Instead, the player is given a small collection of inventory slots where such biomods can be placed. There's no stream of statistics and numbers.

This might sound standard enough for the role-playing genre, but the delivery and focus are different.

The closest Invisible War strays towards this is in its biomod installations: the nanotechnological body-modification of the future, capable of boosting or altering certain human properties at three different levels. But the following aren't them: The lack of a traditional RPG levelling system. This is far from perfection, and it isn't without its faults. No two games are, or should be, the same. Invisible War lacks a lot of what made Deus Ex so wonderful, but that's not the point. Without this approach, you're likely to spend your time making direct comparisons between the two, and to come out of this experience feeling cheated. It's vitally important not to think of this as a straightforward sequel to 2000 epic Deus Ex, and rather to consider it an entirely new game set within the core ideology of its predecessor. Notice the lack of a number two? Good - now keep that in mind. Look at the name of the game above this review. Much of the game will play out very similarly either way, but your approach to it, and the tale you uncover, will be very much different.' The non-linearity is so all encompassing that you can choose your side right from the beginning. Ignore the silver science-fiction: beneath that is a truly poignant look at society, terror and corruption. 'I've waited years for a videogame to truly treat me as an adult, and finally one has arrived.

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