| Thief 3: Deadly Shadows | 
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| From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.49
You Save: $9.50 (48%)
New (12) Used (8) from $7.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 8241
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 6 x 1
MPN: 788687100243
Model: STHI3PUS00
UPC: 788687100243
EAN: 0788687100243
ASIN: B0001AN1GY
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: USA/UK DVD CASE EDITION. $3.99 USA 3-7 business day shipping. 24/7 customer service. Shipping/tracking emails.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Kind of boring game September 10, 2005
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
I saw some good reviews on this game, so I thought I would check it out. I played it for several hours, but I never really got into it. It is a different type of game, but it wasn't all that interesting.
A Good deal! September 6, 2005
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I used a $10 Amazon gift certificate, so the game came to me free. I agree with the other reviews about this game, so I won't bother to expand on what they say; they've covered it all.
 A Game for Those who Love Thinking AND Fighting August 26, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been a HUGE fan of the Thief series since the beginning, but this installment is truly the most incredible game I've played in years. The variety, the mood, the music, all of it is perfect and if you like to solve puzzles, love making your own way in a game and like to fight with interesting tools, this is the game for you.
 Ion Storm Totally Blew It August 19, 2005
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
First off, I can agree with some of the positive points made by the other reviewers, but being a hardcore fan of the first two games, I must say that I was apalled at how much of a let-down this game was. It seems that by trying to make this game remarkabely better than the first two, Ion Storm completely ruined it in the process. First off, the engine is shoddy. Granted, there was much need for improvement from it's predecessors in order to catch up with the rest of the cideogame market, but this one doesn't seem to work at all, and it's almost impossible to see anything. I actually think Thief 2 looked 10 times better where gameplay is concerned. The level designs were too tight and uninspired: I felt claustrophobic half the time, and it was almost impossible to sneak past anybody, because the levels conisisted almost entirely of small hallways. Because the game was made with the option of playing in third-person (which is stupid and completely ruins the realism of having to peek around corners, etc.) playing in first person seems disjointed and awkward. In fact, playing the game in general felt disjointed and awkward, and that is what I feel is the crushing blow to this game's complete failure. Playing it's predecessors was easy, fluid, smooth, and enjoyable; but it was almost impossible to get anything done correctly in this one. (I tried to pickpocket someone and ended up killing them instead.) It's choppy and frustrating. The rest of my complaints are as follows: The blue highlighting was incredibly confusing, the scripting and story in general was embarrassingly under par compared to the originals, it didn't hold true to the series in several parts, (Garrett, who's supposed to be a total narcissistic loner, was all too willing to work for other people, and since when are Keepers violent???) using the blackjack and dagger (lame, bring back the sword) wasn't nearly as comfortable, many of the things that made the first two games so legendary were completely missing (swimming, rope arrows, lots of secrets, little hidden switches... in fact, small things in general were non-existent. Someone's purse was bigger than their head), the portal thing was frustrating, eliminating that large, open feeling the other games had, and then there was just some stuff that made absolutely no sense. (I shot an arrow into a wooden door frame to distract a guard - something that would've worked in previous games - and instead, it flew through the wall, making no sound and leaving no trace toward it's existence.) FLAT OUT, THIS GAME SUCKED. I'd much rather play Thief Gold of Thief 2. I just like to think that if Looking Glass hadn't shut down, this travesty never would've happened.
Very Entertaining July 24, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game took a lot of criticism from the "fan base" for introducing new things such as the third-person mode. (Similarly, Ion Storm took a lot of heat over the latest Deus Ex). Personally, I do not agree with most of that criticism.
Is this the best game ever made? No. Could it have been? Maybe. So some people probably are disappointed. But I found myself liking this game a lot! Sneaking around, stealing, pick-pocketing, climbing walls,... it's a hoot!
I also liked that in this game, you really get to know the character and the story. Not only are they both good, but they are presented in a way that make you appreciate them.
I really wish Ion Storm would have received more support for this game. It is a very good game, and I would have liked to see another Thief, or expansion packs for this one...
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