 Jasen Torres of GameFan wrote , " If you liked Thief , you 'll love Thief 2 : The Metal Age ; it 's more of the stuff that made Thief great , with less of the annoying stuff " . He applauded the removal of " zombie killer " missions and believed the game 's sound to be " superior to any other game " . He considered its story to be " good " but " nothing great " and its graphics to be " decent " ; but he commented that the game was " really all about the gameplay " , which he praised as " quite compelling and fun " . Benjamin E. Sones of Computer Games Magazine considered the game 's story to be " quite good " , but he faulted Looking Glass for failing to detail the events of the first game for new players . He wrote that Thief II 's graphics were passable but that its sound design was " phenomenal " . Sones praised its missions as " very well crafted " , and noted that they gave the impression of being in " a living , breathing world . " He summarized , " It may not be perfect , but Thief 2 has got it where it counts " . 
