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GRAPHICS Ion Storm introduces a new graphics engine with Invisible Storm, one they plan on using in the upcoming Thief III. The dynamic lighting is close to perfect with plenty of moving shadows, flickering fires and environmentally appropriate lights. When playing the game if you happen to knock over a lamp (a la the new physics engine in which almost any object can be picked up or moved) the light from the lamp now shines in the room differently. This serves to create a very immersive effect. However the effect is frequently broken whenever you pick up and throw an object as if it were weightless. Each of the levels is beautifully textured, with very few repeating textures apparent, giving each location a unique feel to it. Another improvement seen in this new graphics engine are the character models themselves, gone are the days of DOOM’s blocky daemons. These new models are incredibly detailed, down to the new lip-synching technology that makes the character mouths move rather impressively along with the words they are speaking, making the appropriate shapes with each word they speak. GAME PLAY On the whole Invisible War plays much like the original, a stealthy, thinking shooter with some light role playing elements mixed. It is fifteen years since the end of the global conspiracy depicted in Deus Ex. In the aftermath, a catastrophic depression has crippled the world and warring corporate governments use terrorism as the primary tool to enforce their own violently destructive agendas. As covert anti-terrorist operative Alex D. it is your task to track rival factions and destroy them. With hi-tech gadgets and weaponry and cyborg-like bio-modifications that can induce superhuman powers, you are a one man army challenging the threats in this Invisible. As you play the game you are given the ability to chose from a set of bio-mod powers you want to develop, and each choice impacts how you play the game. The other roleplay-like element comes in the form of character interaction as you are given the chance to interact with many NPCs and choice whether or not to take missions from them and how you will carry them out. The game opens with a terrorist attack on Chicago and your training academy. As you work to unravel the mystery the attacks you travel to a variety of locations. Each of these locations has a unique look and feel; however the frequent game loads can be somewhat frustrating. The game itself emphasizes stealth and thinking ahead, blindly running through the levels hoping to shoot whatever comes at you, before it shoots you will leave you alive for no more than a few seconds. Often brute force can be the best way to move through a map, however you will need to do it smartly and make use of cover and select the appropriate weapons. In addition each map can be played a variety of ways, you can sneak around a group of bad guys through vents, take them out with grenades, reprogram an automatic turret to do your dirt work, etc. This does make for much more interesting game play, however I am not too sure of how replayable it makes the game since most of the overall goals are the same.Read full review
We had owned the first version on a Mac. So we had to try the second - on an xbox. It offers challenges like the first. The storyline becomes complex and your choices harder as it goes on. It also includes past ties with the characters in the first version; this is a "real high" for gamers that played the first! The visual and interaction is like a first person shooter, but requires more than a good eye and trigger finger. You must make good decisions about what you say, augment, take or break, and who you align with from beginning to end. If you don't have ingenuity, patience, or a desire to explore? This game is NOT for you. If you wonder/fantasize about end time scenarios and like Nanotechnology, you'll enjoy the game. The game does take a lot of time to finish, so don't expect to wipe it out in an hour; another bonus. The vid's overall in the game are pretty good, and the interaction with the characters are variable and not mechanical. Your relationship with them will cease or grow depending on what YOU DO; interaction is another "high" with this game. Eidos did this one pretty good given the date of it's creation. If you want to follow the story line, or are looking for the features I mentioned? You need to get it. Otherwise, take up with what draws your adrenaline. Be looking for the Deus Ex 3 for your xBox 360, Wii, and PS3! If the game engine is a predecessor of the others, it will have a serious AI that will rock!Read full review
The story is great, the graphics are cool, the idea is ahead of its time, the frame rate...Is horrible. This game is a mix of Action Adventure, Free Rome, Sci-Fi, FPS, and RPG (What's not to like right?). It looked great for its release and scored 9's across the bored (On Xbox Mag, IGN, Gamespot, etc.). The only thing is the gameplay is horrid. The frame rates slows every turn you make and (it being an FPS and all) it's almost unplayable. The screen is choppy and it makes aiming a nightmare! There is an auto aim feature but it does close to nothing (if you shoot someones leg it will hit their stomach basically) you just can't play the game when theirs combat, it's just annoying and frustrating. I want to recommend this game because it would have been revolutionary for its time. Too bad, a great concept - horrible gameplay...It's a shame really...Read full review
I won't write much since some guy already wrote and excellent review. This game was so much fun. It has 4 different endings, depending on the choices you make. You can be stealthy or just use brute force. One point of advice. If you haven't played the original Deus Ex you should either play it or find out the storyline so you don't get completely lost. I originally bought this game off ebay because it was a throw in with another game I bought. I played it just to get my moneys (sp?) worth and ended up loving the game.
There are three ways to play or end the game. This is a one shooter and upgrades to the character can be done during play. This game is a post apocalyptic story line as three powerful factions fight to be top dog. There are several ways to counter-play each side to bring a different ending. There may be some glitches in the game and after played so many time it seems that how this game was programed it goes on a self-destruct mode. DO NOT leave game in a pause for very long nor do you just sit the controller down to go get a sandwich or something or else the game will shut off the XBOX console. If this happens too much you may see a fatal error screen and start seeing the red death appear on the console. Then you can kiss your XBOX good-bye or get it repaired. Why this game does this I don't know as I contacted the maker of this game and got no help. Just play it, enjoy it. And don't leave it in pause at any time and you will be safe.Read full review
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