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Creepy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: May 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is not perfect in design. But it is survival horror at it's best and the controls beat Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The Thing is one of the most tense games I have ever played. From the grotesque mosnters to your own squad mates commiting suicide, you never really relax. One great gameplay dynamic is that you have to dish out the ammo and food. But you have to be careful if your squadmate has turned into the thing. Fantstic game, even better if you like the movie.

Really good game. go get it.

WHOA--So Scary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: June 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Yo-- thats all I can say after playing the Thing. This game is so sweet and scary. You will see the thing pass by your window as you look out it while playing the game... the suspense kills me-- 5 stars- all the way.

A Terrifyingly Fun Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: August 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Thing rocks. From the very begining this game is scary. You start out as a soldier sent out looking for survivors in a destroyed science base in antarctica but find only mangled or frozen bodies, and scattered papers that describe some kind of mutating infection. Later you find a fellow soldier, cowering in a corner, surrounded by mutilated bodys and babbeling about an unknown horror. This horror, the thing, is a virus that mutates anyone infected by it into a nightmarish beast. Your fellow soldiers suspect everyone of being infected and paranoia sets in. In this game you not only have to fight the monsters, but also cope with your teammates fears. A great story, cool weapons, and managing fear make The Thing a grade A horror game. The gory content of this game also makes it scary. Finding an evecerated corpse impaled upon its own severed limb, while your men cringe nervously as they hear strange shrieks and growels coming from the shadows, really adds up to a terrify game. I love this game and all my buddys who have rented or borrowed it ended up buying it because they loved it so much too. If you enjoy horror games or are a fan of the movie than buy it because this will blow you away. (you should also see the movie if you havent already, its great)

One of the best yet...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

OK, where to start. I bought "The Thing" not expecting much other that you normal shoot-em-up no-brainer, but have been pleasantly suprised. The game IS action-packed, but with enough strategy and mission objectives to keep it interesting. The gameplay isn't extremely difficult, but requires enough thought to keep the player in the game. As far as the controlling your "squad's emotions" feature, I found this aspect to be slightly disappointing. Yes, you can control their morale and trust, but I found that you rarely held on to a squad member long enough to build up a "cozy" relationship with them. Most likely they changed into monsters, died, or were factored out by the scheme of things (fighting bosses, end of level, etc.) But it definetly made this game unique, and using other characters to help you get through situations was interesting. The graphics were very good. Not quite as good as Quake, but close. The monsters were intimidating, if repetitive, sharing the likeability of the Resident Evil series. Handling was EXCELLENT, i.e when maneuvering, changing weapons and using items. The arsenal was extensive, but I was disappointed with the lack of control the player has when throwing grenades. Sniper mode was most satisfying. This game most closely resembles Metal Gear without all those annoying movie clips. I definetly recommend this game for some exciting hours spent in front of the screen.

This gets 4.5 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this game was going to be real crappy when I saw the commercial. It looked interesting enough, but so did Azurik, Nightcaster, and many other games. I rented it, and now I love this game. It's so fun and involving! You are a squad leader on Antarctica, leading other marines into and out of the grip of death. The graphics for the most part are great, the mouth movements arn't exact, but there is no great loss with this. The sound is great, the marines talk about the situation, the enemies, and the cold. They also express in great detail their fear level, and their trust in you, which you have to prove. They even have physical feeling, for they get cold, call for help if wounded, yelp, and even throw up if they see something disgusting, such as a mangled corpse. There is a good variety of weapons, and an even better variety of items, such as flashlights, flares, fire extinguishers, grenades, and many other instuments that come in handy. And of course, the action is intense, thrilling, and scary. This game is a great shooter, thinker, and is beautiful to the senses. I highly recommend it.

THE THING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME HAS EVERYTHING A FIRST PERSON SHOOTER SHOULD HAVE TODAY.. EXTREME DIFFICULTY, ABOVE AVERAGE GRAPHICS, GREAT SOUND, AND A VERY IMPORTANT DEFINED STORY LINE THAT FOLLOWS THE MOVIE.. YES, THIS IS THE MOST FRUSTRATING GAME I HAVE PLAYED SINCE PURCHHASING THE X-BOX, IF I HAD TO GIVE A NEGATIVE ,IT WOULD BE ONLY THAT THEY DID NOT PROGRAM THE GAME SO THAT THE PLAYER CAN AUTO-SAVE WHEN EVER FEELING HOPLESS. SOMETIMES THE SAVE POINT'S WERE TO FAR BETWEEN AND LEAVES THE GAMER FEELING EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED!

Xbox only hope

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 29
Date: August 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game truly showes the potential of the xbox. It's interactive gameplay and story will do for the xbox what Metal Gear did for Play station

(The Thing) blood gore and more!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I like games that scare the ... out of you and still give you one heck of a time. The Thing has got everything a good gamer likes. Blood, gore, guns, aliens, other people, and plenty of gameplay. What more could you ask for out of a game? This game totally rules.

Looks like it is going to be great!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 33
Date: August 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I can spot a good game a mile away. I have about 200 computer games and 30-50 video games. So I know a good game by reading the description, checking out the background info, looking at the back of the box and seeing a few pictures of graphics. This one looks like it will be a great game!!
I am impatiently awaiting its release.

Very Very Well Made Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has it all. It can scare the hell out of you. The gameplay is very good. The NPC's in the game are very helpful, but watch out they will turn on you. Overall this game is very well done!

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