Deus Ex: Invisible War

 Xbox
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
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  1. Edge Magazine
    70
    Ultimately, Invisible War is a very fine game spread too thin. It's a game that's made the effort to name the cat in the secretary's desk photo but not to make jumping work properly, that bothers to script loving exchanges between insignificant NPCs but pits you against clumsy and stuttering AI. [Feb 2004, p.94]
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  2. NTSC-uk
    70
    Evolution or minimisation? One thing is for sure, if you remain uncertain as to which side of the fence you’re sitting on, you may just be able to allow yourself an immersive and unique period in which to decide.
  3. 1UP
    70
    The end result is a good-if-you're-into-it, poorly performing, but interesting social experiment that seems more geared toward determining how players will react to certain situations than challenging them in new and exciting ways to accomplish tasks that are fun and engaging.
  5. Worth Playing
    70
    Invisible War kind of looks like it was meant to be a much, much better game than it is, with a lot of half-finished ideas that aren't taken quite far enough.

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best Xbox Game of 2003
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#35 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2003

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 52
  3. Negative: 5 out of 52
  1. aspentitan
    Jan 9, 2020
    7
    I'm basically reviewing this game here in 2020 to see if this game holds the test of time. Games today have become quite linear and made forI'm basically reviewing this game here in 2020 to see if this game holds the test of time. Games today have become quite linear and made for every Tom, Dick, Harry, Sally, Beth and little Beth Ann too which has inspired me a bit to give up on today's graphics in order to try to recapture gameplay again. This game has a very different feel to it compared to today's games and is a good game however by today's standards I'd say it's quite niche and I see why games have become so dumbed down after playing this. I found it quite frustrating and unenjoyable having such terrible maps and mission markers. Some of the quests in this game had only single conversations to identify your next goal and if you didn't hear the conversation for whatever reason you were kinda lost where to go. This at times makes you feel quite stupid. On the other hand this helped immersion. Similarly you had to basically learn the game world with very sparse help with maps if any. Again, immersion bonus but also time consuming and frustrating sometime even leading to complete boredom. To offset this though the game throws many weapons, mods, and choices at you very early in the game allowing you a highly personalized gameplay. I do respect that. I personally enjoyed that within the game real time events could happen and if you failed to listen or properly respond these events could pass and youde lose or gain a possible reward. This dramatically improved immersion. AI was as youde expect from 2000 or so and to be honest even today some games still have equally bad AI. Overall I'd say this game is a niche game and it will come down to your personality. If you are willing to overthrow today's OCD pacing and style and slow down to a more cottage style game this one is probably worth a try. I found it had decent design and although not intense you could make a great experience with it with some patience to accept the games style based off its creation date standards. Despite dating I'm happy to own this. It can be beat by many styles and it does have a realism mode which basically is one shot kills against you and one to two vs enemies. Although not perfect I'd definitely say this game is still worth checking out today. It does have its unique style merits. I rate games must buy at 8/10 so I'd say this is pretty decent but again not universal in appeal.… Full Review »
  2. Narniak
    Aug 28, 2016
    10
    This is an incredible sci-fi action adventure stealthy FPS with RPG elements, arguably one of the top 10 games in the entire original XBOXThis is an incredible sci-fi action adventure stealthy FPS with RPG elements, arguably one of the top 10 games in the entire original XBOX library. It is pretty depressing how MetaCritic and other sites continuously allow MORONS like Uter below to infect the compiled user score for this amazing game with their idiotic nonsense and 0 scores.… Full Review »
  3. Cameron5000
    Aug 10, 2014
    4
    Didn't really liked this game, I thought the gameplay was boring and uninspired, the controls are sometimes a complete mess, and the plot isDidn't really liked this game, I thought the gameplay was boring and uninspired, the controls are sometimes a complete mess, and the plot is bland. My opinions only, end of discussion.… Full Review »
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