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Alien: Isolation
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A survival horror game set fifteen years after the original Alien film. It stars Amanda Ripley, the daughter of the film's protagonist, Ellen Ripley. The game has players evade a relentless Xenomorph using stealth, strategy, and limited resources aboard a space station
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"It's been a while since the xenomorph was worth being scared of, and while Alien: Isolation runs a little long, it's a hellacious ride."
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A Masterclass in Sustained Terror and Reverent Adaptation

Few video games have ever captured the essence of a film as perfectly as Alien: Isolation. Developed by Creative Assembly and released in 2014, it was not merely a tie-in but an act of devotion — a pa… Read more

best survival horror and movie game I've played

If you've enjoyed the first Alien film and you like survival horror this is a no brainer. The sound design and Alien AI really make it. The sound design is probably the best I've experienced in any ga… Read more

It was rather good, but I did not finish it.

It has been a while since I played this game, so I don't remember all of it. But, I do remember liking it, and having to turn the difficulty settings down, and not finishing it, as I became frustrated… Read more

One of my favorite games of the generation - must play for Alien fans

This game blew me away in terms of atmosphere and tension. More than any subsequent Alien movie it captures the paranoia and dread of lurking around a ship like the Nostromo. The Alien AI is super sma… Read more

The Flaws Don't Hold it Back

With a decent narrative and a constant sense of tension, Alien: Isolation stands out as one of the better horror games I've played recently. Though you get a few weapons the scarcity of ammo and the f… Read more

Strap in for tense ride. A very long, very tense ride.

On paper, Alien: Isolation shouldn't be as good as it is. Big budget "AAA" horror games had not been faring well in the years leading up to it's release, The Alien franchise in general hadn't seen a g… Read more

Alien Isolation: the game that will kill you (spoilers)

Alien isolation brings back the fear that the 2nd and 3rd movies took away by making the alien an actual threat to the space station known as Sevastopol, and when I said the game that will kill you I… Read more

Let's Make A Little List

When you start playing Alien Isolation I really want you to do something. Start writing down all the reasons you are enjoying it. I'll assume two things, you are a fan of Alien and you can deal with s… Read more

Let's kill everyone...

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Despite some big flaws, Alien Isolation is a good horror game and a fantastic Alien game.

If there was one movie franchise that I feel deserves a good video game, it’s Alien (well, also the Avatar TV show, but I’m still sour on the Legend of Korra game so let’s not talk about that). And wh… Read more

Brilliantly flawed interpretation of a very focused vision

Several times while I was playing Isolation I thought of different influences - the film obviously, Dead Space 3, Bioshock - but the influence that kept coming back repeatedly was Dead Rising. Like Is… Read more

Alien: Isolation

Reviewed on PS4; copy provided by SEGA for review purposes. APGNation.com review of Alien:Isolation Horror can be only as good as what it doesn’t show to its viewer as compared to what it does. The th… Read more

Alien: Isolation? "Android: Collective" Is More Accurate (Spoilers)

It's clear the desire of this game is to immerse you in the world of the original Alien movie. Mission accomplished, the game sets up some amazing atmosphere. But when it comes to what you have to *do… Read more

With the fearsome intelligence of its xenomorph and smart, stealth driven mechanics, Isolation is a harrowing triumph

HR Giger’s alien has often been dealt a disservice by videogames. Described as the “perfect organism” in Ridley Scott’s original movie, the videogame xenomorph has been anything but. This intelligent… Read more

Flawless

This game does exactly what it sets out to do. And what it does is be an amazing Alien experience. Couldn't ask for anything more. You can actually adjust the film grain in the options menu. Seriously… Read more

While not necessarily a unique experience, Alien: Isolation delivers a coherent horror experience fans of the franchise

The Alien franchise has been a venue for some pretty terrible games. Yeah, I’m talking about Aliens: Colonial Marines and the pretty love it or leave it Aliens: Resurrection. And let me tell you, I le… Read more

The Good points by far over power the Bad bits

I have always been a big fan of Alien films ever since I begged my dad to let me watch Aliens when I was a kid but I was not aloud due to the fact there was too much bad language in it. I was really l… Read more

In Space No One Can Hear Me Screaming In Frustration. Alien: Isolation Review (Warning, some spoilers)

Alien: Isolation is a beautiful looking game that successfully manages to capture the aesthetic and atmosphere of Ridley Scott’s 1979 Alien, that is unfortunately plagued by a host of baffling design… Read more

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