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The Thing (review)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 30 / 33
Date: July 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

"The Thing" takes the video-gaming world into a new dimension. Consider one of the best games of the new century, as it contains aspects of the video games we all love and new aspects which will leave one speechless. It is an adventure game unlike any other, for its orginality, complexity, outstanding visuals, and fantastic gameplay.
The most intersting and innovative part about this game is the Trust Meter concept. The object of the game is for you and your squad to complete missions, which each memeber responsible for different tasks. As the game moves on you are drawn in by the emotions each memer feels. In this game the characters seem like real humans as they express themselves emotionally (as well as visually) as they begin to lose mental stability. These humans also become skeptical of you as well, this is where you must earn their trust so you can ultimately win the game and avoid being attacked by your own team. This is the most exciting, complex, challening, and original part of the game that sets it apart from its predecessors.
The graphics are amazing as well in combiantion with the gameplay. As you are stuck in the freezing Artic...searching for the surviving members of your team, you embark in an almost too realistic experience of the Artic. The creatures, your nemisis, put you on the edge of the seat as you can be amazed by seeing infected humans morph into the Thing. As you go along through heavy and empowering gun play, you also get to blow a lot of things up to. This always leaves on satisifed as the visual effects in this game make one feel proud of their accomplsihemnts after seeing creatues and structures get blown to bits.
This game has an effect on the player as well. One will be left biting their nail to kepp on playing, but at the same time leaves a player in such frightening suspense of what lies around the corner. The game plays so well with everything, using real human intuition and emotions, scary situations, and using the environment. A player must use everything around them to ultimately win, and this makes the game well worth it in my book!

WHO GOES THERE?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: September 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was lucky enough to snatch the last copy of this game off the shelf last week while I was out picking up SOCOM (also for PS2). I didn't get around to playing either one until I got off from work the next day. Needless to say, once I popped this game into the PS2, I spent all weekend playing it (and SOCOM, the game I originally went out for, is still wrapped up in it's box on my shelf). This is a great game that forces you to think instead of just pointing and shooting like some others. You must manage all your resources (equipment and men) while dealing with several elements (the weather, the men's trust and fear, and especially the "things") in solving problems and/or completing tasks. I can't say enough good things about this game and don't want to so that I don't spoil it for others. If you like the movie, you'll love this game. So grab your weapon and pull on your parka.

The Thing.... a great horror game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: August 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First of, being a big horror movie fan, I must correct one of the reviews. Someone titled theirs "a horrific game from the creater of holloween & freddy." It's spelt "Halloween," and John Carpenter did not create Freddy, or have ANYTHING to do with him (Freddy from the Nightmare On Elm Street series).

Now, The Thing...a GREAT game. Everyone who likes shoot-em-up or alien games or anything like that will love this game. And fans of the movie will love the game even more. The weapons, the Things, the interaction will your squad...it's all just great. (for more details on the game, just read others reviews).MAJOR WORD OF ADVICE........... Personally, I don't think you should BUY this game. Don't get me wrong, the game is great...but very short too. I bought this game, not knowing that. I bought it, and 4 days later (playing a few hours each day) I beat it. This is a good game, but you may just wanna rent it rather than buy it. It will save you a lot of money this way.

Where the movie left off... the true terror begins

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: May 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I played The Thing at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) and it totally rocks! The gameplay is intense and the story is terrifying. It is a sequel to one of the best action horror films ever created - John Carpenter's 1982 film by the same name. In the game, you must gain/keep the trust of your squad to get through the missions. This has never been done before in any game that I know of and it makes it really interesting. If you're easily offended by violence or bad language than this is NOT the game for you. They didn't hold back a bit. Very realistic. Really fun to play. Highly recommended.

Skin and Snowmen, The Playmates Cold Climates Create

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: August 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Its been years in the coming, too many to count in fact, so after seeing the previewed version of The Thing and having a short taste of its very "M for mature" greatness, I couldn't help but write a review about this unique roller coaster ride brought to us by the good people at Universal Interactive and Computer Artworks. (Give them a hand!!).

The elements of my deliciously enticing experience:
First, I feel compelled to try and stress how great the mood that this game was able to produce actually is. The look and the feel itself was so richly enticing, with the angles and the interiors drifting into darkened realms that were very much akin to those that the movie helped bring to the surface. It had that eerie ability to conquer goosebumps from the "seemingly hardened" and to make you look over your shoulder the whole time, pondering on the proximity the aliens the whole time. This combined with a second portion, the more unique "trust/fear mechanism," adding to your interaction with the people you met and gave those interludes a little slice of that down-home Antarctic paranoia we all know and love. Through this useful feature, you actually have the ability to calm freaked out teammates by giving them a confidence boost (and weaponry in the process) or to test them if you feel they could be part of the alien menace masquerading as your friends. Next, there are the aliens themselves, shambling nightmares that are somewhat like the movie but with liberties taken, and the feel of dispensed flame-thrower justice was about the only way to deal with such monstrosities (although splatter painting walls with their innards by shotgun dispensed glory was a fun idea as well). Added to this is the fact that the much expected gore is really plentiful, plus the mouths of the characters are of the unwashed variety.

If you want a game that delivers something that will grant you a sweet plague to go with your otherwise monotonous dreams, then this is the game for you. Just make sure to have a testing kit handy in case your friends suddenly seem a bit more fiendish afterwards.

The Thing: A Terrific Survival Horror Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: January 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Right when I heard that they were making a game from the 1982 John Carpenter movie I was immediately interested in The Thing. I had never even seen the movie but the game looked so good that I right away went out and rented the movie and loved it.

The game's graphics arn't too bad. The only questionable responses I have of them is the cut scenes. When the characters speak its like a third rate foregin chinsese movie. Their mouths arn't in sync with their words. The sound is eerie and the game can stir up quite a fright sometimes. The grouns and wails of the monsters set in your mind and its especially scary when they comeup from behind you.

The controls to this game in my opinion are flawless. I like having the crouch button on the L3 button. If I accidently press it, it only adds to the excitment and besides there is a pause button and if you crouch by mistake you know what to do.

The level design in this game is extremely detailed and enormous. You go from snowy caves to high tech facilities with monsters and soldiers shooting after you. The plot is pretty good and even includes Kurt Russel's tape that he made in the movie. At times it is kind of hard to follow but when you're playing a really great game the plot isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

Overall if you are a fan of the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series and liked the movie, I could reccomend no greater game then, The Thing.

This game is going to be great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: May 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I went to E3 last week and a demo of this game was set up and I got to play it...let me tell you, this game is amazing. It's like the next generation of video game because not only is the game play great and the graphics are amazing, but there is this whole other aspect of the game called trust/fear that you have with people on your team and it adds a whole other, more realistic dimention to the game. I didn't get to play it for a really long time but they also played a trailer for it that looked exactly like a trailer for a movie but it was all actual game play. As this game gets closer to releasing, people are going to start realizing just how progressive this game is.

Compelling game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game draws you in... It has great cinematic sequences, and they aren't too long like other games so you can jump right into without having to know a lengthy pre-plot.

This game is violent! But it's not gore for the sake of gore. It's gore for the sake of realism.

It is incredible mix of a storyline game, suspense, first person shooter, strategy and more.

The fact that you have to be aware of your teammates at all times makes this a revolutionary game and adds to the realism.

I usually don't like movie adaption games, and I haven't seen this movie, so I was hesitant to play it. But even without knowing much about the story beforehand I think it has an excellent plot, graphics and music. This is a must-buy.

Wow. 'Nuff said.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played a lot of games in my time, and this is the first game I've ever played that actually shocked me. I mean, serious spine twitching shocked. I'm very impressed. The atmosphere of paranoia and mistrust is bolstered by the fact that the squadmate that amiably chats your ear off may actually be an alien monster in disguise... or they might think that YOU are...
After all, when your adversary can take on ANY form... who can you really trust?

Exciting, scary, challenging, fun & not for young children

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What a game! I bought this game because I really enjoyed the film, and I was not disappointed. This game exceeded all of my expectations.

The missions require you to think, but are not too difficult to solve. In addition to the missions you are handed, you must also manage your crew, which is a great challenge in the sense that the outcome of your mission could be affected depending on how you treat your support staff. This is something that I really haven't experienced in a role-playing game before, and it was a great addition to the game.

Then, of course, there are the encounters with "The Thing," or "Things." Their presence offers a constant threat to your mission and they are by no means easy opponents. A lot of your encounters with them (it) will even cause you to jump because they often show up unexpected!

I also thought the storyline was excellent and well-crafted. The creators of the game obviously put a lot of thought into the plot and it really showed. Excellent stuff.

As great as this game is, there is room for improvement. The biggest gripe that I had with the game is that it didn't seem to automatically save your progress as you complete each mission. In fact the only time when you are allowed to save your progress is midway into your mission. So as a hint, make sure that you save your progress when you are given the opportunity to do so, because there are often long intervals between saving your progress. Another issue is that once you complete a mission, you are not allowed to replay your mission. So if you miss out on an opportunity earlier through your mission, you cannot go back to change it once the mission ends. But those issues are by no means significant towards the overall quality of this game, and are not intended to deter someone from purchasing it. The pros greatly outweigh the cons in my humble opinion.

A word of caution however - there is a lot of scary situations, violence, gore and adult language in this game, so parents take notice of the game's rating. This game is not meant to be played by younger children.

So I'll end this review by saying that it's a great game for people who enjoy adventure/role-playing/horror games. If you're someone who has enjoyed other titles like "Silent Hill" or "Tenchu" then you won't be disappointed with "The Thing." I highly recommend it.

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