Invisible war is a hard game to judge. As it's not quite as good as the first game and so viewed with that history it's easy to think of it as a "bad" game but the reality is it's still better than just about any other cookie-cutter shooter out there, truly allowing you to play your own style. The open world system might be a bit confusing at first but stick with it and you will be rewarded.

Nearly ten years ago I saw the game with different eyes. The graphic was not that ugly old and the gameplay nice for a while. Today I suggest you to skip the game and play directly Human Revolution, one of the best games in my optinion.

This old game does not keep it's charm for me. Better to stay in good memory, if you played it at that time. If your are absolutely into old games, you might want to play it. If you can. Modern operating systems are not fully supported...

Invisible War is a good game that, unfortunately, doesn't quite live up to the expectations of it's predecessor. It has an excellent blend of stealth/rpg/shooter gameplay, and the element of choice is quite predominant throughout the game. Your choices in the game have consequences, and can affect your alliance with the various factions in the game. There is a nice variety of weapons and skill augmentations, allowing for varied playstyles.

The only issue with the game is that it is a sorry console port to the PC. The controls and interface are very awkward, and not suited for a mouse and keyboard. The gameplay mechanics are somewhat dumbed down from Deus Ex, allowing for more accessibility, but losing some of what made the original game great. The graphics are decent, but look a little dated, and not up to the standards of the PC market.

Overall, Deus Ex: Invisible War is a good game, and although it isn't perfect, can still be an engaging and exciting experience to play through.

Deus Ex: Invisible war is not exactly a bad game. If you compare it to Deus Ex 1, Invisible war comes short, but anyway, most second parts of a series do. Having read a lot of bad things about Invisible War I finally decided to play it anyway out of curiosity and love for the first part. And I must admit that I am glad. It may not be as deep as the first part was, but the game still carries a message. The gameplay is not bad, there are so questionable things about the game (e.g. you go back to desktop any time you load a new level just to wait for the new level to load and still see a load screen). My advice is: if you liked deus ex 1 you will probably not like Invisible War as much, but you will still play a good game and it is a must play for a Deus Ex fan.

I tend to agree with the general tenor of the other reviews. Invisible Wars was not as good as Deus Ex. To be absolutely blunt, it wasn't nearly as good. This fact was driven through to me when I tried to replay each of these games. I have come back to the original again and again, and have always found it to be as good as I remembered. I found that Invisible Wars, despite the fact that it was made later, has not aged nearly as well. Still, I remember playing through the entire game and enjoying it a great deal. I am generally very willing to put down a game that I don't think is worth my time. Invisible Wars was a good game, but it doesn't have the timelessness of a true classic.

The sequel to Deus Ex is all too often thought of purely as the sequel to Deus Ex, rather than a game in its own right. It is tantamount to not enjoying Daniel Craig's James Bond because you really liked Sean Connery. It is a fundamentally half-decent game, certainly worth the maybe ten hours you'll sink into playing it. But it does not hold up when compared to the rest of the series. Indeed, few games do.

The game does have some serious issues, although a lot of them were suffered by the original game as well. In particular, the stealth mechanic is not broken, but it is very close. There seems to be little rhyme or reason why sometimes you will get past a bunch of guards who seem to be staring right at you and later a guard will see you despite being concealed behind any number of objects. It is frustrating and rather than making stealth difficult, it serves only to make it not fun. Also, conserve your ammo, which whilst seeming limitless early on, will quickly run out during the final levels, wehre you will undoubtedly need it most.

The story is not bad, although in truth it needed a lot more fleshing out. The complex and interactive quality of the first game feels very foreign to this one, which serves to craft what feels at times a very half baked story line with a heap of half-baked philosophy thrown into the player's face. In particular, the conspiratorial feel of the first game just feels lost in the sequel. Organisations and characters, rather than bringing on waves of nostalgia feel dated, overused and gimmicky, and this seems almost purely due to the poor writing.

Choices made also feel a little lost and predominately worthless. You can completely betray a faction and have them immediately forgive you provided you perform a certain task. As a result, no allegiances are in anyway permanent and the deflation you feel after you realise the little impact your choices have is pretty down-heartening.

Most other issues with the game are pretty much endemic to games from the early 2000s. Small areas, annoying load screens and a boring and trite art style are certainly not phrases you would use to describe Deus Ex, but they are phrases that could easily be attached to any number of games produced for consoles in the 2001-2003 period.

The game does have a few things going for it. The biomods you get throughout the game certainly start to add a little strategy to it, particularly during the late game. Approaching the game from the perspective almost of a puzzle game yields the biggest pay off, with secret passages hidden behind boxes or on top of hard to access roofs providing a huge sense of accomplishment when discovered and utilised. And despite a dull story line, an anti-augmentation leader who sounds wonderfully like Steven Fry certainly lightens the game up considerably at the perfect moment.

All in all, it isn't a horrible game for a 2003 console port, and does provide some enjoyment. If you approach it expecting a worthy sequel of the original however, you will probably be disappointed.

3/5

I didn't enjoy this sequel as mush as the first game. There were several small things, and a couple big things that prevented me from truly enjoying the game, though it was all the constant loading that finally did me in. Overall still a good game, just not quite so much when put together with it's predecessor

Still one of the greats. A little lighter than the original, but still full of fun characters, big decisions, and multiple ways to do things.

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Excellent (RPG) + (FPS), weapons like, pistol, shotgun, bolt caster + much more. Has augmentation biomod slot choices + inventory slot choices. Futuristic war with robotic gadgetry, alarms, soldiers, enemies, NPC'S, grenade types, flashlight, energy cells, weapon mods, food stuffs + much more. Has biomods you choose like, extra strength, speed enhance, vision enhance, computer hacking, healing + more. Immersing with NPC's in real world sound environments + NPC speeches. Has the expected configurable controls + keys, such as, crouch, jump + autoruns until the slow key is pressed + more. Deus Ex. Inv. War, is a (RPG) with credits. Excellent graphics + interactions.

Excellent (RPG) + (FPS),

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The much hated sequel to the first Deus Ex game. Very unfair criticism for the quality of the game. It is a good FPS game with very good presentation for its time. Plenty of things to do and explore, although it lacks the variety and sheer size of the first game. I wouldn't call it a better game than the first one, but it is not the garbage that some people were calling it back when it was originally released. Good game.

This is a tough game to review - it was severely dogged when it came out, and for pretty good reasons IMHO.

Story-wise - this is a worthy sequel to Deus Ex and worth playing through if you have played the original and want to know more.

Game-wise - things can be summed up in two words: "dumbed down". Developed in parallel to the XBOX version, the PC suffered from all the limitations of the console: much smaller locations with more load times, HUGE UI elements designed for a TV screen and overly simplified inventory (to the point that guns all feed off of they same ammo type!)

Due to the above, this game hasn't aged as well as the original game, but if you're really interested in the story (or can pick it up on sale like I did) it's worthwhile.

It's not as good as the first one but I still enjoyed it.

I understand the complaints about this sequel compared to the first one but I think they're a bit harsh, this is still a very nice game

This Game has a great Story however it lacks of decent graphics out of the box so I suggest you watch out for the high-res mod which you can easily find by google!

Most are torn on this little game, some call it a great follow up to the greatest game ever made, others just call it muh. The AI seems much more dumb in this game as does the RPG elements in it. It seems like they took the first game and made it easier to the point where it starts to hurt the gameplay. That being said the story is great continuing where the first one left off, we are now in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by clans, including one Borg like one. All and all a great little game that is just not as good as the first.

This game is not as revolutionary and great as its predecessor, but it still tries to follow in its footsteps, and mostly succeeds. The gameplay and story are still good, and the presentation, though a bit older, is beautiful from the artistic/design point of view -- it just isn't as "new" and "surprising" as the first game was. If you want to buy just one game of the series, you can get just the first one; however, you'll be missing a great piece of fun without Invisible War.

A creative game. Treachery and intrigue. You can get rid of anyone you want, but can you handle the consequences? Multiple ways to complete objectives. If you are having someone help you do something and they die the objective isn't lost. You can usually find another way. Mistakes are not game enders!

One of the truly great games of the last generation, DE:IW is one of my all time favorites for many reasons. The RPG elements, oustanding story, great gameplay, interesting characters, the works. I have yet to find a game in this generation to do what this did so well. Even Bioware hasn't surpassed this gem yet. Highly recommended.

If you liked the first game, Invisible War will disapoint you. The graphipcs are not impressive and the the revolutionary gameplay that made the first game famous is not there.

But if your not that in to the first game, and just want some plain entertainment it might just work for you.

First of all: This is a good game!

If you seek out opinions on Deus Ex - Invisible War on The Net using your favourite search engine, you'll come about a lot of utterings of woes. And indeed, the flawless qualities of its predecessor were not reached. The locations are much smaller than those of Deus Ex 1, at times almost feeling kind of cramped. Then there's the abolition of skills, which contributed to the RPG part of the predecessor, making Invisible War a pure Action-Adventure. And finally, there was the interface, a price of multi-platform development back then. It brought huge hud elements, large icons and the like, so that console players could read everything on their tvs - hd hadn't reached the market, yet.

And still, this is a good game. For it still has the choices of how to approach your objectives. This goes down even to the gender of your character: Talking up a gay council member to get access to his apartment is only possible for male protagonists - a girl will have to crawl some vents again... Invisible War still has a lot of atmosphere. The story is still a web of organisations, fighting in the shadows for their respective interests (though many a veteran was disappointed by what has become of JC Denton, hero of Dues Ex 1 - and rightfully so). All character customisation options are not lost: There are still augmentations to choose.

Graphically Deus Ex 2 wasn't the leader of the pack even at release day, but that can also be said of Deus Ex 1. For both these games community-made texture packs are available, however. You should have no trouble finding them on The Net.

Get this game along with its predecessor. This is worth playing.

Invisible War looks great and runs great on most machines. It's a solid sequel to the original although not nearly as in depth. Most everything in the game has been streamlined but ultimately the feel of the game remains very similar. Excellent game. Well worth picking up, especially if you get it on sale, like I did!! You won't be disappointed.

If you don't mind using mouse and keyboard only this game takes a different approach to your standard FPS.

Like survival horror games, ammo and items are scarce and need to be consumed carefully but there are multiple ways to approach and take on each situation.

The story makes some good points,covering politics that mirror our real world but in a futuristic setting.

I'm cutting this down to the 3 from 5 however as whomever made the 1.2 patch (which can't be removed) seems to have formatted game pad control in favor of the 360 wired controller so although other game pads will work, they can not be mapped from an external profiler (ie; you can't map mouse X & Y axis to your second analogue stick). The in-game mapping software and controller assignment makes it so you'll have to scramble for your keyboard for a couple of frequently used menus. As well, your character puts away his /her weapon when entering new areas so if you forget to re-equip and get attacked, you'll be taken down long before you can make it through your menus to pull out your weapon again.

A decent sequel to the original game which is hailed as a clasic by many gamers and critics. It features better graphics but the customisation for your character is less than what was found in the first game.

So, while it may not reach the heights of the first game, it's still decent.

A very good game that suffered from the comparison to the first Deus Ex. Indeed compare to it there are a lot of things missing: No XP, no skills, non localized damage (on your character), one kind of munitions for each weapon (replaced by an alternative fire for each weapons) a limited customization system (for your weapons and biomods for your character) etc. But even though the game mechanics have been simplified a lot, the essential is remaining: you still make choice and maybe even more than in the first one. Granted, you will always end up doing the same mission but there are always at least three ways of doing things, and depending on what you did or did not do previously the setup changes. The environments are open enough and there are a consequent number of side quests. All in all it is a FPS in which you can talk and make choice. If you are searching for something refreshing that change from the "advance and shoot" formula of other FPS, search no further. If you are an RPG fan searching for something a little more action, this game or the previous one are good place to start.

This is one of the more interesting sci-fi rpg genre games that I have played. I originally bought it for the xbox when it first came out, and when I realized that it was on sale for the pc, I jumped at the chance to play it again.

The storyline is good, graphics are quite acceptable for a game that was made 4+ years ago, and the controls won't frustrate you too much. Definately worth a go if you are interested in this genre.

This is a great game, and I remember playing it when it first came out and having a lot of fun. Foolishly, I decided to get a copy for my laptop which has integrated graphics. The game runs horribly on my machine, so I guess I should have done some research first.

All in all, get this game just not for your cheap laptop. If like me you are using integrated graphics, stick to Deus Ex 1 ;)

One of the best games I have played. The graphics are great and the presentation is awesome. This definitely follows the first game well. There are a few errors to work around. But if you have played the Deus Ex series I would recommend this next one.