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Thief II: The Metal Age

by Looking Glass Studios·published by Eidos Interactive, Square Enix, Eidos Montréal

23 March 2000Mature26
PCWindows

Reader score

8.5/ 10

140 votes

How long to beat

only 4 reports

28h

Rushed

main story only

32h

Normally

story and some extras

50h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

57

Screenshots

Key art

About

Following Garrett's previous adventure, the repercussions of his actions have changed the political landscape. The Hammerite religion has crumbled and a new leader named Karras has risen up to convert many of these fanatics over to the mysterious Order of Mechanists. Meanwhile, a new Sheriff has arrived in town and has been effective at cleaning up crime - maybe too much so. This is bad news for Garrett, whose profession of master thief puts him on the wrong side of the law. As the risk increases however, so too does the amount of treasure available to a skilled thief.

Thief II: The Metal Age keeps much of the same gameplay and abilities from the original Thief: The Dark Project, but also offers a few new items for the protagonist to use. Among them are scouting orbs, which can be thrown to see around corners and flash mines. The heart of the gameplay is still stealth, made up of Garrett's ability to stay quiet, stay hidden and keep signs of trouble out of anyone's view. Garrett's main weapons are his sword, his blackjack and an assortment of arrows, each with a special power. Each level features a variety of objectives as well as several items which don't belong to the protagonist, but are nonetheless valuable and can be stolen.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Together

Co-op campaignLAN

Perspective

First person

Engine

Dark Engine

Mods

Thief 2X: Shadows of the Metal AgeA Very Thiefy Christmas SpecialStowawayThe Seven Sisters

Included in

Thief: The Complete CollectionThief Collection

Languages

2 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—
French—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Media Type

CD-ROM, Download, DVD-ROM

Sound Capabilities

A3D, DirectSound3D, EAX

Input Devices Required

Keyboard, Mouse

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Gamepad, Joystick

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

GOG.com

Cloud saves, Single-player

Save Game Methods

Manual Save, Cloud (Online)

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium II

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 7.0

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

4 MB

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480, 800×600, 1024×768

Box art

Also known as

Dark Project II: L'Age de Métal — French title

Dark Project II: The Metal Age — German / Italian title

TMA — Informal title

Thief 2 — Informal title

Thief 2: The Metal Age — GOG.com title

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Facts

Released

23 March 2000

Series

Thief

Platforms

PCWindows

Age ratings

ESRBMaturePEGI16USK16ACBM15+ELSPA15+SELL16DJCTQ18

Standing

Top 7% by 24hr peak players

Tags

1st-personStealthDirect controlFantasySteampunkThriller