Deus Ex 2 takes place approximately 20 years after the events depicted in Deus Ex. The winner-take-all geopolitics of mid-21st century Earth have given way to a struggle over more basic concerns: food, water, re-establishing civil law and cleaning up biological and nano-tech fallout

Several religious and political factions see in the chaos an opportunity to shape the world as they want. The player must reveal the secrets of each faction and the identities of the true players in this struggle for world power. In the end, the player discovers that he or she may be the key to all of the factions plans.

In addition to a host of new friends and foes, players can expect encounters with a variety of characters from the original Deus Ex game. And, once again, players visit a variety of real world locations made more exotic by the passage of time.

In Deus Ex 2 players create a compelling alter ego through the selection of futuristic nano-tech augmentations, powerful weapons and hundreds of useful objects, character choices, weapons and object use work in combination with a richly interactive world to give players freedom to solve game problems the way they want to. Gamers can fight, sneak, talk or hack their way past any problem encountered and every situation can be dealt with in a variety of ways.

-Dynamic and innovative 1st person-action/adventure brings a level of reality unprecedented in a video game

-Biotech modifications allow players to see through walls, leap 40 feet into the air, or regenerate critical body damage

-Globe-hop to real world locations such as Seattle, Antarctica, and Cairo

-Cunning stealth gameplay, with darkness and sound affecting enemy awareness