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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

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User Reviews

Great concept with only marginal realization. Sycada (178) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Excellent movie adaption, great atmosphere: I am infected, trust me ! Emmanuel Henne (26) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
Man is Still the Warmest Place to Hide Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5239) 3.33 Stars3.33 Stars3.33 Stars3.33 Stars3.33 Stars

The Press Says

Worth Playing Aug 21, 2002 8.7 out of 10 87
CanadianGamer Sep 07, 2002 86 out of 100 86
Game Over Online Sep 18, 2002 85 out of 100 85
Armchair Empire, The Oct 16, 2002 8.1 out of 10 81
GameZone Sep 19, 2002 8 out of 10 80
PC Zone Oct 05, 2002 8 out of 10 80
Jeuxvideo.com Sep 04, 2002 16 out of 20 80
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Oct, 2002 78 out of 100 78
GameSpot Aug 28, 2002 7.7 out of 10 77
JeuxVideoPC.com Oct 05, 2003 11 out of 20 55

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Trivia

When your NPC teammates turn into the Thing, they generally turn into the same monster... one with a head that looks a little like a skinless lizard. However, there is one character called Fisk who, if infected, transforms into a slightly different looking Thing with a distorted, stretched-out human face.

Since Fisk is a Gen Inc trooper, and since the troopers were originally supposed to be infected humans who would burst out to attack you, it's possible this is a leftover from the original game design, especially since the Fisk-Thing seems kind of buggy as it's head tends to disappear when you look at it from different angles.


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9944)
 

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