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The Thing
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Game only: the disc in a protective holder, no case or manual. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact disc. Discs are professionally resurfaced when they need it and tested before listing. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
The fire at Outpost 31 has burned out, and a U.S. special forces team is flown into the Antarctic to find out what happened. The Thing for Xbox picks up directly after John Carpenter's 1982 film, putting you in command as Captain Blake, and it understands that the scariest part of the movie was never the creature. It was not knowing who was still human.
That paranoia is built into the game through the Trust and Fear system. Every squadmate, whether a medic, an engineer or a soldier, has their own state of mind. Hand them a weapon or ammunition and their trust in you grows; let them witness something horrific and they may freeze, lose their nerve, refuse orders or turn their gun on you. You need these people, too: engineers repair fuse boxes and open sealed doors, and medics keep the team alive. Some of them, however, are already infected, and blood-test kits let you check, though there are never quite enough to go around.
The creature itself appears in grotesque, shifting forms, and bullets only weaken it, so fire becomes your best friend. Flamethrowers and incendiary grenades are the tools that finish the job. Outside, the Antarctic cold is an enemy of its own, draining your health until you can reach a heater, which turns every trek between buildings into a race against hypothermia. Flickering lights, abandoned research stations and blizzard-whipped exteriors channel Carpenter's claustrophobia beautifully.
Computer Artworks' game was well received in 2002 and sold well, and a sequel was in the works before the studio closed its doors. That makes this the only official continuation of Carpenter's film in game form, and a rare licensed horror game that got its source material completely right. If the blood-test scene still makes you hold your breath, this is the game that lets you be the one holding the hot wire.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 2002
- Publisher
- Black Label Games
- Developer
- Computer Artworks
- Players
- Single player
About the game
While investigating the enigmatic deaths of American scientists in the Antarctic, a military rescue team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of the people it kills. As the team leader, you must forget everything you ever learned about obliterating aliens simply with a barrage of violent ammunition--this monster is difficult to see, hard to kill, and seemingly impossible to evade. In the midst of this lurking terror, you must convince your squad to cooperate and complete tasks essential to both the success of the mission and your own survival.
Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.Watch gameplayThe Thing on Original Xbox
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The Thing
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Original Xbox
The Thing
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