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''Deus Ex'' is a series of cyberpunk-themed first-person action role-playing video games. The series was developed by Ion Storm for the first two games and Eidos Montreal for later entries in the series. The series, set during the 21st century, focuses on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in a dystopian future setting. The series currently consists of four games: ''Deus Ex'' (2000), ''Deus Ex: Invisible War'' (2003), ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution'' (2011) and ''Deus Ex: The Fall'' (2013). A fifth installment, ''Deus Ex: Mankind Divided'', was announced on April 8, 2015.〔http://uk.ign.com/videos/2015/04/08/deus-ex-mankind-divided-announcement-trailer〕 Eidos stated in October 2013 that future entries in the series would go under the umbrella name ''Deus Ex Universe''. The series has received much critical acclaim over the years, and sold over 4.5 million units worldwide.〕 |group=sales|name=Deus Ex}} ==Series overview== ''Note: given the freedom of choice found within each game, the section below only gives the general outline of the world and the individual plotlines.'' While each game has a distinct story, they are all set within the same world: an Earth of the future which has evolved a dystopian, cyberpunk society. In this setting, several organizations compete for overall control of the world. Several of the societies mentioned or shown are inspired by real-world and invented secret societies and conspiracy theories. The one constant through the series is the Illuminati, although FEMA, Majestic 12, and the Knights Templar are also featured. The main characters in the series possess artificially acquired superhuman abilities, generally referred to as "Augmentation", and more specifically called "Human augmentation" in the third game. ''Deus Ex'' takes place during 2052, while the world is facing a crisis caused by a mysterious nano-virus called the Gray Death. In the midst of the crisis, JC Denton, a nano-augmented rookie agent for the United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition (UNATCO), is sent to eliminate terrorist cells, but ends up drawn into the various schemes of rival factions and secret societies, who are responsible for the epidemic. Once he arrives in Area 51, Denton has the choice between neutralizing technology and plunging the world into a second dark age,.〔JC Denton: If we destroy the Aquinas Hub, we'll take down the global network. / Tracer Tong: Exactly. They dug their own grave, JC. We're going to eliminate global communications altogether. / JC: I don't know... sounds like overkill. / Tong: As long as technology has a global reach, someone will have the world in the palm of his hand. If not Bob Page, then Everett, Dowd... / JC: Another Stone Age would hardly be an improvement. / Tong: Not so drastic. A dark age, an age of city-states, craftsmen, government on a scale comprehensible to its citizens. 〕 allying with the Illuminati,〔Everett: No, JC. Spare the facility. Spare Helios, the power station. They can be made to serve us. / JC: Us? / Everett: You and me, JC. We'll rule the world in secret, with an invisible hand, the way the Illuminati have always ruled. 〕 or merging with an advanced AI so as to impose a benevolent dictatorship.〔Helios: You are ready. I do not wish to wait for Bob Page. With human understanding and network access, we can administrate the world, yes, yes. / JC: Rule the world...? Why? Who gave you the directive? There must be a human being behind your ambition. / Helios: I should regulate human affairs precisely because I lack all ambition, whereas human beings are prey to it. Their history is a succession of inane squabbles, each one coming closer to total destruction. 〕 ''Invisible War'' takes place twenty years later, after a massive economic depression and period of war called the Collapse〔Load screen message: JC Denton's destruction of Area 51 plunged the world into a period of depression and war known as the Collapse. ''Deus Ex: Invisible War''. Ion Storm, 2003〕 that was indicated by Denton's actions and a combination of possible events from the first game. The game's protagonist, Alex D, a clone of Denton, is drawn into a conflict between two seemingly opposing factions, and learns of conspiratorial factions which seek to drastically change the world, including JC Denton: Alex can perform missions for any of them, and eventually becomes able to choose which organization should rule the world. ''Human Revolution'' is set in 2027, twenty-five years before the first title, where corporations have extended their influence past the reach of global governments and the development of bio-mechanical augmentation by a few elite and powerful companies threatens to destabilize society. The game follows Adam Jensen, the security chief for bio-tech company Sarif Industries. After a devastating attack on Sarif's headquarters which leaves him near-death, Adam is forced to undergo radical augmentation surgery, and he becomes embroiled both in the search for the attackers and the political and ethical repercussions of augmentation technology. ''The Fall'' is a parallel story, set after the spin-off novel ''Icarus Effect''. It follows the story of Ben Saxon, an augmented former British SAS mercenary, who is on the run from his former employers, a group of augmented mercenaries that play a crucial part in the plot of ''Human Revolution''.〔 ''Mankind Divided'' is set in 2029, 2 years after the events of ''Human Revolution'' in a world dealing with the consequences of the previous game's events. Regardless of the choice made by Adam at the end of ''Human Revolution'', the Illuminati have twisted his message and augmented individuals are now persecuted and feared. A disillusioned Adam now works with an international taskforce (hinted to be a precursor to UNATCO in ''Deus Ex'') designed to stop the rising wave of terrorism brought on by the disenfranchised and desperate augmented while working to uncover the perpetrators of the events that led to the current state of the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deus Ex (series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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