The Thing | 
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Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 7162
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
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Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 17 - 17 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 71436
UPC: 020626714365
EAN: 0020626714365
ASIN: B000066RKC
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Condition: Game disc/cartridge in good condition. DISC/CARTRIDGE ONLY. Does not include original display box or instructions. Includes 90 Day Warranty
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| • | PlayStation 2 | | • | ESRB Rating: M (Mature) | | • | Action/Adventure |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Based on the same elements that made the movie so enjoyable--fear, suspense, and the possibility that your teammate might be infected--The Thing lets players slowly creep into the action with the help of several nonplayer characters (NPCs), whom you control and use to protect and aid you and your group. Using a core team of engineers, medics, and soldiers, players must manage and control their level of trust in, and fear of, you. They react to your actions, and might betray you if they think you might be the Thing. Conversely, you must constantly monitor which one of them might be infected and dispose of that person. Other characters must trust you, but if they fear you, actions as drastic as coercion might be necessary. For example, if a soldier doesn't have confidence in you, you may have to put your gun to his head to convince him you're not the Thing. For his sake, he'd better believe.
Product Description
MODEL- 71436 VENDOR- VIVENDI FEATURES- The Thing Knowing who you can trust is the difference between living and dying. Dropped into the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, you're the leader of a military rescue team sent to investigate the mysterious death of an American scientific expedition. In the punishing wind and cold, your team encounters a strange, shape-shifting alien life form that assumes the appearance of the people it kills. This monster is difficult to see, hard to kill, and seemingly impossible to evade. And when you see it, it's often too late. Try to control your panic-stricken squad - and your own fear - in the face of spectacular alien destruction, gruesome carnage, shocking plot twists and immninent death. Your only hope is to trust your team..and hope that they trust you. ESRB Rating : M for Mature Genre/Category : Action System: PlayStation 2 Number of Players : 1 Compatible Peripheral Features: Nice electronics is your source for everyday low prices on the Vivendi 71436 - The Thing PS2 and all other Vivendi Video Game Acc
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 A Disappointment October 8, 2008
I like the idea of a video game based on the movie "The Thing" by John Carpenter, and I was excited to see how they would play on the fear the players had toward eachother- "Is he the Thing? Is She??" As it turned out the game play was extremely slow moving, and at first the controls and interface were difficult master. The graphics are a bit dated, and if you walk close to wall, you may get a piece of the other room on screen. In addition, it really didn't follow the movie at all. It seemed closer to a sci fi shooter like Cold Fear or Extermination, rather than the mind games I assumed it would contain.
Action packed follow up to the movie! February 7, 2008
Don't be fooled by other reviews. This isn't really a survival horror game. It's a squad based action game, with horror elements. Expect lots of shooting and running!
John Carpenter's classic movie The Thing, a remake of the awfully cheesy movie from the 1950's, has a classic premise that John W. Campbell originally wrote in the short story that spawned both movies, "Who Goes There." Finding a shape shifting alien frozen in the ice, and then dealing with it when it wakes up and isn't happy, is a really good setting for a horror story.
The game is a direct sequel to the Carpenter movie, and although it lacks Kurt Russel, it does a great job of re-creating the atmosphere of the film. The isolation of the antarctic research outposts is palpable, and the danger of freezing to death and getting lost in the perpetual darkness add to the tension. Your team mates will get more and more upset by the death that you discover, causing you to take measures from disarming them to killing them outright.
And I haven't even mentioned the monsters. From tiny little things that resemble facehuggers from alien to gigantic boss monsters, you will encounter a wide variety of bloodthirsty killers. Sometimes your teammates may even suddenly mutate into monsters, wreaking havoc on the sanity of the remaining members.
Unlike many survival horror games, this one gives you plenty of ammunition, so there is no need to hold back on shooting the baddies. It does use a stupid tape recorder saving system, so you have to keep on the look out for places to save the game. The story is pretty good, but if you've seen the movie you can pretty much guess the plot of the game.
 why I ask? why? February 6, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok, first of all I never finished the game, but that is because it is so frustrating and boring to the point where you can't possibly finish it without having dreadful thoughts of putting a gun in your mouth. Actually, the thoughts I had of putting a gun in my mouth were much more entertaining than this piece of shiz. I mean seriously, at least if I put a gun in my mouth I get to have complete control of the gun and where the bullet ends up. The latter statement brings me to my main point, and that point being, if I can't control the aiming process of my gun then what am I actually doing? Why do the gaming companies feel like they have to cater to people by implementing a lock on aiming system rather than a manual one. It completely takes the fun out of the entire experience. Whats truly amazing about this game is the fact that even with automatic aim implemented it's still a freaking hard game! So lets backtrack, the game is boring, frustrating, and flat out stupid!
 not good, but not all bad November 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I borrowed this game from my friends three years ago and forgot about it. It has many bad aspects to it, yet i was glued to my T.V. for four hours before I noticed how bad it seemed.
Pros- Good partner AI, I like how there are soldier, medic, and engineer classes (Very Half-Life Opposing Force), Realistic weapons and reloading, good enemy AI and they fight in packs.
Cons- Most allies heads will expload and they will attack you,leaving you with no help at all later, Blood checks do nothing at all(I've check allies blood to see if they are fine, it would say they are fine, then I would walk into another room and they would morph and attack), graphics seem somewhat dated.
So its not totally horrible, but has some bad elements.
 The Thing January 18, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you're into the survival horror games as I am, you will LOVE this game. It's been out for a few years now and I bought it used at one of the gaming stores locally. I'm a fan of the movie (The Thing is the greatest horror film ever) and the game doesn't disappoint the fans. Hey, you even get Kurt Russell in a voiceover. Play it.
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