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This game Bllows

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 46
Date: September 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is real relistic not actualy im just saying that so youll buy this game blows

Bad game based on one of the best horror movies ever -

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: June 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

An absolute joke of a game, with many unintentionally hilarious moments. There are quite a few bugs and errors, and the whole game seems unpolished and unprofessional.

Why they bothered tying it into the movie is beyond me, they just didn't make good use of the license. Most of the time you are running around in the snow or some featureless hallway with not much clue of what you are doing.

Save points are spaced ridiculously, some are too close together, some too far apart.

Trust system works....not at all. All your companions "turn" so there's seriously no point to it. As for story and character developement...forget it!

A special mention about the bosses in the game because they are stupid. Last boss is easiest of all and the second boss you can just run past to the next level.

Badly designed in all areas, boring, and directionless, with characters you don't care one whit about. A total disappointment.

why I ask? why?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ok, first of all I never finished the game, but that is because it is so frustrating and boring to the point where you can't possibly finish it without having dreadful thoughts of putting a gun in your mouth. Actually, the thoughts I had of putting a gun in my mouth were much more entertaining than this piece of shiz. I mean seriously, at least if I put a gun in my mouth I get to have complete control of the gun and where the bullet ends up. The latter statement brings me to my main point, and that point being, if I can't control the aiming process of my gun then what am I actually doing? Why do the gaming companies feel like they have to cater to people by implementing a lock on aiming system rather than a manual one. It completely takes the fun out of the entire experience. Whats truly amazing about this game is the fact that even with automatic aim implemented it's still a freaking hard game! So lets backtrack, the game is boring, frustrating, and flat out stupid!

Rent It

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I don't own very many games. I could say it's because I'm very selective, but really it's because I don't have much money. Because of that I try to select games that have alot of replay value. Games that you can play and beat, then continue playing without just rehashing the same thing. I bought the game because the graphics were outstanding, the game play offered some new features, like the element of fear in dealing with the other characters. Also I am a big fan of the movie. The game reproduces the feeling of the movie really well, but the original elements of the character interaction could have been handled better and the game has very little replay value.

While the fear/trust elements are interesting, sometimes they are just cumbersome. As other reviewers have mentioned the ability to blood test your team members is sometimes useless, the tests are better spent testing yourself to gain the trust of the others. The movie relied more on mystery and suspense, not knowing where the Thing was going to strike. In the game there are hundreds of small things running around, coming seemingly out of nowhere. Some levels don't offer enough assistance/weapons and they don't give you any idea what you are supposed to do. You just end up repeating the levels again and again, until you practically memorize what is going to happen. That takes some of the fun out of the game.

The game is still fun. But it only takes a couple of days to beat, even with repeating some levels again and again. After you beat it, the game doesn't offer anything new. There's no difficulty levels, the only changeable options available is narrowing the auto-aim area. So you just end up playing again. Overall, I'm dissapointed with this game. It does NOT provide worthwhile entertainment. I recommend you rent it. If you fall in love with it, and you have money to burn, then by all means buy it.

I was expecting more..

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

I loved the film. If your a true horror fan you'll know the orignal thing was made in the 50's. As a kid I truly loved it. It was the first time I seen a horror film where it was impossible (almost impossible) to kill the monster. I believe they killed the thing with electrcity in the first one. The John Carpenter remake was awesome, much better then the first original.

The game has good graphics & real language, meaning a lot of 4 letter words. If you know anything about the military you know cursing is part of it. Try boot camp..:) But the 4 letter words were really forced. The NPC's just said them for the heck of it. I thought this game would have alot gore & Disturbing images.. It had a few but not impressivly gorey. Most is not realistic looking. Looks more like red paint drippings etc.. The game play is ok. The fear/trust factor is nice but annoying. The AI troops are pretty stupid. I asked my medic to fix & power box & he said he couldn't cause he was blocked. There was another way to get to the power box. Even when I showed him the way he resorted to his pre programed instinks & went toward the path that was blocked. I had to use a gernade to blow up the remaining boxes so he could repair it.

The guns & other items you have in the game are nice. I wish they had a more diverse collection of weapons though. They have 4 distint types of grenades. I wish they had more distint firearms. The most frustating part of the game is your freeze meter. If your body tempture gets too low you die.. You must constanty go back & forth into building to rejuvinate yourself.. This gets repetitive fast & is very tedious & boring. I found this game to be unsuspenseful in most accounts. The game does a good job of picking up the pace the middle parts & will keep your interest during the more tame beginning of the game. Not knowing who is infected is pretty cool, but lacks in suspense too, cause you know your NPC teammates are going to be infected. Thats a no brainer. There really aren't any suprises. Only a few minor ohh's & Ahh's.. If you have a weekend to kick back & relax, rent it.. Just don't expect it to be a great horror survival experience..

i just didn't feel it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: November 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i don't have a lot to say except that the game is frustrating and dark.

i know this is not helpful but i just wanted to express myself.

this game bites

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm gonna get right to the point with this one. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK! The plot is horrible, the gameplay is immensely dull and the graphics are 2nd rate at best. This game makes a mockery of th John Carpenter classic. You will be ready to hurl your controller through the TV after you try to kill a larger alien with fire (which is the ONLY way to kill them) and run out of fuel and die a horrible grisly demise or light a fuel barrl on fire and die a horrible grisly demise 100... times in a row. Just don't even bother with this pathetic excuse for a game.

What is going on????

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST BEAT THE GAME!!!! I'M BACK TO TELL YOU THAT THIS GAME IS SO UPSETTING ON SO MANY LEVELS. IT IS WAY TO HARD FOR THE AVERAGE GAMER AND THE ENDING IS TERRIBLE COMPARED TO DEVIL MAY CRY, VICE CITY, THE GETAWAY, MOH, EVEN HITMAN 2 HAD A BETTER PAYOFF AT THE END!!! GO BUY SOCOM AND AVOID THE THING!!!!! OK, for the hardcore gamer, this game will probably rock for them. But what the heck is going on???? After 20 minutes in the beginning, I had no clue what I should be doing. Right to the internet to do some walkthrough downloading (there's only one for the PS2 and it's practically useless!). Anyway, halfway through the game, I'm getting killed ALL THE TIME!!! And I have it on the easy setting. OK, so now I'm stuck with like zero life and can't for the life of me figure out how to kill two walkers and get to the life packs only 10 yards away, the walkthrough is no help, there are no life cheats, and after like I don't know, maybe 80 tries, I finally figure it out. Now I'm on the 3rd to last mission, I have tons of ammo, tons of life packs, and even a medic to help me out - and I'm stuck again!!! The save points are absolutely in the most stupid places. I can save a half-dozen times on one level when I'm never in trouble, but on my current level, I have to fight through a walker, a billion little monsters, a half-dozen soldiers, machine gun nests, and another walker to get to the next save point - and did I mention that I have tons of ammo, plenty of life and a medic, and I'm still getting killed!!! AND IT'S ON THE EASY LEVEL!?!? I've played enough of these games to know when the developers messed up bad. Yes, this game has great graphics. Yes, this game has a great story. Yes, I like the controls. But why do the developers take a great game, and deny the average gamer an oppty to just play a laid back game with a minimal amount of adversity??? I don't mind dying every now and then till I figure out the trick, but to die repeatedly (and with no save point to minimize the number of times you have to repeat the same stupid tasks over and over again), well over 20 times, with no idea of what I need to do to get by this level is just stupid!!! If they are going to make it hard, give me the darn MAX AMMO and MAX HEALTH cheats so I can get through when I cry UNCLE!!! It's because of how great everything else is that I keep coming back, ...

Frustrating

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've only been playing this game two nights and I'm ready to just give up on it. All I do is run around and die. And when I complete an objective and get to the next part, I soon die again and have to start over at the last save point. I don't mind a challenge, but I at least like it to be fun and rewarding.

THE THING is nothing more than an assimilation!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I love the movie The Thing. Hey, it's not high art and I realize that, but what it does it does well. The game on the other hand is nothing more than a...repackaging of other games. Like The Thing itself, this game has simply assimilated games like Epidemic, etc. and cleverly sweetened the deal with a thin layer of frosting provided by the popularity of the film. The character names, alien designs, and storyline are the tried and true variety of point a to point b shoot'em up'ers with little else. Hey, is it just me or do the graphics in this game seem totally lame and derivative of much older PS1 platform stuff? Take my advice, spend the money on (A) The DVD version of the movie and (B) postage stamps, so you can start a grass roots letter writing campaign to stop John Carpenter who I fear may be thinking about a sequel. I hope and pray that I am wrong and this game is not a prelude to a sequel. Please GOD, not another Escape from LA...stop the madness!

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