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Thief II: The Metal Age

First seen: 25 february 2000

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Great Deal: $10.49

  • User Score (168)
    9.2 9.2 from 168 reviewers
  • Expert Score (12)
    8.7 8.7 from 12 reviewers
  • Gameplay (5)
    5.7 5.7 from 5 reviewers
  • Graphics (6)
    5.5 5.5 from 6 reviewers
  • Sound (5)
    5.5 5.5 from 5 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • more ingenious gameplay, professional touches, more handy tools, terrific sound layering, enticing plots
  • foogly char models, some movement problems, semi high difficulty, second rate graphics, limited save game slots

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  1. Thief II: The Metal Age

    Reviewer: PCGamer Online
    18 October 2007
    Overall 9
    8.9
     

    More focused and polished than the original, it's a game to get for any fan of the FPS genre looking for something a bit different. Read more

  2. Thief 2

    Reviewer: Gamers Wanted
    19 April 2000
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 7
    7.0
    Sound 9
    9.0
    Control 8
    8.0
    Lifespan 8
    8.0
     

    While I never played very far into the original Thief: The Dark Project, (so many games, so little time...plus, I only had a P166/Voodoo 1 at the time) I was nonetheless impressed by what I had seen. Thief showed that a 3D engine could be used for more than just Quake-likes. I don't think I saw such an innovative and immersive environment again until...well, System Shock 2. Rather than hacking your way through the level with the thoughtfully provided sword, you instead... Read more

  3. Thief 2 : The Metal age

    Reviewer: Gameguru Mania
    21 August 2009

    Continuing along the same lines of the first game in which players took control of a thief names Garrett, Metal Age has a deep and rich storyline that will have gamers intrigued for many hours. The new engine promises the usual onslaught of graphical buzzword improvements that many gamers expect to see in any first person game these days. These include 16-bit color, dynamic colored lighting, translucency, particle effects system, as well as a doubling up on polygon... Read more

  4. THIEF II: THE METAL AGE (PC)

    Reviewer: CNET
    4 October 2001
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The mission design is more consistent than the original's, and some of the missions are among the best in any action game to date. Read more

  5. Thief II: The Metal Age

    Reviewer: Just Adventure
    3 weeks ago

    THIEF 2 is one of the very best adventure games I've ever played. The only trouble is, it's not an adventure game. Read more

  1. Galactics Buyers - Beware

    Reviewer: Amazon
    24 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Galactics, despite the image, is selling jewel-case only versions of the game. No instruction manual or box is provided. Otherwise the product is perfect. Read more

  2. A new kind of game

    Reviewer: Shopping.com
    12 May 2002
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Thief 2 follows its predecessor in making a game that's different from anything that's ever been don Read more

  3. This game is exactly the same as Theif

    Reviewer: tnorton776, GamePro.com
    11 November 2001
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    nothing much to say otherwise than they did a terrible job on this game.. I personally think Theif is better. only thing diff bout this one is the levels.. dont buy it, buy theif. Read more

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