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Might be my game of the year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Deus Ex might be my game of the year. It's an adventure RPG that actually allows you to role-play to some extent. It looks great and plays great. Its closest predecessors are System Shock 2 and Thief, two games the Macintosh community missed.

The missions are open-ended and large. You can explore huge detailed maps, finding the approach to your goals that suits your playing style. Want to sneak and use your silent crossbow loaded with tranq darts? Want to snipe from the rooftops? Or want to go in with assault rifle blazing? You can do all that and more. You can pick locks or blow doors off their hinges with bombs. Your choices affect how the NPCs react to you later in the game. Really!

I liked the NPCs in this game very much. There are a lot of them, moving around, and they often have a lot to say to you. Or you can listen in on their conversations with each other. Some aren't so relevant to the game's plot, but are fun anyway. Listen for two homeless men talking about sculpture...

How good is the Macintosh port? It's good. And what's more, the Macintosh version lagged the PC version by less than a month. Deus Ex is based on the Unreal Tournament engine, which helped make the port fast. Performance is great on my G4 with its Voodoo3 card, and should be acceptable on the ATI Rage cards that come standard in recent Macs. Anything with a G3 processor or better should be able to handle it.

Make sure you check Inside Mac Games or Aspyr's web site for game updates. There's one update already at the time I write this review.

THIS GAME IS ADDICTIVE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

In a word: Addictive.

The story is really well developed. Nice, Clean interface. Quake-like action. A lot of stealthy sneaking around. Lots of people to talk to. Lots of fun - you'll want to follow it through from the end of the first mission. You won't want to stop. Don't believe me? Go try the demo.

GREAT GAME!

My girlfriend hated this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I got many hours of gameplay, especially during the late nights when I should be spending the time with my girlfriend. This excellent game lets you play which ever style you prefer, whether it be the stealthy spy or the kill-them-all-and-let-God-sort-them-out Rambo.

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Previous reviewers have done a fine job describing the game in detail so I'll just add my two cents: This was one of the best games I have ever played. And for the price, nothing comes close! Great graphics, great soundtrack, great cut scenes, lots of ways to play each level. And it never got boring.

Not the usual first-person kill everything game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game's plot is non-linear, which has been the catch-phrase of game manufacturers for the past several years. Considering this game came out in '98, it was probably one of, if not the, first games to actually make good on that promise. Deus Ex was 98's Game of the Year, and after playing it through 5 times, I'd categorize it in my top ten ever. The graphics aren't incredible (considered good in 98), but sufficient enough to help the plot of the game along. And what a plot it is. For you conspiracy fans, this will be right up your dark alley, especially if you've recently read "The Da Vinci Code". All the same world domination players are in this story. Well worth the time and money.

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