Deus Ex 2000

Is it still worth playing?

Ion Storm's 2000 action role playing game for Windows, directed by Warren Spector, which blends first person shooting, stealth and role playing. In 2052, JC Denton, an agent with cybernetic enhancements, is drawn into a struggle between factions for control of the world. Missions can be done by stealth, hacking, assault or a mix, in open ended hub levels, and a locked door can be picked, blown open, bypassed through a vent or opened with a key found elsewhere. You spend skill points on eleven skills and install augmentations, one per body area, which drain energy. Health is split across six body areas, inventory space is limited, and conversations change with your actions. It is cited as a prominent example of the immersive sim. With several routes to every objective, both a pacifist and a combat approach work, and that freedom in level design is the reason to play it today.