10 Genius Ways To Beat Video Game Bosses You Totally Missed

7. All Of Them (Deus Ex)

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Video games condition us to believe that whenever we suddenly find ourselves trapped in a room with a nefarious foe making for our face with some kind of nasty pointy shooty thing, it's necessary to stand our ground and batter them to death. Cowardice simply isn't an option - but only because we've been trained to think it can't be.

The original Deus Ex was famed for gifting players with an array of solutions to their problems, and running away from combat was just as valid as engaging in a bloodbath. This even worked for the bosses. Didn't know the secret killphrase that'd blow up augmented agents Anna Navarre and Gunther Hermann, or fancy taking them on in a scrap? No bother: you could simply leg it past them, avoiding the fights altogether. Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the best ones.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.