Trinity: In the Area 51 bunker, there is a cryogenic storage facility where Denton finds several cloned agents. Gormenghast trilogy: The chef in the Paris Cathedral section is called Swelter. In the clinic in New York, a down-and-out greets you with the Masonic distress code "Will nobody help the widow's son?". Many elements of the game's story are based around the Illuminati / Knights Templar conspiracy theory lore. Illuminatus! trilogy: The monologue given by Tracer Tong as you escape the VersaLife lab (about 1723 and Adam Weishaupt) is heavily influenced by the Illuminatus! books. characters ( Icarus, Daedalus, etc.) draw inspiration from William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel. Neuromancer: Several elements, the most prominent being the sentient A.I. Moreau: The name of the scientist in the MJ-12 genetics lab ("Unknown Location") is Dr.
Soylent Green: Candy bars located around the game world bear the slogan "Choc-o-lent Dream: It's chocolate! It's people! It's both!"įahrenheit 451: The first keypad code in the game is '0451'. Ultima Underworld: The nightclub in New York is called the Underworld Club, and Underworld is used as a password. The whole trenchcoat-and-shades thing is also very similar, although it should be noted that The Matrix was not released until very late in Deus Ex's development. The Matrix: The New York subway station is similar to the one seen in this movie. The Abyss: The docking area for the miniature submarines seems to be modelled after one of the sets from this movie. Star Wars trilogy: One of the subplots in the game involves nanotechnology-enhanced swords- the visual representation of these weapons and the scenes where they are used bear some resemblance to the lightsabre battles in the Star Wars movies. Denton, a cyborg secret agent without a past, gets embroiled in a global conspiracy which leads the player through New York, Paris and Hong Kong. For more general information about the game, try looking it up on .ĭeus Ex is based in a dystopian future stitched together from elements cribbed from Blade Runner and its ilk. The list has now been revised with additions pointed out by several noders.
This is an incomplete list of references to other works (games, books and films) that can be found in the computer role-playing game Deus Ex developed by Ion Storm Austin.
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