- Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure (PS2)
- Perspective(s): Third Person
- Released: Aug 20, 02 NA
- Publisher: Universal Interactive
- Theme(s): Horror


mxgrrl11
Jan 02, 10 5:33am
SerialZero
Jun 02, 08 1:20am
Trust No-One
Anyone could be an alien.
Could be the guy in the next room, or the one standing next...
Xavier Silvermoon
May 01, 05 7:25am
Creepy, difficult, intense, and rad.
I loved this movie from 1982. Loved it. Kurt Russel was the man. So when I saw it for...
Dark Elite
Aug 13, 04 8:43pm
Straight from the movie
Now this should be a game to get for your PS2, as it is a very intellegent game. At...
ManhuntPS2
Feb 14, 04 4:24pm
The Thing Review by MLD
Here is a game that was from a movie that came out in 1982 and made only a little over...
mojothemonkey
Jun 28, 03 7:02am
'The Thing' - Avoid it like the plague
'The Thing' is quite possibly nay, definitely the worst game I have EVER had the...
patman1212
Jan 19, 03 8:54pm
DONT BUY
This game could've been great but somewhere it just went wrong. The controls are...
TheThing!
'the thing' is probably one of my all time favorite games ever because it has a...
Ugochukwu
Jan 13, 03 5:17am
The Thing "worth it"
The thing is heavy and cool, talk about horror games like silent hill 2, resident evil...
moviebuff2002
Oct 27, 02 3:52pm
my proper review of The Thing
'The Thing' is one of my favorite movies ever, so I was naturally cautious when I...
The Thing video game
This game is da bomb. I highly recomend it to hard-core gamers. This video game has...
The Thing
The game is very challenging and you should expect many hours of trial and error...
One of the best games I've seen.
The games graphics are great. The sfx are great. I really enjoy this game, it gives me...
Background
Taking place shortly after the events seen in the 1982 film starring Kurt Russell, The Thing takes us back to the Antarctic base and familiar locals from the film for a new chapter of isolation and paranoia. A military rescue team is sent to investigate the deaths of a research team. The team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of people that it kills. Gameplay varies throughout the game, blending action, puzzles, horror and human interaction.Gameplay
The game brings fear and suspense to unimaginable levels, with a compelling plot and unique gameplay elements based upon action, evasion, trust and fear. Forget everything you ever learned about obliterating alien species simply with a barrage of violent ammunition - this monster is difficult to see, hard to kill, and seemingly impossible to evade.Features
- Taking place shortly after the events seen in the 1982 film - The Thing takes us back to the Antarctic base and familiar locals from the film for a terrifying, new chapter of isolation and paranoia.
- Advanced trust/fear interface adds a new dimension to the genre - How you influence non-player characters (NPCs) psychological state determines whether or not these characters will co-operate with you.
- Amazing lighting, weather and particle effects complemented by subtle sound cues and scripted events create a new level of suspense and terror.
- Unique combat system that allows weapons to be customised and scratch built in many cases.
- Puzzle Solving can be accomplished by a multitude of scenarios - there is never just one way to accomplish an objective.
- Varied pace of gameplay throughout the game, blending action, puzzles, horror and human interaction.
![Box shot of The Thing [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUGxheXN0YXRpb25fMi9BZHZlbnR1cmUvU2NpLUZp/the_thing_frontcover_small_WXEimJKp4sTHCIq.jpg)