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Alien Resurrection is simply superb!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: October 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Fox Interactive and Argonaut have done a praiseworthy job of bringing the second Aliens title to the Sony Playstation. Make no mistake about it - Alien Resurrection is a superbly crafted game, it's intense and atmospheric, possessing in spades the vital ingrediants that any definitive Aliens game requires. The graphics are excellent for the PSX's capabilities, the sound FX and ambience are spot on, the AI is impressive, the weapons beefy, and the Aliens suitably nasty. With ten huge levels of xenomorph-blasting action and some very nice Half-Life-style scripted sequences cutting into the action, this is one game that no Playstation-owning Aliens fan should be without. The ONLY reason I've not given it 5 stars is due to the somewhat fiddly control system - but even that can be overcome with practice and time.

BUY IT NOW!!!

And you thought the movie was bad...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Alien Ressurection the game, makes the movie of the same title look like an Oscar winning masterpiece (well, ok maybe not). The only reason it got two stars was for the awesome atmosphere and graphics that this game has to offer plus the level of geniune fear and suspense that it conjurs up.

Now for the bad...nothing ever really happens in this game. At times, it is downright BORING. You wander around in the pitch black half the time waiting for something really bad to happen...but it never does. When I say this game is dark, I mean dark as in no light. You can't see half the time and the worthless flashlight that you have runs out of batteries every five minutes. The controls are sloppy and unnecessarily difficult. The weapons/ammo are limited and you really have to search for them in some of the later levels which makes the game seem contrived, like they added that feature only to make the game longer. Alien Trilogy was a much better game. Like the Alien movies, too many sequels makes for a predictable and downright boring ride.

bad control(WHY?)

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 14
Date: November 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

After all this time waiting for alien resurrection, i finaly got it and i was surprised with the bad controls. I mean why the HELL did they release it without fixing the horrible and frustrating controls. The game's atmosphere is scary and the graphics are ok, but without the solid and smooth gameplay, it's just another frustrating game. Another thing is that the game is so goddamn HARD(dont get me wrong, i like hard games)and with the bitchy controls, it makes it impossible to play. I recommend ALIEN TRILOGY which was released in 1996 and still is a classic and a must buy for action and 1st person fans(also alien fans) SHAME ON YOU FOX AND ARGONAUT.

An Alien Fans Dream

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Alien Resurrection has to be my favorite Alien movie of the legacy and I was very pleased with the game. Sure, its a PS1 game but that doesn't change the fact that it is a great game. I think that the controls are great and very easy (unlike other reviewers). Many people have complained that using two analog sticks to move(one moves and strafes, the other looks)is tough but if you have ever played Max Payne on PS2, then I'm sure you'll get along just fine with these controls. As for the rest of the game, it is truely a masterpiece. The atmosphere is great and you actually feel that you are in the USM Auriga, traveling through the dark, seemingly abandoned tunnels, trying to escape the horrifying aliens that appear out of the shadows. There is no music (which adds suspense and panic), just the sounds of the creaky hull of the ship, Father: the super computers voice, and the breath of the nearby aliens. The sounds are actually recorded from the movie itself! The graphics are just the normal PS1 graphics you see in most PS1 games but they are just fine with me. The aliens can walk, jump, spit acid, communicate with eachother, and even crawl on walls and ceilings! And not only are there your standard aliens, but there are facehuggers that actually latch on to your face and put a chest burster in you that will explode from your chest after a while! Cool! And of course, as you've guessed, the alien queen and the newborn are in the game as well. This game is recommended to be played in the dark and it should be. It scares me to death in a good way in the dark and it makes you feel even more "in the game" in the dark. This is a must have game for any alien fan or just anyone who likes 1st person shooters. Go buy this game!! You won't be disappointed...

GOOD EXCITING Game with GOOD Graphics!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game! First of all, I loved all the Alien Movies because the Aliens are so scary! This game, was also equally scary! They recommend playng this game in the dark, and I did, and it freaked me out! I just got a Playstation, and this was my first game. This is a great, exciting game! I'm only in the beginning stages, and it is giving me goosebumps and I haven't even seen an alien yet! The ONLY reason why I didn't give this game 5 stars is because the controls for this game are really hard, and they take a long time to get used to, and that there are also guards and other people with guns you have to kill, which I think ruins the game a little because your supposed to be alone with only the aliens, so why are the people there? Anyways, other then that, the game is really good, and you should buy it! You will not be disappointed. :)

Almost as good as Quake II

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Yes, the controls are hard. Quake II had the best configuration but there are six different settings from which to choose and after the first day you'll get used to them. BUT on that first day I found myself playing the same levels 8 or 9 times just trying to survive! It was fun, it was very scary, but it was just too damn hard! So, I highly recommend that you do as I did right from the start: Set the difficulty on Easy and use the Cheats to give yourself unlimited ammo. Conserving ammo during an intense firefight is not my idea of fun. Get yourself the shotgun and blast away! This also solves the problem trying to aim the cross-hair while running for your life! And those pesky face huggers! Ack! You'll need diapers when they attach themselves to your screaming face! This is a nice game. If you want a shooter that is almost as good as Quake II look no further. Just give yourself a fighting chance: tune the difficulty down and tune the violence up!

Alien Resurrection is BBBad

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is alot better than its counterpart Alien Trilogy,on AR the graphic the environment and the artificial inttelligence of the aliens and they whey the attack is awesome the gameplay bets the hell out of Alien Trilogy.I mastered this game and let me tell you this game is like the movie.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT THIS GAME YOU SHOULD BECAUSE IT WILL SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHT OUT OF YOU.

another unwanted sequel

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: January 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

graphics: a bit sub par. environments are all the same sets over and over. the aliens are in the ... flat-3d sprite-like technology from the original "Doom."

game play: it's not terrible but it just isn't that fun. i've got maybe twenty playstation titles (some, like "Vagrant Story" or "Siphon Filter" or even "Spider Man" i like well enough to continue playing on my PS2 -- there's only so much "Tekken Tag" you can take) and this is the only one i haven't even considered revisiting.

there are tons of great PS1 titles out there for cheap now. try one of them instead. or save your pennies for the new Game Boy in march, or "Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty" or just about anything else.

"Alien Resurection" (like its big screen namesake) would have been better off staying dead.

Fun, Scary, and very cool!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game. This game keeps close to the alien movies, and especially to the fourth one. While some gamers complain that the game has a lot of dead space, with no killing, I didn't find that to be the case. I did cheat and use the cheats codes to help me get through the game, especially with those little facehuggers lying around the floor waiting to get you. The facehuggers can be frustrating, but with the cheat on, you don't die. I like the alien genre and if you enjoy the genre as well, you too will enjoy this game. It is great when it is best played in the dark.

Interesting....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I like the alien movies. The game was very interesting. It stayed true to the movies and was very scary. But I must say It was very hard for many reasons. Like the game says It is best played in the dark. It is very hard to see If you have any source of light in the background. The controls were somewhat awkward. And it takes alot of memory to save. Even the plot and the actions you have to do to complete each chapter were difficult. In the end I used the cheat for god mode and had some fun. But with out the cheat I probably would not have completed the game.

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