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Samillence
18 Dec 2009, 05:46
Hello all,
I've never ever heard of Alien Breed until Team 17 said there releasing it to XBLA. Is it worth my 800 points? It dose look like a game that I could really get into, and since the trial version dosent give you much of a look for the game. So what type of game is Alien Breed? I do love shooters but judgeing from the game screen shots it mite take me sometime to get use to the camera view.

Leyvin
20 Dec 2009, 19:58
I'd suggest prior to playing Alien Breed Evolution, you checkout Alien Breed Obliteration (http://www.alienbreed.co.uk/) as it is a Windows XP/Vista/7 compatible remake of Alien Breed '92 (unquestionably the most popular of the originals)
It's also a good way to see what this game is actually based on too, cause unfortunately the game it's based on never made it off of the Amiga platform; well I say unfortunately but the Amiga was by far the best platform in the late 80s/early 90s
I think the jump to 3D with Evolution has been done extremely well, loosing very little that made the original so awesome.
It is a little disappointing that Weapon upgrading, exploration of non-mission areas with limited keys and co-op Campaign mode have been omited; but I'm hoping those will see a return in later episodes.
I'd say this is definately worth 800msp, and will give you a good few hours with campaign plus the co-op assault missions add some more playability.
It's a very easy game to pick-up and play, would definately recommend it as one of the better XBLA titles. Right now the only other title I think matching it in terms of quality is Shadow Complex.

BigMitts
22 Dec 2009, 17:26
I think it's worth it for sure. 800 points for approx. 8-10 hours play through (single player and co-op). Replayability on harder difficulties. The camera takes a bit getting used to but it's pretty good.
This is just a simple shooter but it looks good and is easy to get into.

Samillence
22 Dec 2009, 22:17
Awesome thanks for the replies guys. By the sounds of it I can really get into it.
Thanks for all the replies. I think I will buy this one, it dose look like a very fun game to play.

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