you in. The Thing is well-paced, designed with an excellent variety of levels [...] Everything is consistent with the movie, the theme of which has been handled with exquisite care and thought. With the exception of the blood test goofs and the rather thin storyline, The Thing warrants your time and money." Steve Polak scored the PC version an 8.5 out of 10, writing "The Thing is, for the most part, an immersive and enjoyable game. The visuals and sound are top-notch and the sense of desperation you feel when you are stuck outside and about to succumb to the elements or being hunted by packs of the foul creatures is very real. The squad-based elements and the way you keep your men from losing their minds also adds to the depth of the play experience." Sales and awards The game was a commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide. At the 2003 Game Developers Conference, The Thing won the "Game Innovation Spotlight" award. It was nominated for GameSpots annual "Best Action Adventure Game on Xbox" award, which went to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Canceled sequel A sequel went into development after the first game proved a critical and commercial success, but it was canceled when Computer Artworks went into receivership in October 2003. According to Diarmid Campbell, "We had the contract in place to make the sequel and were pretty excited about it. We had a very cool prototype of 'dynamic infection' and some really imaginative thing 'burst-outs'. I particularly liked the one where the person would split in half and their top half would jump to the ceiling and start swinging around like an orangutan with his intestines turned into tentacles." However, the project never developed beyond the proof of concept stage, with Computer Artworks producing some concept art, showing locations and enemies, and two short demo videos, but nothing else. Notes References External links 2002 video games Cancelled Game Boy Advance games Cancelled Game Boy Color games Golden Joystick Award winners Konami games PlayStation 2 games Psychological horror games Single-player video games The Thing (franchise) Third-person shooters Universal Interactive games Video games about extraterrestrial life Video games based on adaptations Video games based on films Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video game sequels Video games set in Antarctica Windows games Xbox games