Thief II: The Metal Age

Even after almost three years, Thief: The Dark Project remains my favourite game of all time. Thief II: The Metal Age, while not as good in terms of the plot, or of the characters, is still an excellent game and comes highly recommended.

In my (quite extensive) knowledge of FP computer games, no other game comes close to recreating the tense atmosphere. Just you wait until you get to the "Haunted Library" in the levels "Casing the Joint" and "Masks" - you'll see what I mean!!! :)

The Dark Engine (on which the game is based) may look slightly dated now compared to newer games, but it has some fantastic features. The best of which is the sound-propogation. Thief II (as with the original) relies heavily on situational awareness, and the Dark Engine pulls it off superbly - just by listening, you can tell exactly where the enemy is, whether just around the corner or walking around on the floor above. Add to this the Environmental Audio effects and I can guarantee that you'll not sleep for a week!!!

On the whole, I preferred the undead from the original game to the new mechanical monsters in this game as an adversary, but none-the-less, Thief II is an excellent game with a huge fan base.

If you haven't bought this game yet, buy it now. It'll get you into practice for the third game in the series, under construction by Ion Storm Austin (of Deus Ex fame), and is currently estimated to be released in the Autumn of 2002 (but I personally think it may be a little later!)

This is the follow up to the original Looking Glass Studios video game: Thief The Dark Project. If the first Thief was set in the hood it woulda been called Thief The Dark Projects. But anyways, this game is a coo-coo-cool mixture of sword and sorcery fantasy gaming combined with Doom like first person game play features and a healthy dose of 19th century type technology. If you like movies or games or books that combine different types of genres like the old Wild Wild West TV show mixed the old west and sci fi, you'll dig the game Thief II.

This version has the typical video game plot of a power hungry madman wanting to take over the world. The new Thief II additions of talking robots are a very nice touch. I miss the Hammerite bad guys from the first Thief though. The new Mechanists just aren't as much fun. All in all a very good game though.

Thief is a totally unique playing experience and the only game to keep me captivated, not just for months, but for years! I have tried newer games, enjoyed them to a certain extent, but always find them lacking in the end. None of them can match the immersiveness of Thief II:TMA or Thief TDP (Thief 1).

Even though both Thief games have been out for a number of years, there is a huge fanbase still playing the original games as well as the hundreds of Fan Missions that are available, with new ones being produced each week. Many of them have surpassed the original game missions in both quality and game play.

If you haven't tried it, then what are you waiting for!

like stealth? love the darkness? then get thief and thief 2!! no other games have ever kept me in such suspense, action, and excitement as these two have! the gameplay rules, the story rules, the graphics are outstanding, the sound rules, and Garrett is one of my favorite video game characters!! this is short, but the bottom line is, get these games!!!!!

This is my favorite game ever. In this game Garrett has a mechanical eye. This is the best stealth game ever. It is also the best game in the series. This is also very dark. The game has huge levels. The best level is Life of the Party. It is the biggest level. This game has less zombie but they are in some levels. This time the mechanists are the main enemies. The lead is Karras. The game has some big plot twists and are shocking when they happen. This also scary. The mechanists have these machines that walk around and guard. The faces on them are very unsettling. This game has a very interesting story and is very deep. It also has some great subplots. This is my favorite game ever.