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Alone in the Dark
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In Alien Syndrome, players take control of the game's strong and enigmatic heroine – Earth Command Trooper Aileen Harding – and battle a variety of fearsome aliens and colossal bosses. Gamers choose from a wide selection of character specialties and skills as they progress through an engrossing campaign, protected by many different types of armor and using a variety of melee and ranged weaponry. Players can improve their heroine's statistics and discover a huge number of powerful new abilities as they fight through infested spaceships and bizarre alien planets. Alien Syndrome features two fast-paced action-RPG modes – the dramatic and engaging single-player campaign, plus an infinitely replayable co-op multiplayer mode for up to four players. Derived from the classic SEGA arcade game, Alien Syndrome's new action-RPG gameplay makes it easy to pick up and play, while its depth and wealth of features and missions keeps it challenging for all gamers. Alien Syndrome features 20 different weapons including flamethrowers, quad-barreled lasers, nanobot swarms that dissolve enemies, and incendiary grenades that shoot fire geysers from the ground. Each weapon offers advantages and disadvantages, dependent upon how it is used and the specializations players have chosen to adopt. Alien Syndrome's fast-paced combat also allows for any number of combat strategies to defeat over 100 different alien enemies at one time. [Sega]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 66
Game Informer
The levels are rote and tedious, offering no real surprise or sense of design. Adding to this sense of half-hearted execution are the graphics and storytelling, which are both sub-par even for the Wii.
 65
Nintendojo
Those looking for a serious RPG effort or a robust multiplayer, however, should hold onto their $50 for now.
61
DailyGame
Avoid boarding this ship altogether and aim for the horizon's next bright star instead.
60
Cheat Code Central
Alien Syndrome's best qualities are spread thin over two platforms, yielding two average offerings.
60
Nintendo Power
Still, Alien Syndrome delivers solid arcade-style action, and the inclusion of a four-player co-op mode always helps to mitigate a game's shortcomings. [Oct 2007, p.89]
55
Deeko
All in all, it's a game you'll more than likely want o pass on, even if you're a die-hard fan of the original.
55
IGN
For fans of classic action-RPGs or multiplayer addicts Alien Syndrome would be a solid weekend rental or bargain bin purchase, but given the lack of polish throughout, the overall “PSP-ness” of the game’s graphical presentation, and the $50 price tag we’ve got to put SEGA’s latest Wii effort in the “just skip it” category.
51
NGamer UK
Like an awful movie shown in the graveyard shift during a sleepless night, you'll hve fun, but only because there's nothing else going on. [Oct 2007, p.56]
50
GameSpot
A sense of murky monotony sucks most of the life out of this action RPG remake of Sega's classic arcade shooter.
50
Games Radar
The purchase of a Wii does not waive our right to expect a game that looks like it was designed in this millenium. What you have here is a slightly enhanced, magnified, PSP port.
50
GameDaily
The graphics look bland and the gameplay fails to perk up, as players simply clear out rooms without receiving any reason to keep pressing forward. The nearly inoperable item management system frustrates as well.
50
GameSpy
The graphics, which look perfectly fine on the PSP, look decidedly low budget blown up on a TV. This is compounded by the fact that AS has been released as a full price title. This would be less of a problem if the game was $30, but for $50? You'd be better off saving $20 and picking up a copy of "Resident Evil 4."
50
Games Master UK
Boo. We were hoping for mindless and stupid, but not THIS mindless and stupid. [Nov 2007, p.67]
45
1UP
Never does it become particularly fun, though it's quietly engaging in its own methodical, repetitive way. It's not a full-price purchase by any means, and it's nowhere close to the high action-RPG bar set by Champions of Norrath on the PS2 three and a half years ago.
45
GamerNode
Alien Syndrome has a lot of promise, but the lack of a decent story and the poorly implemented Wii controls hamper the experience. If you're a fan of the original, get this on the PSP instead.
42
GameShark
Gamers should do their best not to contract this syndrome.
40
VideoGamer
The two-player cooperative mode may keep a duo of youngsters quiet for a handful of weekends, but otherwise this mismatched game has very little to offer.
40
PALGN
Alien Syndrome is a generic update and a game that is easily forgotten.
40
G4 TV
The addition of character development is a nice touch, but was handled poorly, and the visuals are almost depressing.
40
Cubed3
There are moments where it feels good (which we hope can be expanded on for a decent follow-up, or be applied to another game entirely), but mainly it leaves a bitter taste.
35
NintendoWorldReport
A thoroughly disappointing and discouraging game.
30
Gamestyle
Alien Syndrome is another entry in the catalogue of Wii games that fail to grasp the potential of the system. Simply tacking on a few new controls in a title that could easily have been created twenty years ago is not a winning formula.
22
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
It's dull, it's repetitive and it's as much fun as being cuddled by a cactus. [Nov 2007, p.87]
16
The Wiire
If you're an alien: we apologize for any offense taken by the poor representation of your kind in this game. Please don't invade us.
Alexis R. gave it a9: R C gave it a9: rocko gave it an8: Barbara B. gave it a5: Karen H. gave it a2: [Anonymous] gave it a9: Ben H. gave it a3: |
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