Windows

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.	Sycada (177)
Excellent movie adaption, great atmosphere: I am infected, trust me !	Emmanuel Henne (26)
Man is Still the Warmest Place to Hide	Terrence Bosky (5237)

The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Oct, 2002		100
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm)	Sep 24, 2002	88 out of 100	88
CanadianGamer	Sep 07, 2002	86 out of 100	86
Game Over Online	Sep 18, 2002	85 out of 100	85
PC Games (Germany)	Sep 26, 2002	83 out of 100	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Oct, 2002	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot	Aug 28, 2002	7.7 out of 10	77
GameStar (Germany)	Sep, 2002	76 out of 100	76
JeuxVideoPC.com	Oct 05, 2003	11 out of 20	55
Netjak	Aug 26, 2002	4.1 out of 10	41

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Trivia

John Carpenter himself makes a cameo appearance as Dr. Faraday, the head of Gen Inc you meet halfway through the game. Apparently Carpenter went down to the programmer's studios and had his face scanned into the game (not sure if he also did the voice or not). This explains why Carpenter says the game has "an incredibly cool and handsome character in Dr. Faraday" in his praise of the game on the inside cover of the box.