Thief: Deadly Shadows for Xbox Reviews by Gamers

Thief: Deadly Shadows is a unique stealth gaming experience that transports you through open-ended scenarios. Basically, think Splinter Cell with theft and arrows. You play Garrett, a thief on a mission from some Keepers to steal important artifacts and leaving no witnesses. Oh sure, you can sneak by many of the guards and civilians, but why do that when you can blackjack them from behind or shoot an arrow into their chest? The great thing is, the game gives you the option. You can also opt to distract or delay your opposition, or just blow them up with landmines.
The amount of stuff you can do in each of the eight missions is quite impressive. You usually have a few choices in how to complete an objective and there are tons of goodies scattered over the maps. Between each mission, you'll be kept busy in the city, which opens up as the game progresses. In addition to your missions, you'll have to curry favor from the Hammerites and Pagans, fence your stolen wares and re supply, among other things. Again, exploration, stealing and knocking out unassuming citizens make these very enjoyable and lengthy. In fact, the whole game is pretty long. Many of the missions can take an hour or two and the city sections can be just as long.
While all this stealthy fun can be long and enjoyable, it can become repetitive and frustrating. Some technical glitches can cut your game short. Supplies seem costly and guards can be a pain to deal with. But where the game really lost me was when the focus shifted to the undead, telepathic assassins and walking stone statues. Something about that shift takes away from the overall gaming experience. However, most of that doesn't come into play until two-thirds of the way through.
All things considered, this is a really good stealth action game that let's you play the way you want. Definitely worth checking out.