| Thief 2: The Metal Age | 
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| From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $3.85
You Save: $26.10 (87%)
New (14) Used (15) from $0.68
Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 8442
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 10.3 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: STHI2PUS00
Model: STHI2PUS00
UPC: 788687109512
EAN: 0788687109512
ASIN: B00004NS0Z
Release Date: March 24, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW 2 factory sealed sleeves only. No APO ADDRESSES. BX#5
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 Great game, big improvement over the first. November 30, 2008
The game, unlike the first Thief, gradually immerses the player into a more technological-type of stealth. Instead of just humans or monsters that the first game immediately throws into the players' faces after just a couple of maps, this game gradually introduces the concept of mechanical guardians. It allows players to compensate rather than be overwhelmed. Also, rather than fighting all the factions like some lone renegade, Thief 2 makes the player sympathetic to the Pagan faction, allying himself to them after defeating their god (Loki) in the first game. The Hammerites were the other faction, bent on mechanics and industry, though in this game there is a fundamental group that branches off and has a distorted view of completely remaking the city into a mechanical graveyard.
Stealth is more concentrated in this game, where it is almost necessary for survival. In Thief 1, players always had the option of fighting enemies callously, but in Thief 2, enemies can't be beaten by normal means of swordplay, and pack projectile explosions that normally mean a quick death when the player is exposed. Players can't rely on a sword or arrow to the back of the head to clear the way anymore.
The game can be quite confusing at times, especially at the last level. Maps are so huge that just exploring them can take hours upon hours, and even much more to loot everything of value. However, that's what makes the game so great!
Thief II October 9, 2008
I bought this game once before but lost the Play Game disc. So I bought it again. It's great.
Love the Thief series July 24, 2008
The Thief series is one of my all time favorites and the second installment does not disappoint. If you were a fan of the first one you will enjoy this game and even if you weren't, it's still a very entertaining play.
 Just buy it March 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sorry, but this one will be short. I see other people have gone in depth about this game.
here are the facts: It is fun. it is a bitch sometimes, and it is NOT a shooter. It plays like any first person adventure, but you have to sneak around a lot (like Planet of the Apes) and learn to fire a bow over long distances - which they did excellently on graphics-wise.
If you are reading this you probably are wondering "if" you should buy it. Yes. Trust me.
Another (unfortunately final) Masterpiece From Looking Glass! October 16, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Alas poor Looking Glass, I knew ye games well...
Not only were Looking Glass Studios just terrific programmers and designers, but they were one of the few companies (very few) that created sequels that OUT-DID the originals!
Therefore, Thief 2 TMA, is a near flawless game in almost every aspect.
Good ol' Garrett is back and stealthier than ever! The best qualities that made the original so- well- original were the concepts. Sneaking, stealing, pick-pocketing, lock-picking, puzzle/problem solving, great cast, weaponary makes their glorious returns here and are improved (and fixed here and there too).
Now what makes The Metal Age (no, not 80s hair metal bands) better than The Dark Project? Well, aside from the improved weaponry and gadgets the story is more streamlined to adhere to the gameplay better. TMA was a tad over-board in the Hammerities theology deterring from the pacing of the game at times. Here, the Mechanists are a theology as well but don't slow down the pace. Not to say that it's thin on plot- it surely isn't- it has a great story as all LGS games do.
The graphics are great for the time it was released (today they look kind of "primitive") and the foley is terrific as always. It carries some of the SFX from TDP and adds more sounds and removes some of the annoying sounds from TDP too.
If I have to mention (and I do) any negatives I would say that there are a few glitches (even for the final version of 1.8) that ruin the game. I tended to get to get stuck in corners and had to restart. At times, when you're moving at the slowest pace you are still heard from half across a room. I found that ridiculous. Lastly, there is no 32bit resolution availabilty. Bummer.
Overall, this is another jewel in the small but flawless Looking Glass Studios crown.
The other 3 LGS games are:
System Shock
System Shock 2 (greatest PC game ever created)
Thief: The Dark Project
Now go get it/them Taffer!
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