Windows

Thief II: The Metal Age

Description

Following Garret's previous adventures in the first game, the repercussions of his actions have changed the political landscape. The Hammerite religion has crumbled and a new leader named Karras has risen up to convert many of these fanatics over to the mysterious Order of Mechanists. Meanwhile, a new Sheriff has arrived in town and has been effective at cleaning up crime. Maybe a little too effective. This is bad news for Garrett, whose profession of master thief puts him on the wrong side of the law. As the risk increases however, so too does the amount of treasure available to a skilled thief.

Thief 2 keeps much of the same gameplay and abilities from the original Thief: The Dark Project but offers a few new toys. Among them are scouting orbs; which can be thrown to see around corners and flash mines. The heart of the gameplay is still stealth, made up of Garrett's ability to stay quiet, stay hidden and keep signs of trouble out of anyone's view. Garrett's main weapons are his sword, his blackjack and an assortment of arrows, each with a special power. Each level features a variety of objectives as well as several items which don't belong to you, but are nonetheless valuable and can be stolen.

Alternate Titles

• "TMA" -- Informal title
• "Thief II: Эпоха металла" -- Russian title
• "Thief 2" -- Informal title
• "Dark Project II: The Metal Age" -- German title
• "Dark Project II: L'Age de Métal" -- French title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Dark Engine
• Steampunk games
• Thief series

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User Reviews

An inspired masterpiece that surpasses the original. An a most excellent farewell gift from LG	Zovni (9114)
Great game only gets better with sequel	Chris Gordy (4)	unrated
Thief II : Is it better then the beer-coke/pepsi-pizza combo? Yep.	Jeremy Johnson (583)
Classy and original but you can see why it didn't sell	Shazbut (130)	unrated
How did Looking Glass go out of business with games like this?	Cyric (50)	unrated
Immersive, incredible gaming	Terrence Bosky (5239)
Brilliant!	Daniel Martin (17)
Atmospheric stealing...	Heikki Sairanen (109)

The Press Says

ComputerGamers.com	Jan 01, 2002	96 out of 100	96
GameZone	Mar 31, 2000	9.5 out of 10	95
games xtreme	May 11, 2000	9.2 out of 10	92
IGN	Mar 24, 2000	9 out of 10	90
PC Gamer	2000	89 out of 100	89
Privat Computer PC	2000	88 out of 100	88
ActionTrip	Apr 09, 2000	87 out of 100	87
GameStar (Germany)	Apr, 2000	86 out of 100	86
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Apr 21, 2000	85 out of 100	85
PC Gamer Brasil	Aug, 2000	83 out of 100	83

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Shadows of the Metal Age	13	St_Martyne (3557) Jul 04, 2008

Trivia

On many of the menus used in Thief 2, you can see moving gears and machinery through the glass which may look familiar. In fact the Thief 2 menus are identical to those of the original Thief: The Dark Project, only a faceplate ("fancy covering") has been added over the graphics of the machinery. As a result the sound of the machinery is also muted. I suppose this represents progress.