Deus Ex

Deus Ex is a Cyberpunk action adventure role playing game. The game was released in 2000 and was developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. The game was first released on PC/Mac, then 2 years later, the game was then ported to the PlayStation 2.

Plot
The story follows JC Denton, an agent working for the anti-terrorist group UNATCO, who is given superhuman power by nanomachines as he's on his quest to uncover a conspiracy that links to various organizations including the Illuminati.

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 * 1) The game improves on the concept of Strife, an 90's FPS that tried to combine RPG elements with FPS elements.
 * 2) The visuals and graphics lool great for a game that was released in 2000, since it is using the Unreal Engine 1, with impressive lighting effects and large open environments such as New York City.
 * 3) It's music is amazing and memorable, since it was composed by Alexander Brandon, Dan Garopee, and Michiel van den Bos, who all three had also worked on the music for Unreal and Unreal Tournament. Many examples include "Hell's Kitchen" and the "UNATCO" Theme".
 * 4) Unlike many games around the time when they used a single health bar, this game's health system is more dynamic as you have individual limbs which can be crippled like in the Fallout games. Any hits to the head and torse especially, are more lethal and you can die instantly if neither are tended to.
 * 5) There are many ways to take on the objective at hand; you can sneak past the enemies and not attack them, only knock them unconscious with non lethal weapons, or charge in armed to the teeth.
 * 6) It has a large variety of weaponry and equipment, ranging from non lethals such as batons, pepper spray, and tranquilizer darts, to more lethal weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and a plasma rifle.
 * 7) The story is very interesting and well written, and the choices you make will affect it, either for the better or worse.
 * 8) It captures the dystopian cyberpunk feel, especially with the levels set in New York City and Vandanburg.
 * 9) A ton of customisation options for Denton when it comes to the skills in the game. For example, you could be a pro on stealth and lock picking, an melee and non lethal build, or just go guns blazing. You can also attach various augmentations to your body, including being able to sprint without attracting enemies, or a shield for deflecting gunshots. You can even customise weapons with mods found in the levels.
 * 10) It gives an exploration on various conspiracy theories and gives deep thoughts on such a concept.
 * 11) Lots of memorable or even hilarious dialogue, including from JC: "You're gonna burn, alright!", and "What a shame", and other characters including: "I spill my drink!" and Jock's "Oh my god, JC! A bomb!"
 * 12) Many enjoyable and likeable characters, such as Anna Navarre, Gunther Hermann, Paul Denton, and of course the main character, JC Denton.
 * 13) This game has a ton of mod support, with gameplay mods such as GMDX, graphical mods including the Deus Ex Revision mod, and even humorous mods such as the Malkavian mod.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The PlayStation 2 version has many cuts in order to compensate for the limitations of the console, including the levels being split, reduced mechanics, and longer loading times. It does however have pretty well animated cutscenes and the framerate is stable most of the time.
 * 2) While the graphics were impressive for its time, the character models hasn't really aged well and they look like their from an N64 game despite the PS2 being launched the same year.
 * 3) The lip syncing is off most of the time.
 * 4) There was an ending where J.C betrays HELIOS and Everett and sides with Bob Page that was cut from the game.

Reception
The game has received critical acclaim, with the PC version scoring an average of 92% on MetaCritic.

The game developed a strong cult following, leading to a core modding and playing community that remained active over 15 years after its release. In an interview with IGN in June 2015, game director Warren Spector said he never expected Deus Ex to sell many copies, but he did expect it to become a cult classic among a smaller strong community, and he continues to receive fan mail from players to date regarding their experiences and thoughts about Deus Ex.

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