on ledges and jumping off buildings, sniping from a distance, taking out the guards using silent darts, temporarily blinding them with gas grenades, or, if you've practically become a walking tank, by shooting explosives at them as your nano-augmentations absorb the damages. Your enemies may use different weapons, such as the sniper rifle, the flamethrower, and the plasma rifle. Your enemies may be immune to gas, flame, or bullets, may be augmented agents like yourself, or even transgenic creatures or space aliens. When you open fire, you may draw their attention even if you're cloaked. When you fire your stealth pistol, they would still hear the shots if they are close enough. You will have to consider the trade-offs as you budget your skill points, augmentation slots (minimizing toxic effects vs. carrying oxygen underwater, jumping higher and farther vs. running more quietly, being able to see a target's health points & LOS vs. being able to see through nearby walls, enhancing all augmentations vs. reducing their total battery consumptuion), and inventory space (a big rocket launcher vs. a smaller rifle with space for items such as biohazard suits and augmentation canisters).

The setting of the game is the 2050s. The powerful Bob Page has almost succeeded in merging with the machines and the computers, while at the same time tightening his control over the greater populace and thwarting intervention from informed individuals, such as the player's character JC Denton. The transition from mission to mission is smooth and natural as you become immersed in the story. Although the main objectives are fixed, your choice of optional secondary objectives often tweaks your situation in later missions. Exploration is rewarded with rare items and/or skill points. There are three ways to complete the game, each one reflecting a different faction and ideology, which may not be 100% appealing, but is nonetheless agreeable to some extent.

One drawback is the graphics, which at some point comes across as almost sloppy, but then again, the game is not nearly as taxing on memory, the CPU, and the graphics card as its peers.

Good gameplay, OK engine quality, very good storyline....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: January 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, for a game that uses the UNREAL ENGINE, the graphics are pretty disapointing.The music sound tracks are soooo cool!Really cool! And the sound effects are decent. I expected more. And the physic's aren't perfect, but the storyline, voice acting, and game play is great. There are five video modes available: Direct3D, Software Rendering, OpenGL, 3DFX GLIDE, and S3 Metal. Well, I chose OPENGL since my NVIDIA 64MB SDRAM AGP GeForce 2 MX 400/400 with latest drivers worked best and looked best with OpenGL mode, so.(37-42fps avg, on d3d 22-30fps avg). There are many RTS elements in Deus Ex, and the tutorials are very helpful. I recommend this game for RTS/first person shooter game play storyline diggers. :]

Close, but not perfect.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: September 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex is a very good game...but not a great game. The levels are super cool and there are a bunch of em, but the game gets somewhat repetitive and linear (until the last level).
The cybernetic augmentations (implants) allow for a certain amount of character specialization, but most of them are pretty useless in my opinion. I think I actually used 4 or 5 out of the 10-12 (or however many total augs there are). Only one or two were used with any sort of regularity.
The biggest disappointment, however, was the ending(s). There are several different endings, dependant upon choices you make during the game, and none of them were worth a .... The end game cinematics were .... There was little or no decent, clarifying information about what actually happened after the game ended, just a quote relating to the final decision made by the main character. Every one of the endings were extremely anticlimactic and truly left a bad taste in my mouth, especially considering the tremendous length of the game, as well as perhaps the strongest plot in any game I've ever played.
All that being said, these flaws simply detracted from what would have otherwise been a phenomenal gaming experience.
It's really too bad that a game like this, which does some things better than any other game I've ever played (the buildings/levels were brilliant), had to have such a poor ending sequence, thus leaving the gamer with a negative final impression of the game as a whole. The ending is the most important part of the game to me. Without a good ending, I just can't bring myself to give the game more than a "good" rating.

Truly a Game of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game after seeing how dirt cheap it was ($1.99 from the seller I used) and had heard it was great. I wasn't disappointed. The game takes you through a very engaging storyline merging several consipracy theories as a fierce, "nanoaugmented" anti-terrorist agent bent on stopping some bad people from taking over the world. The best part is that is that unlike most games that offer only a set way to accomplish your goals, Deus Ex let's you pick from from a dizzying array, playing off your character's individual set-up. You can go for a gunslinging soldier-build, to a stealthy, spring-from-the-shadows type that hardly ever has to squeeze off a shot. No matter whether you decide to break down doors and go in shooting or hack your way through a security system, Deus Ex's strongest point is its variability: you'll defintely have to play it more than once to take in most of it (and not even all of it); each playthrough will offer something new and exciting you didn't notice the first time around. For such an "old" game, it seems to me that it has definitely stood up to the test of time, graphics be damned.

Don't even think about it, just push "Add to Cart."

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a game for the cerebral gamer. My first impression of it was on an extremely overpowered computer (a 2005 performance Toshiba) and it seemed almost like a toy or a tech demo at first. It takes a little bit of time to get into the game, but I would compare it to System Shock 2 or Splinter Cell. There's significant depth to the story, and the gameplay itself is engrossing once one gets past the fact that it bears less resemblance to a traditional shoot-em-up game than to an RPG while it retains elements of each. The character is not pre-built, but the player has to make periodic choices about how to progress in the game.
There are multiple paths and both necessary and unnecessary objectives in the missions, as well as an intriguing plot and unique characters. The player can use brute force and strong-arm tactics, sneak around the enemy via hiding spots, take the roof, come in the front way, play it tough and be selfish with resources, or be diplomatic in his approach.
All in all, it's quite engrossing - and as frustrating as anything can be at times, since a decision early in the game can carry unfavorable consequences later. A rather realistic aspect of the plot is that it is often not possible to go back and remake the decision - but fortunately there are save slots for that!
Note that this game is based on the Unreal engine, and that it is six years old. Hence, if you're looking for the fanciest graphics and sounds or special fighting moves, you'll be disappointed; if you just want an engrossing story that you can play and replay with satisfaction, I don't know of any game quite like Deus Ex.

It has it ALL!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Its been a long time since.... no wait, I have NEVER played a game like this before. EVER! If its action you want- Deus Ex delivers. If its graphics- Deus Ex delivers. And if it is awesome plot that you want- Deus Ex surprises, thrills and then keeps on going!
Hands down, this game is the best game I have ever played on computer! Case closed. Not only does it take the first person shooter genre to a new level, but it combines it with excellent plot and the ability to choose your fate like none other. I remember being wowed by HalfLife. Deus Ex overshadows that in a heartbeat. Perhaps best of all, Deus Ex is challenging! It isn't easy to beat, making every little accomplished objective feel hard won... because it is.
Just when you think you're figuring it out, Deus Ex takes another exciting turn. And just then you think there is no more, there is.

The best ever - it will rule your world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's your First Person shooter with just about every single variable you can imagine. It's a futuristic setting where humans can be "augmented" either by limb replacements (cyborganisation) or nano-technology (internal augs). You can upgrade your abilities throughout the game, as well as modify your weapons to reduce recoil, increase clip capacity, accuracy, etc. You can even load different types of ammo. The real key though, is that if you equip a heavy weapon (rocket launcher), you'll move slower than if you were holding a pistol. Does any other "shooter" do that? Nope! And behind all of that, is a great story with branching storylines, spot on voice acting and a brilliantly dark atmosphere. Like govt. conspiracy theories? it's here. Like sniping at terrorists? it's here. Like hacking computers and ATMs for cash? it's here. Go get it.

It's In My Top 3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the 2nd best game I've ever played!!! It's an awesome game with great AI, enemies, and everything! If you don't own this game, go out and freaking buy it! I have nothing else to say but BUY THIS GAME!!!

I LOVE THIS GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best PC game I have ever played. I strongly recommend this game to anyone who likes a good action/RPG. If you are looking for a game to buy, get this one!

Wow

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I first got this game from a friend, I thought, it's probably going to be another confusing sci-fi shoot 'em up. Not true at all. You deliver drugs for people, knock out civilians, hack into atms, work for the mafia... this game rocks! Similar to Perfect Dark, it matters where you shoot a guy, but unlike Perfect Dark, you could render people unconcious. The story line is tight, and the graphic detail is superb. I was blown away. The levels are huge, with tons of exploring to do. You could even get drunk and smoke in the game. How cool is that?

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