Aliens Infestation

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Aliens Infestation
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Developer(s) WayForward Technologies
Gearbox Software
Publisher(s) Sega
Distributor(s) 20th Century Fox
Director(s) Adam Tierney
Producer(s) Brian Burleson
Designer(s) Adam Tierney
Cole Philips
Programmer(s) David Wright
Artist(s) Marc Gomez
Writer(s) Adam Tierney
Cole Philips
Jeff Pomegranate
Series Alien
Platforms Nintendo DS
Release date(s) AUS 20110929September 29, 2011
EU 20110930September 30, 2011
NA 20111011October 11, 2011
Genre(s) 2D Side-scrolling
Mode(s) Single-player

Aliens Infestation is a 2D sidescroller game for the Nintendo DS handheld console. It was developed by WayForward Technologies and Gearbox Software. It is a tie-in to the Alien franchise.

Gameplay

Gameplay of Aliens Infestation is comparable to the Metroid and Castlevania video games, where players are encouraged to search and backtrack for weapons, upgrades, and keys. The player controls one of a party of four marines and explores the U.S.S. Sulaco as well as LV-426 and Phobos in order to investigate the Union of Progressive Peoples (UPP) and Weyland-Yutani's involvement in Xenomorph development. If a marine falls in battle, another in the party will take their place. The player loses if the entire party is wiped out. Fallen characters can be replaced with any of fifteen displaced marines found throughout the game, each with their own unique dialog.

Plot

The USS Sephora has discovered the USS Sulaco adrift in space after the events of Aliens and Alien 3. You play as the Colonial Marines sent aboard the Sulaco to investigate and recover the life form detected aboard the ship.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 76/100[1]
Review scores
Publication Score
Destructoid 8.5/10[2]
Eurogamer 8/10[3]
Game Informer 8.25/10[4]
GamePro 3.5/5 stars[5]
Game Revolution B[6]
GameSpot 8/10[7]
GameTrailers 7.7/10[8]
IGN 8/10[9]
Joystiq 4/5 stars[10]
Nintendo Power 8/10[11]
The A.V. Club B+[12]
Digital Spy 4/5 stars[13]

Aliens Infestation received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1]

The A.V. Club gave it a B+, saying, "It's a shame that Aliens: Infestation peters out by the end. In the push toward the conclusion, the upgraded weapons you've collected lessen the threat, and the thin plot culminates in a boring fight against a big alien queen."[12] Digital Spy gave it four stars out of five, saying, "In many ways, it feels like the Aliens game we should have been given back in the 16-bit era when the movie series was still relatively new. Whether it has been worth the wait is debatable, but this is certainly a worthy addition to the DS library." However, The Digital Fix gave it seven out of ten, saying that "It can be uneven at times in terms of quality but it is highly enjoyable, especially if you are fan of either the franchise or even if you are just a fan of ‘MetroidVania’ games."[14]

References

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