Complex has an article from 2009 (updated 22 apparently? Guess not enough), giant best of games lists - they list Deus Ex at #9 but give this take: “Even though it came out pre-9/11, Deux Ex has a skyline without the trade towers; the game’s backstory reveals that they were destroyed by terrorists. Let’s hope the developers weren’t as prescient with the game’s pandemic plot line.” - 2009