Deus Ex: Human Revolution

The graphics in Human Revolution aren’t exactly the hottest thing around, but it’s art-style is definitely one of the hottest things of the entire year. The animation on some NPC’s can be a little jarring at times when they begin to jerk their head around frantically while speaking or continuously looking over your shoulder, but other than the animation during the speech segments it’s all fine. Eidos Montreal really captured the atmosphere of a cyberpunk world and it just makes me wish for another game quick so I can explore more of it. The soundtrack is easily one of the best of the year and ...

While Deus Ex: Human Revolution can't be the revelation that Deus Ex was in 2000, it's an achievement nonetheless. It's a visionary, considered piece of work, and while my thoughts drift to the things that could have been and the compromises made due to the possibilities of video games in 2011, they're just as quick to consider playing through it again. Human Revolution is a smart, rewarding piece of transhumanist noir that does justice not just to Deus Ex, but to the fiction that inspired it.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is reminiscent of the best efforts from the golden era of PC gaming at the end of the 90s.

Few people believed it could work, but it did. The debuting studio gave the world a game that, when confronted with its cult original, comes out unscathed. What captivated us about Deus Ex: Human Revolution?

Pushed on by a concept that is ambitious in this day and age of cookie cutter first person shooters, Deus Ex manages to shine because of its differences rather than its similarities.

We check out the console versions of the return of Deus Ex and see how it stacks up in this supplementary review.

We may have asked for better boss fights, but its doubtful anyone wanted tablet gimmicks or an English language audio commentary recorded by French Canadians. RPGamers can't win them all, even by the year 2027. Put on your trench coat and find a conspiracy...again.

In short, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is in fact a revolution in itself. Even though the abysmal character interaction makes up about 40 percent of the game and is dreadful every step of the way, all other aspects are contradictory near perfection. This game can’t be described into one genre, as it uses stealth, action, adventure and RPG elements equally into a seamless whole. And while the major flaws in the game can’t be denied or forgiven, the experience of playing it is much too satisfying to pass it up for its large indiscretion. So ignore the awful puppet show, because this is the top of t...

So, if you haven’t bought it yet and were waiting for this definitive (re: rambling) reaction, consider yourself authoritatively told: buy it. Unless you’re allergic to the colour yellow.

Playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, we can't help but wonder what augmentations we'd like to have if they were on offer. Adam Jensen's retractable arm blades would be high on the list (handy for chopping onions), along with his ballistic Typhoon ability (good for erm, mowing the lawn?) and then we have to stop to consider for a moment, the ethics of such a thing. A prequel to the first Deus Ex, Human Revolution takes place in 2027, a year not that far removed from where we are now and thus it'...