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.


Simply the best!   May 21, 2001
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

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?


Deus Ex is easily one of the best computer games ever made.   May 8, 2001
 24 out of 24 found this review helpful

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.