Originally Posted by curious 
you do realize the prior deus ex games had boss fights which you also could not do single take downs. the first game forced you to kill the mech-augs and in a similar fashion there was no way to take down the mech-templars in deus-ex 2. i do agree the boss fights should have had more options, but to say they are out of the realm of deus-ex is pushing it. . . ..
well, I don't consider Deus Ex 2 as part of the franchise. Curiously, I do consider Human Revoltion as part of the ongoing saga (and yes I know DXHR is a prequel).