Sunday Special: The Thing

Publisher Universal Interactive, Inc. Developer Computer Artworks Category Action/Survival-horror Platform Xbox, PC, PS2 Pricing and Availability MSRP $49.99 Fall 2002. ESRB Rating M-Mature Overview/Storyline After the enigmatic deaths of an American scientific expedition in the uncharted and frozen wastelands of the Antarctic, a military rescue team is sent in to investigate. Within these inhospitable surroundings the team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of people that it kills. 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 with a simple barrage of violent ammunition - this monster is difficult to see, hard to kill, and seemingly impossible to evade. And when you actually see it, it is often too late… Features * Taking place shortly after the events seen in the 1982 film - The Thing takes us back to the Antarctic base and familiar locales from the film for a terrifying, new chapter of isolation and paranoia. * New trust/fear interface adds a different dimension to the genre - How you influence non-player characters (NPCs) psychological state determines whether or not these characters will cooperate with you. * Amazing lighting, weather and particle effects complemented by subtle sound cues and scripted events create a new level of suspense and terror. * 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.