The Thing
by Jack Of All Games
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Product Summary
Brand: Jack Of All GamesPlatform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Jack Of All Games
Product features:
- PlayStation 2
- ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
- Action/Adventure
Video Game Reviews of The Thing
Customer Review: Action packed follow up to the movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
Don't be fooled by other reviews. This isn't really a survival horror game. It's a squad based action game, with horror elements. Expect lots of shooting and running!
John Carpenter's classic movie The Thing, a remake of the awfully cheesy movie from the 1950's, has a classic premise that John W. Campbell originally wrote in the short story that spawned both movies, "Who Goes There." Finding a shape shifting alien frozen in the ice, and then dealing with it when it wakes up and isn't happy, is a really good setting for a horror story.
The game is a direct sequel to the Carpenter movie, and although it lacks Kurt Russel, it does a great job of re-creating the atmosphere of the film. The isolation of the antarctic research outposts is palpable, and the danger of freezing to death and getting lost in the perpetual darkness add to the tension. Your team mates will get more and more upset by the death that you discover, causing you to take measures from disarming them to killing them outright.
And I haven't even mentioned the monsters. From tiny little things that resemble facehuggers from alien to gigantic boss monsters, you will encounter a wide variety of bloodthirsty killers. Sometimes your teammates may even suddenly mutate into monsters, wreaking havoc on the sanity of the remaining members.
Unlike many survival horror games, this one gives you plenty of ammunition, so there is no need to hold back on shooting the baddies. It does use a stupid tape recorder saving system, so you have to keep on the look out for places to save the game. The story is pretty good, but if you've seen the movie you can pretty much guess the plot of the game.
Description of The Thing
MODEL- 71436 VENDOR- VIVENDI FEATURES- The Thing Knowing who you can trust is the difference between living and dying. Dropped into the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, you're the leader of a military rescue team sent to investigate the mysterious death of an American scientific expedition. In the punishing wind and cold, your team encounters a strange, shape-shifting alien life form that assumes the appearance of the people it kills. This monster is difficult to see, hard to kill, and seemingly impossible to evade. And when you see it, it's often too late. Try to control your panic-stricken squad - and your own fear - in the face of spectacular alien destruction, gruesome carnage, shocking plot twists and immninent death. Your only hope is to trust your team..and hope that they trust you. ESRB Rating : M for Mature Genre/Category : Action System: PlayStation 2 Number of Players : 1 Compatible Peripheral Features: Nice electronics is your source for everyday low prices on the Vivendi 71436 - The Thing PS2 and all other Vivendi Video Game AccBased on the same elements that made the movie so enjoyable--fear, suspense, and the possibility that your teammate might be infected--The Thing lets players slowly creep into the action with the help of several nonplayer characters (NPCs), whom you control and use to protect and aid you and your group. Using a core team of engineers, medics, and soldiers, players must manage and control their level of trust in, and fear of, you. They react to your actions, and might betray you if they think you might be the Thing. Conversely, you must constantly monitor which one of them might be infected and dispose of that person. Other characters must trust you, but if they fear you, actions as drastic as coercion might be necessary. For example, if a soldier doesn't have confidence in you, you may have to put your gun to his head to convince him you're not the Thing. For his sake, he'd better believe.
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