The Thing

 Xbox
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
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  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    70
    It packs a good measure of original gameplay concepts; it just suffers a few missteps that keep it from ranking in the upper echelon of Xbox titles. [Winter 2002, p.95]
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  2. TotalGames.net
    70
    The trouble is that The Thing just doesn’t scare us and that, you’d think, is a vital part of any horror game.
  3. Xbox World Australia
    69
    If you’re a fan of the film then you may get a kick out of The Thing and it is fun to play after watching the movie again. Just don’t expect the games biggest selling point to be anything more than a worthless gimmick.
  5. Eurogamer
    50
    The voiceovers are also crushingly generic, featuring the kind of stereotypical scripts that gamers ought to be well and truly sick of by now.

Awards & Rankings

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#47 Best Xbox Game of 2002
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#41 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2002
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#45 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2002

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
  1. Broyax
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    D'un medium à l'autre, cela ne va pas de soi notamment entre deux media pourtant assez proches (cinéma et jeux vidéo) mais dont lesD'un medium à l'autre, cela ne va pas de soi notamment entre deux media pourtant assez proches (cinéma et jeux vidéo) mais dont les adaptations de l'un à l'autre et vice-versa se révèlent trop souvent problématiques, pour ne pas dire durement et totalement merdiques...

    Ainsi, cet étron opportuniste "The Thing" qui va déterrer un fossile de John Carpenter, film d'horreur sympathique dans le fond mais trop crade, cracra, cradoc, cradingue, trop crabeurk pour remporter l'adhésion et c'est peu de le dire, la chose étant décidément fort indigeste...

    Mais si le film est moyen, le film converti en "jeu vidéo", lequel est une sorte de suite directe, s'avère d'une lourdeur, d'un non-amusemaent et d'une non-jouabilité alarmante, encore plus effrayante que la vermine elle-même qui fait aussi bien chier. Par défaut, les commandes sont réglées pour les gauchers et après rectification dans les options, ça se manierait presque normalement... sauf pour le lance-flammes qui exige une vue subjective trop mal faite.

    L'interface générale reste néanmoins très perfectible, le jeu est très linéaire et ne sauvegarde jamais ou presque : il faut tout recommencer... ou presque ! ; l'équipe qui vous suit est une belle brochette de boulets et si graphiquement, ça reste -je suppose- acceptable, la difficulté est carrément crispante, du genre qui casse un peu trop les couilles, si vous voulez mon avis. De toute façon, toi et tes clés, tes puzzles, ta répétiton répétitive, toutes tes conneries de jeu de merde, tu peux te les mettre au cul parce que là, ça m'emmerde et j'ai quand même pas que ça à faire !    … Full Review »
  2. JosephW.
    Sep 13, 2004
    8
    Great game, but could have been so much more, I don't believe they took full advantage of the trust and who can you trust thing. Also I Great game, but could have been so much more, I don't believe they took full advantage of the trust and who can you trust thing. Also I didn't like most of the bosses I fought, it was a tad cheesy when they tried to mix strategy type gameplay in an action game. Who the hell thought that it would be fun? To fight the thing bosses as in using intelligence than using action? … Full Review »
  3. NickV.
    Apr 16, 2004
    7
    Going into this game i feared the worst. a licensed game, team play and that look that says trouble. but give it a chance and the thing willGoing into this game i feared the worst. a licensed game, team play and that look that says trouble. but give it a chance and the thing will be there. first thing that showed me that was the incredibly realistic voice acting and an amazing faithfulness to the movie. however its not all peaches and cream. the difficulty cant make up its mind, one minutes its cakewalk easy the next it hair pulling hard and with such an emphasis on team play there isnt much of it. it dosent help that when your not with a team your either fighting enoying crackshot humans or extremly frustating boss battles(which odly dont have any medpacks to pick up after they die.) however if you have the patience the thing will definetly give you a good time!… Full Review »
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