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Now Playing: Aliens Infestation (2011)
Aliens:Infestation is a side-scrolling action/adventure game developed by WayForward & Gearbox Software and published by SEGA.
As of late, I've been on an Aliens fix. Friends that had noticed my current run for Aliens had recommended that I pick up a few Alien titles. Aliens:Infestation was one of the titles that had caught my attention. As a game that had been released last year, the cost of a new copy had dropped quite a bit; also, I had store-credit so I practically got this copy for FREE.
I won't sum up the games' concept of its' story in five sentences like my Alan Wake post because I haven't finished this yet; but I will tell you, I am enjoying this DS title.
Everyone that had tried to help me understand Aliens:Infestation had compared it to the classic Metroid and Contra games. In the 90s, I had grew up more along with SEGA rather than Nintendo; therefore, it was a bit hard for me to grasp the idea of the two classic titles. So then I did my research and discovered that Infestation was quite similar to the Aliens 3 game on the Genesis (a game that I can definitely recall).
Aliens:Infestation is a single-player, side scrolling, action/adventure game that will require the player to jump, climb, crawl and shoot through stages (infested with xenomorphs and killer robots) to reach the objective destination on your map. You start off as a space-marine named Cameron who is joined by three other soldiers (to whom you can select and play as, as well). After playing through the first level and encountering your first boss (which I must mention can be quite a difficult boss battle), you will realize that your four Space-Marines are all expendable characters. What is unique about this DS title (aside from the blood, guts and silly cursing), is that if one of your Marines die; you will NOT see that Marine EVER again. *Queue The Classic Bill Paxton Quote* The dead Marine will be replaced with another one of your three remaining Marines. On the good side, you will find Soldiers throughout the levels that you will be able to recruit allowing the player the chance to replenish their four-person army.
Aside from having to endure the slightly difficult control of your character when in combat, the game play is very simple and easily engaging for a free-roaming, side-scrolling adventure. I'd really like to see more titles like this on the DS/3DS in the future (preferably Aliens related) ...also with an optional CO-OP feature.
Now Playing: Aliens Infestation (2011)
Aliens:Infestation is a side-scrolling action/adventure game developed by WayForward & Gearbox Software and published by SEGA.
As of late, I've been on an Aliens fix. Friends that had noticed my current run for Aliens had recommended that I pick up a few Alien titles. Aliens:Infestation was one of the titles that had caught my attention. As a game that had been released last year, the cost of a new copy had dropped quite a bit; also, I had store-credit so I practically got this copy for FREE.
I won't sum up the games' concept of its' story in five sentences like my Alan Wake post because I haven't finished this yet; but I will tell you, I am enjoying this DS title.
Everyone that had tried to help me understand Aliens:Infestation had compared it to the classic Metroid and Contra games. In the 90s, I had grew up more along with SEGA rather than Nintendo; therefore, it was a bit hard for me to grasp the idea of the two classic titles. So then I did my research and discovered that Infestation was quite similar to the Aliens 3 game on the Genesis (a game that I can definitely recall).
Aliens:Infestation is a single-player, side scrolling, action/adventure game that will require the player to jump, climb, crawl and shoot through stages (infested with xenomorphs and killer robots) to reach the objective destination on your map. You start off as a space-marine named Cameron who is joined by three other soldiers (to whom you can select and play as, as well). After playing through the first level and encountering your first boss (which I must mention can be quite a difficult boss battle), you will realize that your four Space-Marines are all expendable characters. What is unique about this DS title (aside from the blood, guts and silly cursing), is that if one of your Marines die; you will NOT see that Marine EVER again. *Queue The Classic Bill Paxton Quote* The dead Marine will be replaced with another one of your three remaining Marines. On the good side, you will find Soldiers throughout the levels that you will be able to recruit allowing the player the chance to replenish their four-person army.
Aside from having to endure the slightly difficult control of your character when in combat, the game play is very simple and easily engaging for a free-roaming, side-scrolling adventure. I'd really like to see more titles like this on the DS/3DS in the future (preferably Aliens related) ...also with an optional CO-OP feature.