aliens

Aliens: Dark Descent is a real-time strategy game which comes to us from French devs Tindalos Interactive, otherwise known for their Battlefleet Gothic: Armada games (not, us neither). It is, of course, based on famous series of horror/sci-fi films in the radpidly declining Alien series. Not many fanbases have had it as rough […]

Aliens: Dark Descent – PS5 Review

July 4, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aliens / an aliens game review with no quotes from the movie / dark descent / RTS / sci fi by Richie

I missed the boat on the Destroy All Humans! series. I always wondered how much vocal support there was when Black Forest Games announced they were remaking the old games. I know the Playstation 2 era has a lot of undiscovered gems but the time has finally come for me […]

Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed – PS5 Review

August 28, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aliens / anal probe / black forest games / cold war / destroy all humans! 2 reprobed / flying saucer / hippies / jack nicholson / kgb / russians / telekinesis / third-person shooter by Mike

When I see the Ratalaika logo pop up, I’d like to think now I haven’t an idea of what I’m in for. It’s usually visual novels or quick arcade-ish experiences and Arsonist Heaven did appear to be the latter. Coming from Omegacore, this simple platformer about a hazmat-wearing pyromaniac does, […]

Arsonist Heaven – PS5 Review

August 12, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / aliens / arsonist heaven / flamethrower / gunplay / liquidator / omegacore / pyromaniac by Mike

Destroy All Humans! is a series I’ve never delved into but their homage to the 50’s B-movie aesthetic did seem charming. Since their heyday on the Playstation 2, THQ Nordic has acquired the rights in an effort to bring some attention back to the murderous grey invaders. Before the repackage […]

Destroy All Humans!: Clone Carnage – PS4 Review

June 19, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged abduction / aliens / coop multiplayer / destroy all humans clone carnage / online / racing / rampage / third-person shooter / thq nordic by Mike

Occasionally, adventure games catch my drift and The Song Out of Space seems right up my alley. Coming from Pixel Noire, the tale of extra-terrestrial interference, murders and Cold War tensions do tick a lot of my boxes. Unfortunately, it all seems rushed and doesn’t linger on the intrigue to […]

The Song Out of Space – PS5 Review

February 21, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aliens / cold war / fbi / narratively-driven / pixel noire / point and click adventure / the song out of space / visual novel by Mike

I can’t quite imagine living in a small rural setting. They always look kind of devoid of life and I tend to miss my home comforts. The Prince of Landis, developed by one-man team Lorestrome, is an adventure game with a small slice of that life. Landis feels like one […]

The Prince of Landis – PS5 Review

November 20, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged Adventure game / aliens / bullying / narratively-driven / oregon / Pixel art / small town life / the prince of landis by Mike

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a third-person shooter from San Jose coders Cold Iron Studios and is, of course, based in everyone’s favourite cinematic universe. Namely that of James Cameron’s sublime 1985 action/horror flick Aliens. The thing is though that Cold Iron’s roots are in MMOs and this is a three-player co-op […]

Aliens: Fireteam Elite – PS5 Review

August 23, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged alien / aliens / aliens fireteam elite / co-op / destiny / gears of war / shoot em up by Richie

It Came From Space and Ate Our Brains is a top down, twin stick shooter from Polish developers All In! Games. As you can probably guess, it has you facing off against hordes of aliens during an invasion of Earth. You, and up to three other players if you play in […]

It Came From Space And Ate Our Brains – PS4 ...

February 2, 2020 in PS4 tagged aliens / it came from space but used a weird lack of capitalisation / twin-stick shooter / upgrades / weapons by Richie

If there’s one thing I’ve got from the PS Talents programme is how experimental the games tend to be. They all carry this very European sensibility whilst all feeling not far off being student projects. The label helps manage expectations but there’s always some curiosity to see what can come […]

Aces of the Multiverse – PS4 Review

December 24, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged aces of the universe / aliens / dog cosmonauts / fitness / gammera nest / mutants / soccer / xplora watches by Mike

Brawler’s can come in many shapes and sizes. Born Lucky Games have opted to take a rather interesting approach with Roarr! Jurassic Edition. You’re put in the capable hands of a dinosaur named Sue and tasked with destroying otherworldly invaders but, whilst the premise is interesting, the game lacks more […]

Roarr! Jurassic Edition – PS4 Review

August 31, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 3d brawler / aliens / arcade high score / born lucky games / destruction / dinosaurs / roarr the adventures of rampage rex jurassic edition by Mike

We said it last time but you don’t just review an EDF game lightly. Sure there will always be some rushed ones that you can but these games reveal their true natures over time. You need to live with these for a while and thankfully Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain‘s embargo […]

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain – PS4 Review

April 11, 2019 in PS4 tagged aliens / bugs / earth defense force / edf / insects / iron rain / shooter by Richie

To paraphrase Sean Bean, one does not simply review an EDF game. I’m about to do it here with Earth Defense Force 5 and tell you what I’ve found out after dozens of hours of play but the fact is that these games tend to take a while to come into […]

Earth Defense Force 5 – PS4 Review

December 17, 2018 in PS4 tagged action / aliens / carnage / earth defense force / edf / masses by Richie