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.

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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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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	The Thing
	Thing for Xbox	Xbox	$14.99
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User Reviews

Not a "bad" game, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, really.	kbmb (400)	unrated
Another good game, great box art, that's what sold it for me.	David Lafferty (18)	unrated

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The Press Says

GameZone	Sep 18, 2002	8.9 out of 10	89
GameSpot	Sep 11, 2002	8.8 out of 10	88
Game Chronicles	Oct 04, 2002	8.6 out of 10	86
Game Over Online	Sep 26, 2002	85 out of 100	85
GameSpy	Sep 13, 2002	85 out of 100	85
IGN	Aug 29, 2002	8.3 out of 10	83
GamePro	Oct 04, 2002	4 out of 5	80
Jeuxvideo.com	Sep 16, 2002	16 out of 20	80

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Trivia

In addition to the easter egg regarding the recording by MacReady, it is not the original recording done in the movie. Rather, it was done by a soundalike, and was timed differently. And yes, Carpenter did do the voice for his videogame incarnation.

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