Thief: Deadly Shadows Xbox
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82 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: You are Garret, the master thief who's rarely seen and never caught. In the effort to stop the Dark Age from coming, you must steal the City's oldest treasures. The path to these treasures requires you to sneak past guards, pick locks, and break into secured residences. It's best to avoid the armed guards, hired muscle, angry thugs, and hideous monsters that populate the streets. You'll have many thief tools to help you skulk around the shadows; in case that doesn't work, you'll have plenty of weapons to defend yourself.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. Gaming Age
    100
    What really impressed me about Thief: Deadly Shadows was its exquisite attention to detail in all regards. From the graphics to the sound to the level design, every aspect of Thief: Deadly Shadows seems lovingly crafted by those who genuinely cared about what they were doing.
  2. Worth Playing
    86
    The biggest problem that the Xbox version has is that it, like Hitman: Contracts, is a remarkably buggy product that bears unmistakable signs of being rushed out the door.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    86
    The tense atmosphere conjured in the Thief universe is fantastic. [July 2004, p.74]
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  4. VideoGamesLife
    74
    It's a shame that the rag-doll physics are the worst we've come across since, ooh, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, because you'll often find that lifeless and unconscious bodies fall in the most ridiculous and impossible positions.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. StephanK.
    10
    All I can say is...holy crap...this game blew me away. From it's great graphics and lighting system to the wonderful sound, Thief is one heluva game. And many people will disagree with me, but Thief leaves Splinter Cell (even though it is a great game) in the dust.… Expand
  2. [Anonymous]
    10
    Thief just got both better and more addicting!!!
  3. G.Cayton
    8
    Very happy with the purchase. Xbox owner and long time PC gamer. I bought the Xbox so I didn't have to keep upgrading my PC. Anyways, seems to capture the spirit of the last Thief games. Definitely feels like a more single threaded (steal steal steal) game than Deus Ex: IW was. Great atmosphere. So far, pretty good storyline and gameplay. Not as ticked off about this game as I was about how consolish Deus Ex felt. Same small levels, but... they work better in a medieval castle setting. Good game. Worth the money. Very happy with it. Great controls.… Expand
  4. Dakidski
    0
    I will punish all game developers that develop shoddy ports with bad framerates, by not ever buying any of their products again. I will never forget or forgive Ion Storm for Deus Ex 2 on Xbox.… Expand

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