Deus Ex: Invisible War

Item: Deus Ex: Invisible War
Rating: 45
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-29

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Summary

Considered underrated, offering meaningful choices and replayability
Engaging story, characters, and improved combat and graphics
Strong integration into the Deus Ex universe lore
Massive downgrade from its acclaimed predecessor
Suffers from technical issues and frequent crashes
Small, linear level design with excessive loading screens

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Frustration25%Disappointment24%Satisfaction12%Appreciation6%Enjoyment5%

Reviews (sample size): 290
Helpful reviews: 83%
Unhelpful reviews: 17%
Protest reviews: 0%

45%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
55%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 813
Negative points: 1411
Gameplay points: 281
Perf. points: 68
Rec. points: 237
Misc points: 171

Point	Description	Importance
Generally Underrated and Enjoyable Description Many players find the game to be surprisingly good, better than its reputation suggests, and an overall enjoyable experience, often highlighted as an underrated title that still holds up well today. It offers a solid gameplay experience with good ideas and atmosphere. Importance 39%	Many players find the game to be surprisingly good, better than its reputation suggests, and an overall enjoyable experience, often highlighted as an underrated title that still holds up well today. It offers a solid gameplay experience with good ideas and atmosphere.	39%
Meaningful Choices & Replayability Description The game provides a reactive narrative with meaningful choices, multiple factions to align with, and consequences that impact the story. This leads to high replayability with branching paths and several different endings, offering a unique emergent storytelling experience. Importance 32%	The game provides a reactive narrative with meaningful choices, multiple factions to align with, and consequences that impact the story. This leads to high replayability with branching paths and several different endings, offering a unique emergent storytelling experience.	32%
Engaging Story and Characters Description The story is well-written and engaging, often becoming captivating after an initial slow start, with interesting characters, good voice acting, and memorable moments. It delves into complex themes and offers a compelling narrative, contributing significantly to the game's appeal. Importance 23%	The story is well-written and engaging, often becoming captivating after an initial slow start, with interesting characters, good voice acting, and memorable moments. It delves into complex themes and offers a compelling narrative, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.	23%
Improved Combat and Graphics Description Combat is generally considered improved and more polished than its predecessor, with smoother controls and better gunplay. The graphics, lighting, and shadow effects were advanced for its time, contributing to a good visual experience that has aged relatively well. Importance 22%	Combat is generally considered improved and more polished than its predecessor, with smoother controls and better gunplay. The graphics, lighting, and shadow effects were advanced for its time, contributing to a good visual experience that has aged relatively well.	22%
Strong Deus Ex Universe Integration Description The game successfully maintains the core atmosphere and themes of the Deus Ex series, offering an interesting continuation of the original's story and allowing players to meet familiar characters. It integrates well into the franchise's mythology, appealing to existing fans. Importance 18%	The game successfully maintains the core atmosphere and themes of the Deus Ex series, offering an interesting continuation of the original's story and allowing players to meet familiar characters. It integrates well into the franchise's mythology, appealing to existing fans.	18%
Strong Cyberpunk Atmosphere Description The game successfully creates a strong cyberpunk atmosphere with its dark cityscapes, futuristic techno music, and neo-noir shadows. It is praised for its atmospheric world, blending sci-fi themes with conspiracy theories. Importance 9%	The game successfully creates a strong cyberpunk atmosphere with its dark cityscapes, futuristic techno music, and neo-noir shadows. It is praised for its atmospheric world, blending sci-fi themes with conspiracy theories.	9%
Solid Audio and Voice Acting Description The game features satisfactory audio design, including an atmospheric score and decent sound effects. Voice acting is generally well-regarded and improved, contributing positively to the overall experience and character immersion. Importance 8%	The game features satisfactory audio design, including an atmospheric score and decent sound effects. Voice acting is generally well-regarded and improved, contributing positively to the overall experience and character immersion.	8%
Protagonist Gender Choice Description Players appreciate the ability to choose between a fully voice-acted male or female protagonist, a progressive feature for a game released in 2003. This choice adds replayability and slight variations in dialogue. Importance 6%	Players appreciate the ability to choose between a fully voice-acted male or female protagonist, a progressive feature for a game released in 2003. This choice adds replayability and slight variations in dialogue.	6%

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