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Release Date 9/3/2002
Publisher Vivendi Universal
Platform PS2
Genre Action Adventure

Number of Players 1

Blood and Gore, Violence

Game Description

As Blake, you are the leader of a crack military squad. Some time ago, a scientific station in Antarctica sent out a distress signal and were never heard from again. Your team has been sent to investigate, but it quickly becomes apparent that some ... thing ... is not quite what it seems. The game takes up the story at the end of John Carpenter's 1982 cult classic. Paranoia quickly becomes another character in the game, as your squad begins to view one another, and you, with increasing suspicion. Prove your continuing humanity to your comrades, but keep one hand on your gun, because any one of them might be The THING.

Critic Reviews

GameSpot Review (8.4 out of 10)

The Thing is a horror-themed action adventure game for the PlayStation 2 and is based on John Carpenter's classic 1982 horror film of the same name. The game serves as a sequel, picking up three months after the events in the film. Yet even if they haven't seen the movie, after playing through t...more

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Average Member Rating: 6.5 out of 10

The Thing. (7 out of 10)

posted by agent007 (SURPRISE, AZ) on May 30, 2009
Member since May 2009
6 out of 7 gamers (86%) found this review helpful

I think it is a well thought out game.I was about 6 years old when i played it and it scared me to go around the corner.I am now 13 and it still scares me to go around the corner.Trust is a very important thing in life but also in the game.Not only do your teammates have to trust you but you have to...more

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