Review scoopings 3/5 · Apr 12, 2026
Nothing Special, But It's Alien!
Preliminary: I had this growing up but could never get far or rarely played it, not sure exactly. It's pretty bland to start with but again, it'll probly get an honorary 3 star because of nostalgia and because of its playability. That being said, the movement is a bit slippery and nauseating. Otherwise it's quite intuitive and fine enough Doom-like …
Preliminary: I had this growing up but could never get far or rarely played it, not sure exactly. It's pretty bland to start with but again, it'll probly get an honorary 3 star because of nostalgia and because of its playability. That being said, the movement is a bit slippery and nauseating. Otherwise it's quite intuitive and fine enough Doom-like so far. Plus I love the Alien universe.
Day 2
I dunno. I am either realyl impressed with this or very meh'd by this lol it's an odd feeling. I love the darkness, teh pop-outs, the controls intuitive and tight in some ways, the way it feels actually creepy, the moody music, and the setting/Xenomorphs etc. But I simultaneously am finding the darkness hard to handle, the popouts unfair when you ahve a face hugger (but isn't that how it is in the Aliens sooo), the controls wonky in other ways, etc etc. Similarly I both loved and disliked the feeling something was always behind me (unfairly so). Even if I don't play through all of this, it at least earned its 3+ stars rather than just being an honorary :-p
Hu I got 64% of Aliens, 100% of Secrets (I did?), and 75% of Mission done. I don't think I blew up all the barrels. I don't do well with keeping track of maps/where I've been etc. But if I wanted to put in the effort I could certainly mark it or follow a guide. Hmmm. This is intriguing me more than it should...
I love that you can control the volume of the shooting sfx and whatnot. Bahaha I just realized I accidentally thew the Seismic Survey Charges while trying to see if Square makes you run >.< I felt committed ot this game cuz I had a hook but somehow thinking of replaying this level is makign me think not... What stinks is I would have been all set if I hadn't used those, I was near the end of the level. And if this didn't rely on a password system...
Day 3
I surprisingly actually replayed up to that point. But yea a couple missions after, it's devolving too much into swarms of enemies a la the later Doom episodes. Still, I couldn't believe how hooked I was for a bit there, despite not being a preferred genre, and I can't believe I replayed the first two missions, which says something (plus I loved seeing the Weyland signs)
Look: 7/10
Sound: 7.5/10 Good customizability
Play: 7.5/10
Feel: 7.5/10
Attachment: 7.5/10
Overall: 7.4/10