Decision-making has always been a part of video games, but Deus Ex: Human Revolution — released last week on Xbox, PS3, and PC — takes it to a new level. Players take on the role of ex-SWAT specialist Adam Jensen, who in the year 2027 specializes in biomechanical human augmentation. When Jensen discovers he's been augmented himself, he sets out to learn who is responsible, an odyssey in which players have seemingly endless choices to make, and each one really impacts what happens down the line. "You feel that you are Adam Jensen," says Ebenezer Samuel at the Daily News. Is this the most "groundbreaking" game of the year?
Yes. The game never gets old: The genius of Deus Ex is all the options it affords you, says Steve Trader at The San Diego Examiner. Unlike most games, players aren't confined to a story line in order to complete a mission. Instead, they're "simply told of a goal and then let loose to explore the environment and accomplish it." This makes "the game new and exciting each time you play it."
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