The game The Thing was released for the Sony Playstation 2 in the United States on November 29 2002. It is officially categorized as a third person adventure. The plot involves an American scientific expedition that vanished in the uncharted and frozen wastelands of Antarctica. A military rescue team is dispatched to investigate the mysterious deaths of the expedition members. During this mission the team encounters a strange shape shifting alien life form that assumes the appearance of people and kills them. The player must navigate the hostile environment and locate the source of the alien contamination among the remaining crew. The core gameplay revolves around survival horror and tactical combat as the protagonist struggles to identify which survivors are still human and which have been transformed into monsters. A major highlight of the experience is the psychological tension created by the mimicry mechanic which forces the player to maintain constant suspicion. The game concludes with multiple endings determined by the player’s choices regarding the fate of the group. Visuals emphasize the desolate beauty and danger of the polar landscape. This specific release was added to iOctavio.com on 2002-11-18.