IT’S hard to not be cynical these days when a sequel, prequel or side story is announced that ties in with a classic game, mostly because remakes and reboots change the often much-loved franchise in key areas. Sometimes to the point where it’s only the name that bares any similarity to its predecessor. But Deus Ex: Human Revolution, prequel to the critically acclaimed PC game, stays true to it’s roots in many respects while pushing the series forward.
Set in Detroit in the year 2027 the game follows Adam Jensen who is a reluctant recipient of cybernetic augmentations after his place of work is raided by an unknown terrorist group, leaving him for dead after a brutal assault. Worse still they’ve kidnap his on-again-off-again girlfriend who just so happened to working on a new type of augmentation process. What ensues is what you’d expect from a game with Deus Ex in the title – a vast conspiracy involving shadowy organisations and a whole lot of lies and deceit before the end game where you can pick your desired ending.
