The Thing
Publisher: Black Label Games
Publisher 2: Universal Interactive
Developer: Computer Artworks
Category: Adventure
Release Dates
N Amer - 08/20/2002
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Game players take on the role of Captain Blake, the leader of a military rescue team sent to find out what happened to that ill-fated science team in the Antarctic. What they find is the alien, and what Black Label delivers is a study in evolving terror.
News
Mouse-Look Patch for The Thing - PC
The patch adds mouse-look to the third-person game, removing auto-targeting and allowing players to experience true autonomy and targeting control.
The Thing PC Patch 1.1 Now Available
Black Label Games has released a patch for the PC version of its critically acclaimed game, "The Thing™," which has shipped to retailers nationwide.
The Thing for Xbox, PS2 and PC in Stores Now
Genre-Breaking Squad-Based Action Survival/Horror Title Engages Player Through Emotion and Paranoia Available Now in Stores
Description
After the enigmatic deaths of an American scientific expedition in the uncharted and frozen wastelands of the Antarctic, a military rescue team is sent to investigate their deaths. Within these inhospitable surroundings the team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of people that it kills
Hardware Requirements
Min: 64MB RAM; 400 MHz PII (600MHz PIII recommended); DX 8 compatible Video Card; 800MB video memory; DirectSound*-compatible card; 600MB disc space; 4x+ CD-RO
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ESRB Rating
GameZone's Review/Preview
8.0
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 8 |
| Graphics | 8 |
| Sound | 7 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 7 |
| Overall | 8.0 |
Reviewer: Rgerbino
Review Date: 09/19/2002
Another game based on a film, but The Thing manages to provide a violent diversion that's faithful to John Carpenter's 1982 flick.
