Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)
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DESCRIPTION
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the long-awaited return of one of the most critically-acclaimed video game franchises of all time, and blends the best of Action and RPG for the perfect mix of combat, stealth, hacking, and social gameplay. You play as Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been cybernetically augmented and finds himself in the middle of a global conspiracy to which he holds the key.In Deus Ex: Human Revolution you can customize and upgrade your character with more than 50 unique augmentations that support your style of play. There are also more than 20 available weapons in the game, each of which can be customized to fight different types of enemies. In Deus Ex: Human Revolution players can play the game in multiple and vastly different ways, which provides an immersive experience where every choice has a lasting consequence.
FEATURES:
- Fusion of Action and Role-Play - A unique combination of action-packed close-quarter takedowns and intense shooting, offering a vast array of augmentations and upgrades for the many weapons at your disposal.
- Multi-Solution Structure - Choose how to accomplish each mission using combat, hacking, stealth or social mode to create a customized experience to suit any gaming style.
- Diverse Customization - Engage in combat and challenges utilizing over 50 specialized character augmentations and over 20 available weapons, which can be customized with weapon upgrades.
- Unique Visual Design - Become immersed in a Cyber Renaissance setting that masterfully blends near future and Renaissance era styles.
- Explore the World - Traverse numerous locales across the globe, each with its own distinct art direction, in Adam's search to uncover a worldwide conspiracy.
Video Game Review - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
 Score 8.5 Great | Deus Ex: Human Revolution is an engrossing and atmospheric adventure that keeps you guessing. The Good
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 Score 9.0 Amazing | While Deus Ex: Human Revolution can't be the revelation that Deus Ex was in 2000, it's an achievement nonetheless. It's a visionary, considered piece of work, and while my thoughts drift to the things that could have been and the compromises made due to the possibilities of video games in 2011, they're just as quick to consider playing through it again. Presentation: 8.5 Human Revolution's interface is well-integrated and unobtrusive, but the waypoint system leaves something to be desired. The story holds together well though, and moves along without stumbling. Graphics: 8.5 From a technological standpoint, Human Revolution isn't doing anything special graphically. But it has some of the best production design and art of any game this year. Or last year. Sound: 9.0 Some awkward voice acting notwithstanding, Deus Ex's sound design is excellent, and the soundtrack is phenomenal. Gameplay: 9.0 Human Revolution establishes a gameplay vocabulary and rewards you for learning it. It's insanely flexible - save for a few points where it isn't. Lasting Appeal: 10 Practically demanding multiple playthroughs, Human Revolution will take you anywhere from 25 to 40 hours on your initial run. |
 Score 9 Essential | It's a hugely ambitious game, and naturally the odd element does fall short - your first mission is littered with cause-and-effect variables, but as the game progresses there seem to be fewer moments where your actions have major consequences. Still, the rest of the experience is so slick - so thought-provoking, dynamic, and endlessly enjoyable - that you'll be far too preoccupied to notice. Perhaps the strongest compliment I can pay Eidos Montreal is this: with its grand design, dynamic play and sheer wealth of ideas - not to mention its old-fashioned pre-occupation with air vents - Deus Ex: Human Revolution is reminiscent of the best efforts from the golden era of PC gaming at the end of the 90s. It's a modern release imbued with the finer qualities of an age gone by.
✓ Offers multiple ways to play ✓ Intelligent and thought-provoking ✓ Lives up to the hefty Deus Ex legacy x Occasionally falls short of its own ambition |
 Score 9 Excellent | Deus Ex: Human Revolution is probably not as perfect as I'm making it sound. Some of the rules about what's interactive and not seem quite arbitrary, which is a pretty blatant failing in a game which tries so hard to make you feel like you're not being restricted, and while the level design is clever and varied, the interior design definitely is not, and there's also a lot of repetition in the incidental details. Sure, it's important to hear some of those looping news broadcasts, but maybe make them longer than half a minute or record variations or something. But the important point is that Deus Ex: Human Revolution is one of those rare games that knows you can't be perfect all the time, and that you have the right to change your mind about your actions later. It just wants to be played with and enjoyed - and when you finish, you just want to play with it again. |
 Score 4.5 Must Buy (Out of 5) | At its core, this is a game that is reliant on the player. Without your influence, the game doesn't have a direction. However, it also doesn't give the illusion that it needs you to help it finish the story. Much like great sci-fi fantasy, Deus Ex: Human Revolution never allows you to feel like you have total control or that you know everything going on in the overarching story. In this case though, it also doesn't allow you to feel as if you are an outsider looking in. This is as much your own human revolution as it is Adam Jensen's. Graphics: 4.8 Sharp, slick, and beyond expectations. Control: 4.3 There's a learning curve to get used to the jerk in and out of first-person perspective, but the controls deliver a solid experience. Music/Sound FX/Voice Acting: 4.2 Another excellent sample of how the voice acting and musicality of a video game should be. Play Value: 4.5 Vast and enjoyable; this world is a pleasure to be in. |
 Score A- Fabulous 90% | Deus Ex: Human Revolution is still one of the best games of the year. It sports refined, detailed gameplay that’s tailored to the way you want to play, backed up by some of the best level design in the last decade. The glitches blemish the experience just enough that they should have warranted a little more development time, but at the end of the day, this is still a great game that no one should miss out on. Revolution Report Card
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 Score 10 Incredible | As far as single-player experiences are concerned, DX:HR is one of the absolute best of this console generation. Unless you insist on having some kind of multiplayer mode, or hate reading, there's no reason you won’t enjoy DX:HR. While it’s slightly more linear than the original, the level of polish and effort that have gone into it more than make up for it. Eidos Montreal has successfully blended the best of both worlds, rebooting a classic franchise without losing the core of what made the original beloved. GamesRadar Verdict Intelligent, fun, challenging and beautifully realized, DX:HR is an incredibly polished game that lives up to the impossibly high standard of its predecessor. You'll love
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 Score 8.5 Silver | I know I take issue with many aspects of this game, but these flaws don’t hold Human Revolution back from being an entertaining adventure through a riveting story and world. It rewards those who fight through it with a fantastic plot payoff and a great sense of character progression. Concept: A prequel story to the classic cyberpunk series that embraces player choice. Graphics: The color yellow shows up everywhere, including outlines, menus, and the overall tint of the environments. Facial animations are robotic, but the world is gorgeous. Hardly any of the architecture is recycled. Sound: Adam Jensen’s voice makes him sound indifferent to his circumstance. The soundtrack fits the cyberpunk vibe, but is easily mistaken for Mass Effect. Playability: A respectable stealth game brought down by a restrictive energy system that kills the tension. The firefights don’t fare much better thanks to brainless foes. Entertainment: As a series fan, I enjoyed the experience, but large portions of the gameplay feature questionable design decisions. Replay: High |
