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Deus Ex is easily one of the best computer games ever made.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 23
Date: May 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex is a fantastic game. The single player storyline is fascinating, drawing one into the story. And you don't want to leave. This game, a combination of heroin and Godzilla, pulled me in, and wouldn't let me out, devouring whole weekends and hours of free time. The gameplay is a lot of fun, and is very open-ended. Many games talk about how there's the option of sneaking in or running in with the guns blazing, but this is the only game where you can see real direct effects of those choices. Run in with an assault rifle and you'll have a lot of corpses lying on the floor. But due to that gun's recoil, one guy runs off long enough to hit an alarm sounder. Suddenly dozens of guards and security robots swarm the area. You're dead very quickly. Everything you do has consequences. Characters in the game will react differently to whether you run into an area and slaughter everyone in sight or slowly approach, and take them alive instead. Because of every choice changing the game, there's a high replayability level to see what would have happened if you had done things differently. The inventory system, the nanotech augmentations (special abilities you can gain) and the skills system (completing objectives gets you skill points, which let you become better in certain areas such as electronics, ability with weapons, and lockpicking) are all intuitive and simple. Bottom line: This is a great game, and you will enjoy it.

Simply the best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've racked my brain trying to think of a better game, finally I realized it can't be done. Fans of Metal Gear Solid(PC/PSone) will play this and never go back to Metal Gear. Good ol'Deus is based on "real" conspiricy theories...secret world government, Area 51 is the communications hub of the world, and world-wide plague in which the government has the cure, but tells no one. You play the game the way you want. Do you want to kill everyone or no one? Do you want to be the warrior with all guns blazing or maybe the stealthy S.E.A.L. type? Finally, are you willing to die for the cause...do you want to take control of the world yourself? [all] The choise's are yours and you will live or die by them. Are you ready?

Very impressive!!!!!!!!! Buy it.

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

I nerver thought this game was going to be like this. It is a mix between a futuristic James Bond (for the espionage involved and the multiple gadgets at your disposal like multi-tools, lockpicks, and the ability to be able to literaly hack into computers and security cameras)and a Gordon Freeman from Half-Life (for your constant having to run for your life). The graphics are excellent as well as the dialogs (you keep on clicking on the person being talked to and this one keeps on giving you valuable information about your game objective). If you are into suspense, action and stealth this game is for you.

There is a huge arsenal of weapons available (sniper rifles, stealth guns, prods, flamethrowers, knives, throwing knives, shotguns, laser sights, scopes, silencers, etc. The list is very long) as well as beer (forty), wine, liquor, soda, soy food and candy bars. The lack of gore in the game can pass unnoticed by the in-game suspense and intrigue. Two persons can play the game and not finish it the same way because the decisions you make during the game influence the way the game will run (when I played the game JC Denton's brother was killed by a group of MIB's but a friend of mine played it and managed to keep him alive and he appeared throughout the game elsewhere. There is plenty of in-game saves. I won't say any more. Buy it and then you tell me about it.

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?

AWESOME GAME!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 18
Date: June 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex is by far my favorite game. Let me explain why...

The level of realism in Deus Ex is almost unchallenged. There are hundreds of things to do, all of which will keep you busy from completing the game too soon. Not only that, but you will want to come back to the game and play it over, to try out a new path. For example, the first time I played I acted like a total moron. I shot the enemy without realization, I didn't use stealth, and I wasted my resources.

The second time I played through, I used stealth. It was a lot of fun, the rush you get from almost being caught but not quite, from disabling a security system and walking through the front door. The third time I played I tried more of a superagent style playing. I used my augmentations to the full value, I used stealth, and I decapitated enemies like they were yesterday's carcass. I kept on playing, wanting to explore the different paths of play.

The intricate story is also a great reason to get this game. Things that seem confusing at the beginning of the game hit you with realism in the middle, or end of it. The plot is so deep and consuming that you'll forget your a sprite exploring a programmed enviroment. It all seems like a virtual adventure in your mind. Not only that, but your adventure takes you around the world. From Battery Park to Hong Kong, to Paris and other unnamed locales, your adventure is an epic.

NPC's are another strong point. They are an essential part of the game, and help you feel like YOU are JC Denton. You help them, kill them, talk to them, or run away from them. The AI is moderately good, not as bad as StarCraft but not as good as Black & White.

There are at least 50 different routes to take in the game, and lots of different actions to do. This is one of the best games you can buy, if you want proof than put it in your shopping cart and proceed to checkout.

Accelerate THIS!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 33
Date: June 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I suppose this game would be great fun if only you have the accelerator that it requires. After I discovered that it wouldn't run on our very new, very high-tech PC, I tried to find the accelerator that it required, to no avail.

Now this is deeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

WOW! I have only played the demo, but I have found many ways to complete it. For instance, a certain annoying security bot always bugs me, because I like to snipe, but I lost the option to pick up a GEP (rocket) gun from an agent. So HOW do I off this bot??? Well, you can 1)use the above mentioned GEP gun. 2)you can shoot the bot and draw him to your allied assault bot. 3)you can find some LAMs (Light Attack Munitions), wire one to a doorway, and THEN draw the bot to its doom. 4)find a handy-dandy Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade, and fry its electrical systems. 5)push a TNT crate in its path and shoot the crate. BOOM! Look at that, FIVE ways to take out ONE security bot. In the demo alone!!! I could go on and on but I need to get to a software store to buy this game.

Kicking butt and using yer brain can still be fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex is complicated and dense but if you use your brain a little this game is awesome and can draw you in for hours on end(Take my word for it). The game has incredible graphics is challenging and and actually has a good storyline you make your own decisions,the game doesn't hold you back, do what you want screw up the plot... have fun!! It has kick-butt weapons that you can upgrade to be evan more deadly. No Limits is what Deus Ex is about. I definitley liked this game it rules!!

Simply the best, hands down

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: June 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I hear people say all the time that despite Deus Ex being such a great game, Half-Life is just the best. I don't see it. I own both, and Deus Ex is larger, better, more complex, more intuitive, more involving, and simply more fun to play.

I've played this game 5 times straight through now. Every time, they are different. Granted, the main crux of the game is still the same (Start with UNACTO, join NSF, etc.), but it is the interactions you make that change how you will have to play it later. For instance, in about the middle of the game, you have to talk to this guy who owns a freighter, and find out how to scuttle it. But to get to it, you're going to have to fight through a lot of troops, or sneak around them, etc. However, by doing one tiny thing, (having a conversation with a Marine in the bar and telling him you'll try to find out what's going on down there), he'll tell his friends at the dock to expect you, and they'll be on your side. If you don't do this, you'll have to kill them, knock them out, or slip past them.

It is this level of gameplay that is unmatched. The story is so involving and deep that you want to keep playing. I've lost many hours of sleep over this game. There is talks of making it into a movie, and the rights have already been sold. If it happens, I hope it is half as entertaining as the game. If it is, I won't be let down.

Game of the Century

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the ultimate Computer Game. There is not one game out that can top this. It brilliantly molds strategy, intense action gaming, character interaction, and an excellent story line into one great game. The choices for doing almost anything are close to limitless. I've played through this game several times, and I've even used cheats just to search for everything it has to offer...and i still haven't found everything. Everytime I play I find something new. If you are ever going to buy any video game it has to be this one...that is until Deus Ex 2 come out...

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