The Thing

Description

Set after the events of the 1982 John Carpenter movie, The Thing is a squad based 3rd person shooter, where each member of your team is equipped with a range of weapons and items to help you in your quest to destroy The Thing.

You must use every player in the squad if you wish to proceed through each level, and once you find one of the thousands of alien creatures through-out the complex, weapons such as flame throwers, pistols and more come into play.

20 levels are on offer, with humans scattered around the area. But are they friend or an infected foe? Trust is the key to success.

Alternate Titles

• "突变怪物" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "Нечто" -- Russian Spelling
• "Yuusei kara no Buttai X: Episode II" -- Japanese Title
• "The Thing: O Enigma de Outro Mundo" -- Brazilian Title
• "Nechto" -- Russian Title
• "La Cosa" -- Spanish Title
• "Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt" -- German Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Horror movie inspired games
• Movie-inspired games

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User Reviews

Great concept with only marginal realization.	Windows	Sycada (177)
A great game that flew under the radar	PlayStation 2	Mike K (8)
Not a "bad" game, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, really.	Xbox	kbmb (399)
Excellent movie adaption, great atmosphere: I am infected, trust me !	Windows	Emmanuel Henne (26)
Man is Still the Warmest Place to Hide	Windows	Terrence Bosky (5237)
Another good game, great box art, that's what sold it for me.	Xbox	David Lafferty (18)

The Press Says

Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm)	Windows	Sep 24, 2002	88 out of 100	88
Worth Playing	Windows	Aug 21, 2002	8.7 out of 10	87
GameSpy	Xbox	Sep 13, 2002	85 out of 100	85
Game Over Online	Xbox	Sep 26, 2002	85 out of 100	85
Gameguru Mania	Windows	Sep 09, 2002	85 out of 100	85
IGN	Xbox	Aug 29, 2002	8.3 out of 10	83
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Sep 26, 2002	83 out of 100	83
GamePro	Xbox	Oct 04, 2002	4 out of 5	80
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Oct, 2002	78 out of 100	78
Netjak	PlayStation 2	Aug 26, 2002	6.1 out of 10	61

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Trivia

Remake-o-rama!!: The Thing is based on the 1982 cult movie "The Thing" by John Carpenter. That movie is actually a remake of 1951's "The Thing From Another World" by Howard Hawks and that movie in turn is based on the 1943 short story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell.