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December 16, 2009 |
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Critic Reviews The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.
December 27, 2009 - Good - As a co-op game, this is a good time with solid graphics, familiar mechanics, and the name of a cult favorite for added buzz. There may not be many surprises here, but killing everything that moves during an online co-op game remains a good way to kill an afternoon.
December 16, 2009 - Good - On the face of it, Alien Breed Evolution offers everything that fans of the 16-bit incarnations could wish for, with strong production values and focused design contributing to a sympathetic update that stays true to the source material. But sadly, a flawed approach to co-op play and an inherent lack of variety ultimately count against it.
January 3, 2010 - Good - With this being only episode one of a trilogy, there is still hope for improvements from Team 17 along the line. However, it is unfortunate that the first of the series was not used as effectively as it could have been, making fans foam at the mouth in anticipation for the next titles.
December 14, 2009 - Good - Anyone who played the original Alien Breed back in the day will find their simple top-down shooter is all grown up with great lighting effects, an atmospheric soundtrack, and affecting cinematic events -- but the gameplay itself is rooted in 1990.
December 15, 2009 - Good - Thankfully, Evolution is actually a three-part episodic game and we'd like to believe that this first chapter is designed to ease newcomers in. As such, this makes for a suitably gentle introduction, hitting enough high points to keep us feeling positive about the trilogy as a whole and looking forward to an even better second chapter.
January 5, 2010 - Good - As an example of how to bring old games back to life on XBLA this should be held up and admired, as a modern game it perhaps doesn't quite stand up to extended play. However, for anyone with fond memories of the original or a love of classic top down shooters this is well worth the time.
January 1, 2010 - Good - Alien Breed Evolution is great fun to play, and fans of the series will find it ticks all the boxes. For everyone else, it's certainly an enjoyable shooter, and one that should do enough to grab people's attention - but it'll have to up its game in the next episode if it wants to be sure of maintaining it.
December 16, 2009 - Good - Alien Breed Evolution is compelling enough to drop your points on. It's action-packed and looks great, and fans of top-down shooters like that, of which there aren't enough on XBLA, should find the game highly satisfying.
January 11, 2010 - Good - It may be a very straightforward journey and it may feel like a knock-off of Sega's Alien Syndrome, but Alien Breed Evolution: Episode 1 is still a darn fun and tense game with redone graphics and well-used sound.
December 18, 2009 - Mediocre - With more varied gameplay, and with a protagonist and a story that you could care about, this might have been the Alien Breed remake that fans of the original game have been asking for all these years. As it is, though, the first episode of Alien Breed Evolution is merely a mildly entertaining meander through an alien-infested spaceship that's unlikely to get you excited about episode two.
January 15, 2010 - Mediocre - Evolution is so close to being a good game that it's frustrating to see it fall short. Chaotic and dumb would have been fine; measured and smart would have worked; but Team 17's dumb and measured Alien Breed is too chilled out for its own good.
January 6, 2010 - Mediocre - If you can stomach the save system and accept the repetitiveness, the four to five hours of single-player gameplay, plus the co-op experience and online leaderboards, make the 800 MSP price tag an attractive proposition.
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