If u played this game called Deus Ex before . It was released in
2000 by ION storm. IMO, this game showed us the world of a near
future, i think the most convincing of all games out there becos it
actually touched on real world technology and science subjects
which are just starting to see the light today , such as
augmentation, nanotechnology ect. The game featured it all 50 years
down. The game received numerous positive reviews. It won a number
of awards and received many nominations, including British Academy
of Film and Television Arts Game of the year , IGN Game of the
year, and many Best Story awards.
The game has appeared in a number of Greatest games of all times
lists and hall of fame features. It maintains a hold in newly
created greatest games lists.
Although the story of Deus Ex is based on real world themes and
events, a few fictional elements of the game world have seemingly
spilled over into reality since the game's release in 2000.
It is scary how certain things said in the game actually came true
very soon 1 year later!
Real world parallels:
During sections of the game where the New York skyline is visible
in the background, the two towers of the World Trade Center are
noticeably missing. Harvey Smith, one of the game's designers,
explains that due to texture memory limitations, the portion of the
skyline with the twin towers had to be left out, and the other half
mirrored in place of it. According to Smith, during the game's
development, the developers justified the lack of the towers by
stating that terrorists had destroyed the World Trade Center
earlier in the game's storyline: "We just said that the towers had been destroyed
too. And this was way before 9-11. Years. That's kind of
freaky." [9] It should be noted, however, that
textures for the WTC do exist in the game's files, but are never
used.
In the game, it is
mentioned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has
assumed counter-terrorism responsibilities. Shortly after September
11th, it was announced that FEMA would be assuming
counter-terrorism responsibilities, as part of the Department of
Homeland Security.
Some fans have also noted similarities between the anti-terrorist
movement in the game, spurred by the Statue of Liberty bombing, and
the post-9/11 "war on terror" in the real world. The sequel
actually shipped with the tagline "The future war on terror" on the
box art front.
Other examples include rioting in
Paris and the similarity of the Gray Death epidemic to the possible
bird flu pandemic. Strangely also, there is a mention of 'Century
Flu' within various newspapers in the game.
Several plot elements involve real-world conspiracy theories about
ECHELON, Majestic-12 and the Roswell UFO incident. Popular
conspiracy theory elements like Men in Black, Black helicopters,
Greys, and the Illuminati are also featured throughout the
game.