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Question everything...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

"This game is where it's at." That's pretty much I need to say, but still, allow me to elaborate. This game looks cool, sounds spectacular... and plays like no other. A fully interactive world, an immersive storyline with chances for taking different paths at certain points along the game (with the biggest choices at the ending...), this game is a killer. A killer, I tell you. I don't know of a single person who has not enjoyed playing Deus Ex. ... now, where's that Deus Ex 2...

I'm hooked already

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as a pack in with my computer and after only two missions I'm hooked! The game requires a lot more than a fast finger--you need to THINK, sometimes a well tossed gas grenade does more good than an assault rifle. The mechanics are easy to pick up. There's also a plot that reads like a movie, I'm beginning to think that there's a mole in UNATCO(DON'T GIVE IT AWAY FOR ME!). I have the SDK and hope to do a few mods, but this game will keep me busy for at least the summer!

Great Story, Great Gamplay, Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex is a great story above all else. Lots of shooters promise a story, and deliver some silly tale about some scientist, "now go shoot things". But Deus Ex stands above that crowd and really delivers a great game. The pacing is just right, never revealing too much information with the action closely coupled. The story can really suck you in and encourages you to try out different things to accomplish a goal, another great feature of this game, you can solve most problems in way that suits your style. Additionally the online gameplay is just as exciting and offers some really unique twists (upgrades and skills). If you haven't played Deus Ex then you are missing out.

BEST GAME OF 2000

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

great game. lots of different ways to do things.

Half-life, Undying, Ah... Deus Ex... now we're COOKIN'!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What can i say. The best game since halflife and even then HL beats it only by a fraction. Warren Spector takes every good aspect of HL, System Shock 2 (it's OBVIOUS predessesor), Thief and (maybe) MGS on the PlayStation and uses these to create the MOST complex, immersive and bloody brilliant RPG of all time that revolutionises computer gaming and takes it to new heights. This is a fascinating sci-fi adventure with complete player freedom, brilliant gameplay devices and a plot that's so good you'll never trust anyone again. Well done Eidos and Ion Storm. You deserve every last bit of the praise and attention you're getting. And for anyone not owning this, if you want a game that redefines the phrase "perfect" and "OH MY GOD!!!", buy this game. NOW.

RPG and FPS in one; a must own

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you are a big fan of Bladerunner and Half-Life, this game will be an absolute joy for you to play. The kicker is, even if you didn't like those games, what this game offers is one of the most interactive, involving, and intuitive environment of any game I have ever played.

Perhaps the games most redeeming feature is the ability to tailor your character the way you want to play. If you want to be a hell-bent angel out to exact a measure of revenge for whatever reason, go ahead, get your weapons and start firing. If you want to be a slueth, you can, sneaking around undetected. Or you could be a champion of the people, always being Mr. Boy Scout, a la Jack Ryan from Tom Clancy Fame. Or you can make up your own, combining these elements or inventing your own. Since your character is bionic and will receive augmentations, there really is no limit on the type of player you create (and if you cheat, you can make a Super-Bionic man who can do anything).

The story line is pretty compelling and will keep you addicted. While gamers of this genre will probably be able to guess what happens next (Or those who watch a lot of movies), it will keep you guessing in certain areas.

A couple of complaints: The AI is not good. Not very good at all. The enemies in the game operate strictly on LOS (That's Line of Sight to all you youngin's out there) most of the time. Regardless of what the training operations tell you, the bad guys do not come unless they see you. They CAN hear you, but if they can't see you, you can hear them talk to themselves, saying things like "Must have been the wind" or something like that. You can throw things to avert their attention, and they'll rush to the sound, but again, if you stay behind them, you'll be ok.

I'm looking forward to the Game of the Year Addition, because with it, you can create your own single player and multiplayer scenarios. That will make the game virtually limitless and will make the replay value skyrocket.

An Amazing Game- One of the Best Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I can safely say that the 50+ hours I spent with this game were some of the most enjoyable I've ever had in front of a computer screen.

The thing that made me love it so much was how immersive it was. You feel as if you are JC Denton. You feel as if everyone is against you; and during the game you will feel betrayed, angry, confused, and happy. However, you don't feel this because you don't understand what you are supposed to do next, or because you solved a confusing puzzle that you thought you'd never figure out. You feel this way because that's what the character would feel. The game world is huge and believeable, and although some of the conspiracies are a little hard to believe, you will, just because the game presents them so convincingly.

There are no complaints here with the games graphics. Sure, the Unreal engine is old and runs like a hog unless you have a 3DFX card (which most people don't), but as long as you have a decent PC and 3D card, you'll be fine. The game ran well at 800x600 with most details on my p3-450 and a geforce2 MX. The character models are kind of blocky, but the lighting and textures are well done.

The game is hard, but not because it's full of abstract puzzles or huge, unwinnable battles. Whenever there is a difficult situation ahead of you, there is ALWAYS a variety of logical ways to get past it. For instance: In the first level, a comrade of yours is locked in a room, protected by laser tripwires and a locked door. If you go through the tripwires, the alarm will sound and guards will swarm around you; however, if you've invested time and money in building up your weapon skills and arsenal, you can take out the guards, then waltz in and bust your man out. If combat's not your thing, then you can hack into the laser controls with a multitool, deactivating the lasers. Then you can sneak up behind the enemy and use a riot prod or baton on them, knocking them out, and pick the lock on the door. Yet another way to get around this situation is to bypass the lasers entirely, find a ventilation shaft, sneak into the room where your friend is being held, hack into the computer, turn the sentry gun against the guards, and unlock the door from the security console. I'm sure there are other ways to get him out, too. Heck, you can just leave him there, too, if that's what you want; but he may hold a grudge. Everything affects everything else in this game, and you feel like you really are at the center of a huge web of lies, trying to make sense of the crazy world around you.

The music is great, the voice acting decent, and the controls intuitive. This was definitly the game of the year last year, and I doubt it'll be surpassed in my book until Deus Ex 2 comes out. Get it, now.

Kick @$$!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this is arguably the best game of all time. its gameplay is solid and packs a punch that will keep u rocking for hours. the story line is equal to or surpasses the depth of the likes final fantasy. the weapons are inovative as is other tools that are available to you. if nly one drawback in the game is the fact that the cinematic sequences lack a certain movie flavor as well as much length, aslo the different endings are all quite ubrubt, but no endings no gameplay is predictable. even with these few flaws in the game, its storyline, combat, and overall inovation make up for it.

Excellent and Addictive Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

DeusEx is one of the most exciting game I played this year. The Game presents a interesting history about conspiracy on the future. Because DeusEx use the Unreal engine, you will find great graphics even in Direct3D mode. I not recommend you play in OpenGL mode because I experimented texture loose and low graphics detail and quality. The game use your resources very well, even in my Duron 700MHz with a 32MB GeForce2 GTS and 256MB SDRAM the game load slowy. I played in medium level, and like others reviewers saw it, the enemies are not very intelligent, and some weapons are useful in some levels, with the posibility to advance without be detected by the enemy or if you like blood and shooting enter like Stallone and killing everybody. One of the cons of this game it's the limited space on the inventory, so in some levels or moments of the game you can't pick some items, wondering what item would be useful or unnecessary to dropped it or used it. But in general, This game is one of the best game you can buy right now, very addictive, more for a person like me, who played No One Live Forever before DeusEx.

A superior shooter, sneaker, and role-playing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What a fantastic game this was. I was never a first-person shooter fan at all until I picked up this game off the rack on a whim one day. I have never played anything quite like this, and I doubt that I will anytime soon. It is one of the best that I have ever played. This game is a great shooter, with a heavy dose of stealth, and a lot of good character development (role-playing).

Deus Ex has a 3-D, fully explorable, virtual world in each mission that is so detailed, it's breathtaking. If you can stack crates up high enough, or jump far enough, or find a crawlspace, then you can get anywhere on the screen. You can run into a room with machine guns/rocket launcher blazing, or you can quietly sneak to the rooftops and pick off the bad guys with your sniper rifle (the coolest weapon in any video game). The sound is excellent. It's not just fancy, but it is very precise. You have to pay close attention to the sounds that you make, so that you will not alert your enemies to your presence. The closest game that I have ever seen in this respect is Thief. But Deus Ex is not Thief. In Thief, your character never develops throughout the game, and he is very weak in direct combat. In Deus Ex, you use skill points and augmentations to increase your abilities throughout the game, and you can survive a good fight.

Everything in Deus Ex is precise. The entire map for each mission runs simultaneously in real-time. Let me give you an example. Suppose that you set a booby trap in room A, run into room B, hack the security computer, and then take control of the security cameras in room A. You can watch the room on the cameras, and wait for a bad guy to walk into your trap and get taken out by it (it will be just where you left it).

There are a lot of other features that I loved about Deus Ex. One is that it is not a pure fantasy game. It is set in a possible futuristic world at real locations, like the Statue of Liberty, Paris, and Hong Kong. Almost all of the opponents are humans, robots, or technologically augmented humans, somewhat of a nice change from the usual assortment of demons, zombies, and monsters that you find in most games.

And finally, the soundtrack for this game is fantastic. Each mission has its own regular music, and then action music that kicks in when combat begins. Some of the action music is cheesy, but the rest of the music is great. It is just what you would want for an action-packed, futuristic game.

Does Deus Ex have any drawbacks? I believe so. One is that the storyline is pretty uncreative, and it drags on a bit too long. The plot twists are your basic conspiracy bent on world domination cliches. Another disadvantage is that the AI in the game leaves a lot to be desired. Enemies become alerted to your presence, but if you disappear, then they soon become unalert and patrol around again like you were never there (even if one of their buddies has been killed). You can get past a lot of heavily guarded rooms by abusing the AI.

That said, Deus Ex makes my Top Five games of all time. I recommend it for anyone.

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