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4.0 out of 5 stars Based on 53 Customer Ratings

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Previews

These previews were written before the product was released.

13 reviews have been written since this product was released.

"Excellent Game"
5 stars"

Innovative technology in FPS gaming make this title a must have for any shooter fan

"Demo impressions"
4 stars"

My first impression was that I was playing the second coming of Deus Ex. An early part of the demo you enter a bar that contains working video blackjack and poker machines as well as a knockoff of Pac-Man – anybody who played Deus Ex knows, interactivity was a big part of that game. Deus Ex was an awesome game and my early impression of Prey was similar.

Graphically the game is right up there with Doom 3 and Quake 4, and after playing this demo I am hoping that a lot of other games will continue to use this engine because my PC performs well on this engine and it just looks fantastic.

There is an interesting innovation in FPS gameplay in Prey where death becomes an essential part of your progress, and it's all tied up in American Indian mythology. This was both a plus and a minus for me. On one hand being able to use spirit form to progress through the levels was a nice change, but on the other I couldn't help but be reminded of my least favourite Star Trek Voyage character while playing this demo (Chakotay).

The one other thing I didn't appreciate was the forced use of profanity in the game. I'm not adverse to swearing by any means, but the way it's been done in this game feels a little childish (that is to say it's like they put swearing in for the sake of having swearing in the script). This isn't too surprising once you find out that the script was helped to be written by an ex PC Gamer Magazine editor, and you can imagine for example what a terrible world it would be if Movie Critics started helping write movie scripts!

"Fantastic."
5 stars"

The graphics may not be as cutting edge as when this game was announced, but the demo still blew me away. FEAR eat your heart out.