Alien: Isolation

 iOS
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. HappySpaceInvad
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    The best iOS port I’ve ever played of one of the best first person stealth adventures I’ve ever played. The choices on offer are remarkable… you can play with touchscreen controls, or a bluetooth joypad, or a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or the official Apple keyboard+trackpad. On iPadOS, it has been reformatted to fill the iPad’s 4:3 screen ratio, but you can adjust the field of view.The best iOS port I’ve ever played of one of the best first person stealth adventures I’ve ever played. The choices on offer are remarkable… you can play with touchscreen controls, or a bluetooth joypad, or a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or the official Apple keyboard+trackpad. On iPadOS, it has been reformatted to fill the iPad’s 4:3 screen ratio, but you can adjust the field of view. I would have preferred the option to play in 16:9 letterbox though.

    There are 3 graphics settings: “Graphics”, “Performance” and “Battery Saver”. On the iPad Pro 11”, the “Graphics” mode performs extremely well, and looks incredible… unlike any other game I’ve played on iOS/iPad OS.

    The sound is also excellent, although I would have liked support for spatial audio, as this game would really benefit.

    Some concessions to the small screen (this plays on an iPhone too) have been made: the layout of the crafting menu and tool selection screens has been changed, for example.

    Overall, the port is faultless; on the iPad. it plays just like the game you’ve probably already played on PC or console, but further refined.

    For your £12.99 you get the full 20-30 hour game, plus all the DLC. There are no micro transactions, loot boxes, NFTs or other cynical wallet-drainers. In my opinion, this game is the best canonical sequel to Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and, on iOS/iPadOS, a stunning example
    of what mobile games could/should be
    if publishers weren’t so greedy.    … Expand

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#4 Best iOS Game of 2021
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#13 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2021

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jan 31, 2022
    70
    A fantastic game that's well deserving of a port, aside from the controls sometimes betraying you. The only concern is that you lose some of the atmosphere on the smaller screen; For those who play mobile first, however, there's almost no reason to not dive in.
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  2. Metro GameCentral
    Jan 5, 2022
    80
    Naturally, it still suffers the same flaws in terms of storytelling and pacing as the console originals, but with all three pieces of DLC included the exceptional value for money makes it hard to resist.
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  3. 148Apps
    Dec 20, 2021
    80
    This is all to say that if you want a way to play Alien: Isolation on a phone or tablet, it's hard to imagine a better end product than Feral Interactive's port of the title. I'm just not so sure this was a great kind of game to try and bring to the platform, as almost everything about it runs counter to how many folks (myself included) tend to engage in mobile play.
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