The Thing about The Thing is...

20 years ago, John Carpenter gave us a movie so good, that it has topped most of the 'World's Best Movies' lists. And for over twenty years, we've waited for a sequel. Finally, we get that sequel, in the form of a truly awesome game. The Thing's plot is simple: go to an abandoned site in the Antarctic and find people...that is, if they ARE people. You are chased by a monster that can change its shape into animals and even into humans, which creates the paranoia factor. Of course, that factor isn't as impressive as the previews would have you think. It's very easy to make a team mate trust you just by giving him a weapon or ammo. It's notoriously easy to have a man follow you and protect you. The Thing is not that addictive the first time through, but the replay value is great, with good visuals and great controls, The Thing's a winner for any X Box fan. VISUALS--4.0 Although not shocking, The Thing's visuals serve well to fit in with the isolated environment, with great models and characters, the only flaw is the tiny bit of framerate problems in the outdoor environments. SOUND--3.5 Cheesy voice overs deduct the score alot, but the rarely heard tense music and alien screams serve their purpose extremely well. CONTROL--5.0 This is undoubtetly the best part of the game. The control feels real, and the auto-aim feature is easy to manage and learn. Despite the tiny glitches here and there. FUN?--4.0 Although it will take a long and unforgiving journey to complete the game the first time through, the replay value is excellent, even if this game makes a terrible movie, and your fighting REAL humans half the time, it still is good for the horror fan.