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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- ELSPA Minimum Age: 11
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Action/survival horror game based on the John Carpenter movie
- A new chapter of isolation and paranoia set after the events of the movie
- Set within the film's Antarctic base and other familiar locations
- Varied pace blends action, puzzles, horror and human interaction
- Puzzles can be solved in multiple ways
- Trust/fear interface--influence other characters' psychological states
- For 1 player
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Product Description
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
"Top-class survival horror meets one of the best sci-fi movies of all time. 9/10."
PSi2 Magazine
"A thrill from start to finish, The Thing is an essential action-packed title."
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Based on the famous John Carpenter sci fi film this game has a lot to live up to. Traditionally games based on movies are of a poor standard and do not spend a lot of time in production. This is due to the myth that people will buy the games simply because they enjoyed watching the film,the thing however is an exception.
You play Blake the man enlisted with the task of investigating the what has happened, initially at the American base featured in the movie. The game is laid out in level format and features many other locations some from the film and some that have been invented. The graphics on this game are at times breathtaking especially the cool snow effects and design of the interiors. The aliens that you meet are some of the best I have witnessed in a computer game with superb artifical intelligence. The best thing about this game though has to be controlling your team ensuring that they trust you, are not to frightened and of destroying them when finally they change into the thing.
Graphics 92%
Sound 89%
gameplay 88 %
Total 92%
You play Blake the man enlisted with the task of investigating the what has happened, initially at the American base featured in the movie. The game is laid out in level format and features many other locations some from the film and some that have been invented. The graphics on this game are at times breathtaking especially the cool snow effects and design of the interiors. The aliens that you meet are some of the best I have witnessed in a computer game with superb artifical intelligence. The best thing about this game though has to be controlling your team ensuring that they trust you, are not to frightened and of destroying them when finally they change into the thing.
Graphics 92%
Sound 89%
gameplay 88 %
Total 92%
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Quite simply one of the best games I've played for a long time. Believe the hype when they say the game reeks with paranoia. Although moments of sheer terror aren't common, a pervasive, draining fear seems to hang on your shoulders as you explore the Antartic desolation. Some superb features, such as the limited save points in the form of voice recorders, more than cancel out the (only slight) lazyness that creeps into the plot in the last few levels.
Overall: One of the greats of our time.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The thing is a very good 3rd person shooter combining both moody, scary atmosphere and hardcore blasting. It has some cool added features which really put it apart from other games out there. For a start you can have control of a squad, this includes telling them what to do (holding up a gun to their head if they refuse to do it), giving/recieving weapons to/from them, blood testing them to check they havent been infected. The game has lots of quality features like this but is let down slightly by a few annoying things. The flamthrower is pants. You want it to be like the one in the film but its not. It fires about 2 feet in front of you at the ground and it causes just a few small flames to appear. Considering that the flamethrower is the most important weapon in the game (you find out during the game that all large enemies only die when cooked) you would think that the designers would make it work and shot well. Put this aside then you see that 'The Thing' is a top class shooter which is very good fun to play and if your a fan of the film or just like shooters then your going to love this.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Tense!
I have played this game 3 times on Hard over a period of 7 years. It takes me 2 years to recover my nerves each time! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Matt Testifies
It's the Thing
Great film and i guess for a ps2 game it was good back then, still not bad as movie tie ins go.
Published 15 months ago by mark sammons
Thing Review
This games alright, I've not completed it yet, but my email is bugging me about reviewing my purchase.
Published 23 months ago by Gobby
Intellgalatic terror right here..................
Following the events of 'John Carpenters': The Thing', 'The Thing' picks up right where the game left off, with you, (the player), taking the part of Captain Blake, one of the... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2003 by "generalblob"
Great game based on a great movie
Not the most original idea, 'hey, lets make a Thing videogame based on the classic movie!' but it really works! Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2003 by G Massam
Absolutely Gorgeous Game
I tried playing "The Thing" last night and man was it GOOD.. It was soo good that I bought my own copy the next day.. If you love the movie and love survival horror games... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2003 by Adil Khan
An unexpected pleasure that innovates a stale genre
With the survival horror behemoths of Resident Evil and Silent Hill failing to make any significant progress from their PSOne days, it's taken a London team to properly update the... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2003 by David Head
Scary things await you...
Team cooperation is what distinguishes this game from other survival games. One could compare it with Project Eden, where you also have 4 team members, but Project Eden is much... Read more
Published on 16 July 2003 by Ivan Lietaert
Something special to add to the survival horror genre.
The Thing is a third person perspective, survival horror game that start off in the immediate aftermath of the film. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2003 by Marco Busani
ye, ye take it....... excellent survival horror game.
The Thing is a third person, survival horror game that starts off in the immediate aftermath of the film. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2003 by Marco Busani
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