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Superb game in every sense, despite a few niggles here and there with the frame rate suffering due to it being the PS2 version. Yet the glorious freeform gameplay, incredible storyline and intricate RPG dynamics severly outweigh this to give a 10/10 game that is the second best I've ever played.
The level of depth is astounding. You can choose a stealthy or action-based approach, where to go, what to do, who to trust and practically everything else. There's a multitude of side quests everywhere you go, and huge room for exploration whether you're breaking into apartments for cash or food, or sneaking into shops in the dead of the night on a Hong Kong street.
The storyline sees you, JC Denton, attempting to crack a global conspiracy concerning a deadly plague and a corrupt government. I won't spoil it for those who haven't played it, but the sheer substance to the story and extent of the character development are superb for a game - you'd be impressed to see it in a film. Surprising twists, and lots of little touches make even the smallest things immensely satisfying.
I really suggest that anyone who hasn't played this does - and not for just half an hour round a mate's house. It's an epic and deserves to be played as such. For me, it's the best game on the PS2 and superior to its successor, Invisible War (Xbox and PC). While the conversion from PC wasn't great for the frame rate, it's been altered to a more accessable style that's easier to pick up and play.
Get it!
The level of depth is astounding. You can choose a stealthy or action-based approach, where to go, what to do, who to trust and practically everything else. There's a multitude of side quests everywhere you go, and huge room for exploration whether you're breaking into apartments for cash or food, or sneaking into shops in the dead of the night on a Hong Kong street.
The storyline sees you, JC Denton, attempting to crack a global conspiracy concerning a deadly plague and a corrupt government. I won't spoil it for those who haven't played it, but the sheer substance to the story and extent of the character development are superb for a game - you'd be impressed to see it in a film. Surprising twists, and lots of little touches make even the smallest things immensely satisfying.
I really suggest that anyone who hasn't played this does - and not for just half an hour round a mate's house. It's an epic and deserves to be played as such. For me, it's the best game on the PS2 and superior to its successor, Invisible War (Xbox and PC). While the conversion from PC wasn't great for the frame rate, it's been altered to a more accessable style that's easier to pick up and play.
Get it!
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Me too.
I felt Tong was the only one acting for truly selfless reasons, for pure peace and prosperity - for a democratic world of freedom.
But I saved it just before so I could see the other endings too :-)
I felt Tong was the only one acting for truly selfless reasons, for pure peace and prosperity - for a democratic world of freedom.
But I saved it just before so I could see the other endings too :-)
How did you end it?
I blew everything to smitherines.
I blew everything to smitherines.
Stupid magazines.
Can't recognise a beautiful game when they see one...
Can't recognise a beautiful game when they see one...
Maverick42 wrote:
> I assumed you had, actually, considering in that "PS2 Cop Pon
> with a twist" thread, you gave it 8/10.
>
> If you haven't played it, what on earth did you base that on?
*Holds hands above head* You've caught me red handed! :(
That was the ONE game in that PS2 Cop Pon thing that I have never played. I based my rating on many magazines scores. *cries*
> I assumed you had, actually, considering in that "PS2 Cop Pon
> with a twist" thread, you gave it 8/10.
>
> If you haven't played it, what on earth did you base that on?
*Holds hands above head* You've caught me red handed! :(
That was the ONE game in that PS2 Cop Pon thing that I have never played. I based my rating on many magazines scores. *cries*
I assumed you had, actually, considering in that "PS2 Cop Pon with a twist" thread, you gave it 8/10.
If you haven't played it, what on earth did you base that on?
If you haven't played it, what on earth did you base that on?
Amazingly,
I've never played.............. Deus Ex. :)
I've never played.............. Deus Ex. :)
Superb game in every sense, despite a few niggles here and there with the frame rate suffering due to it being the PS2 version. Yet the glorious freeform gameplay, incredible storyline and intricate RPG dynamics severly outweigh this to give a 10/10 game that is the second best I've ever played.
The level of depth is astounding. You can choose a stealthy or action-based approach, where to go, what to do, who to trust and practically everything else. There's a multitude of side quests everywhere you go, and huge room for exploration whether you're breaking into apartments for cash or food, or sneaking into shops in the dead of the night on a Hong Kong street.
The storyline sees you, JC Denton, attempting to crack a global conspiracy concerning a deadly plague and a corrupt government. I won't spoil it for those who haven't played it, but the sheer substance to the story and extent of the character development are superb for a game - you'd be impressed to see it in a film. Surprising twists, and lots of little touches make even the smallest things immensely satisfying.
I really suggest that anyone who hasn't played this does - and not for just half an hour round a mate's house. It's an epic and deserves to be played as such. For me, it's the best game on the PS2 and superior to its successor, Invisible War (Xbox and PC). While the conversion from PC wasn't great for the frame rate, it's been altered to a more accessable style that's easier to pick up and play.
Get it!
The level of depth is astounding. You can choose a stealthy or action-based approach, where to go, what to do, who to trust and practically everything else. There's a multitude of side quests everywhere you go, and huge room for exploration whether you're breaking into apartments for cash or food, or sneaking into shops in the dead of the night on a Hong Kong street.
The storyline sees you, JC Denton, attempting to crack a global conspiracy concerning a deadly plague and a corrupt government. I won't spoil it for those who haven't played it, but the sheer substance to the story and extent of the character development are superb for a game - you'd be impressed to see it in a film. Surprising twists, and lots of little touches make even the smallest things immensely satisfying.
I really suggest that anyone who hasn't played this does - and not for just half an hour round a mate's house. It's an epic and deserves to be played as such. For me, it's the best game on the PS2 and superior to its successor, Invisible War (Xbox and PC). While the conversion from PC wasn't great for the frame rate, it's been altered to a more accessable style that's easier to pick up and play.
Get it!
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