Alien Shooter: Vengeance

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 64
  3. Negative: 7 out of 64
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  1. DerekTarnawa
    Dec 20, 2008
    10
    This game is almost exactly the same as the previous one; HELLA FUN VIOLENT ACTION!!!
    If you are bored and you just want to blow the shit out of countless aliens then look no further! The only thing this game lacks is stunnig graphics and HD stuffz, but those are not the things that make a game FUN right?
  2. [Anonymous]
    Jan 31, 2008
    5
    This gets too repetitive too fast. Guns like an MP5 become useless in a heartbeat by guns that do triple damage with more accuracy very quick. All the gun classes just jump up extremely in power wildly, with the best doing 20x the damage with the same ammo. Everything else is mediocre save for gameplay, which becomes a chore just to see the crap ending. Even at the $10 price this game This gets too repetitive too fast. Guns like an MP5 become useless in a heartbeat by guns that do triple damage with more accuracy very quick. All the gun classes just jump up extremely in power wildly, with the best doing 20x the damage with the same ammo. Everything else is mediocre save for gameplay, which becomes a chore just to see the crap ending. Even at the $10 price this game won't be worth it unless you need a quick fix for a game right away, the fun lasts only a few minutes at a time at the longest.… Expand
  3. Chroma
    May 30, 2012
    5
    Alien Shooter Vengeance is similar to the first game but manages to be better with less cheap moments and a RPG system. Unfortunately most if it is rather useless as most can be covered through the implants so only health regeneration, speed, and rockets are the only skills you need to focus on. Rockets are best due to the costs, damage, splash radius, and with the most useful implantAlien Shooter Vengeance is similar to the first game but manages to be better with less cheap moments and a RPG system. Unfortunately most if it is rather useless as most can be covered through the implants so only health regeneration, speed, and rockets are the only skills you need to focus on. Rockets are best due to the costs, damage, splash radius, and with the most useful implant combinations. The rest of the weapon skills are worthless as rockets become pretty much mandatory from stage 13 an onwards. Basically start investing into rockets as soon as you have one that have low reload time. All other weapons can be used for money or back up purposes. Of course if you distribute them incorrectly then it's harder. This game also has a minor story that at least gives you a compelling reason to do what your doing. It gives you the drive to keep playing rather then feel like a mindless romp. Though logic gets thrown out the window in the last two levels where the choice makes no sense. Play on hard is not to difficulty in the first three levels but gradually gets harder with bigger waves of enemies that will attack. There is also an annoying bit were enemies hit points seam to fluctuate at different times so if you usual converse ammo by using the pistol, then you would find it not as effective or taking longer to kill. Some enemies health are massive where you just need to shoot and hope they will die. This does become cheap in the outside levels where you are attacked by groups of heavy damaging enemies and there is no shop to upgrade your weapons. If you were running low on ammo, and hit the space bar by accident or thinking that their would be a shop at the start then you are screwed with no way to beat the next level. Another annoyance is that secrets are insanely hard to find but are very useful. You could scan throughout a level and still miss half of the secrets. This became a problem when it came to a second objective as I searched the entire level multiple times shooting all the walls but could never find it. I ended up losing out on a side-quest that gives you new stuff that you can buy. The game just becomes tedious overtime where the fun dies. It's like getting something you look forward too and proceed to be progressively more disappointed to the point where you wish you didn't have it.

    Alien shooter Vengeance graphics are a much better improvement. It's practical double the quality of the first game. It looks more like a 1998 PC game. The improvement also adds to the atmosphere as the environments feel more alive. The world is not flat any more where you can travel up stairs and take a detour to explore side area's. I think the engine they have could make an amazing game both graphically and game play wise if they put the effort into it. Another improvement is that there is more music and it's not always quiet. Their is only about maybe 5 themes but they are much better though still forgettable. Vengeance also bring in voice acting which is mediocre quality but it gets by.

    Alien shooter Vengeance is a much better improvement in almost every-way. Though it the rpg system is imbalanced and it is tedious. It's not a game I would recommend especially at $20    … Expand
  4. hellznrg
    Aug 26, 2010
    10
    This is a great game! Quite well balanced, fast and furious action. I completed this one pretty much nonstop over 2 days. Unputdownable. Last level was simply white nuckle nailbiting action! Runs well on a modern computer, good graphics.
  5. KimP.
    Mar 21, 2008
    7
    Fun Fun, it's addictive, it's ugly, it's bloody and it gets your heartrate up again and again. Sure its not a graphical eyefeast but it works, The missions are not hard but the sheer amount og critters masket it exiting all the same. the game still nedds some polishing i think and som sort of qiuck save/quick load feature..
  6. DeonP.
    Jan 10, 2008
    9
    Every aspect of this game makes it fun to play, even if it isn't the best-looking game anyone has ever seen and it's limited to a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768. There are more weapons available than in any other game I've played, the variety is massive even within each category and the weapon effects are suitably satisfying. Blowing apart aliens with rocket and grenade Every aspect of this game makes it fun to play, even if it isn't the best-looking game anyone has ever seen and it's limited to a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768. There are more weapons available than in any other game I've played, the variety is massive even within each category and the weapon effects are suitably satisfying. Blowing apart aliens with rocket and grenade launchers, miniguns and energy weapons proved to be stupendously satisfying, and I felt I got more value for my ten dollars than for games that cost five times as much. This game is FUN, FUN, FUN, offers multiplayer support as well as the campaign and Survival modes so there is a ton of replay value here. The story is nothing special, you are a mercenary hired to investigate the goings-on at a facility run by a massive corporation; who they are and what they're doing is shrouded in secrecy and you don't really know what you're walking into until you're face to face with hordes of aliens that want to tear you apart. Luckily, you have your huge arsenal of weapons with which to return the favour, and doing so is nothing short of awesome. Bloody, chunky bits litter the levels once you're done tearing the alien horde a new one, which left me feeling rather satisfied with my handiwork. Levels are separated by relative calm back at your main base of oeprations, which can be used to resupply. New weapons are available after every level, with increasingly potent hardware appearing as you progress. The who, how and what of the back story are slowly revealed throughout the game, and while not the best story ever, it provides a decent context for what you're doing. The RPG elements also add something to the game, with various stats available for boosting which in turn leads to you being a more effective soldier. Boost your intelligence to support better implants which give you stat boosts, up your accuracy to make better use of your ammunition, increase your Minigun and Submachine gun score to equip more powerful guns etc. There is even a perk to be selected at the start of each new game which assists the player in various ways, from making them more observant to a faster learner to a hitpoint vampire etc. At first glance, it is easy to dismiss Alien Shooter: Vengeance as a brainless, stupid shooter, but if you're prepared to look, there is some depth here that adds to the gameplay and replay values. Once you're done with the Campaign, try Survival, a mode which pits you against waves of aliens and which challenges you to survive as long as possible. If that gets a bit much, you can even play the SP campaign co-operatively with a mate, which is as much fun if not more so than playing it alone. Alien Shooter:Vengeance has a LOT to offer gamers that like to blow stuff up and tear aliens to shreds with high-powered weaponry, and is worth far more than the ten dollars you'll pay for it, at least in my opinion. For me, this is one of the most underrated games I've ever played, and if you're looking for something fun, igore the overall mediocre scores the game appears to be getting, and indulge yourself; there's a damn good chance you won't be disappointed and you might even have fun along the way.… Expand
  7. Red!
    Mar 9, 2009
    9
    Great game. Even though it is repetitive, it's loads of fun. The little RPG elements add a touch smarts to the otherwise mindless shooting game.

    No matter how many monsters were on my screen (engine mentions it support up to 100), the game ran smoothly.

    Every penny I spend on this (now) cheap (in regards to price, not quality) game was worth it.
  8. BR.
    Dec 23, 2007
    10
    Great Old-School fun, better value and more enjoyable than tweaking a DX10 Hog to work fluidly!
  9. PeterC.
    Feb 14, 2008
    10
    This is the kind of game that revolves on one visceral quality - carnage. The fun in this game comes from killing things, LOTS of things, in a satisfying manner. I sincerely enjoyed it. The graphics are average, but they work - since the fun doesn't come from looking pretty, but rather from content, I don't think it makes a difference in the end.
  10. spartan-117
    Oct 2, 2010
    7
    Kill a thousand alien scums and get some new weapons.Why not?
  11. pro_zealot
    Jun 8, 2014
    10
    Game is very climatic. When you play this game you arecompletely sucked in to the world of game. The music is just great as always have dark sound. The weapons are good balance progress is just perfect.
    The an isometric look of the game is positive aspect. Many monster on the screen but game do not slow down even on low pc good performance and optimization. Game have some others mode of    Game is very climatic. When you play this game you arecompletely sucked in to the world of game. The music is just great as always have dark sound. The weapons are good balance progress is just perfect.
    The an isometric look of the game is positive aspect. Many monster on the screen but game do not slow down even on low pc good performance and optimization. Game have some others mode of games like survive and carrier.    … Expand
  12. Makarowka
    Jun 10, 2016
    10
    Эта игра просто шедевр, вы такой идете и стреляете, там есть пистолеты, дробовики, бластеры, миниганы и вообще ракеты и прочие интересные пушки, ты можешь просто взять и вставить себе имплант на интеллект, а потом найти другой с интеллектом и нужной другой хар-кой и просто поставить его и даже если интеллекта слишком мало, ты так можешь стать очень умным даже не зная нифига!!! почему 10?Эта игра просто шедевр, вы такой идете и стреляете, там есть пистолеты, дробовики, бластеры, миниганы и вообще ракеты и прочие интересные пушки, ты можешь просто взять и вставить себе имплант на интеллект, а потом найти другой с интеллектом и нужной другой хар-кой и просто поставить его и даже если интеллекта слишком мало, ты так можешь стать очень умным даже не зная нифига!!! почему 10? потому что там есть машина в здании, танк в гараже и машина на улице, вы где-нибудь видели танк в гараже? я нет. она достаточно короткая и поэтому шедевр, а кто не любит ее я найду вас и заставлю играть, а если вам не понравится, то вы ее пройдете даже на максимальной сложности быстро и поймете "а этот чувак прав" вот истинный успех, жаль только продолжение будет на столько-же вероятно, как Half-life 3, ну чтож, придется ждать :)… Expand
  13. Leoka
    Aug 20, 2016
    8
    El juego no te permite pararte y ver o apuntar a los bichos sino correr y correr disparando hasta llegar hasta el destino tratando que que los enemigos no te toquen. Puede ser dificultoso y frustrante hasta que le agarras la mano.
  14. JaydenPickens
    Jun 7, 2022
    10
    Alien Shooter 2 is a great sequel to the first part. Although they don't share the same gameplay (AS is all about fast movement while AS2 is more about rpg elements and tactics) it's still amazing. I love the rpg elements, the multiplayer component, the fact that you can't max out your character, you have to be smart to make your character good etc. 10/10 game. Way better than theAlien Shooter 2 is a great sequel to the first part. Although they don't share the same gameplay (AS is all about fast movement while AS2 is more about rpg elements and tactics) it's still amazing. I love the rpg elements, the multiplayer component, the fact that you can't max out your character, you have to be smart to make your character good etc. 10/10 game. Way better than the "upgraded" edition called Reloaded which is worse in every single way. Pickens approves!… Expand
  15. Nekellor_Met
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    Лучший шутер с видом сверху, под конец огромное удовольствие приносит разносить пришельцев как терминатор.
  16. pelageech
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра с сюжетом, очень атмосферная игра с кучей экшена и крови с мясом. Большой выбор оружие, огромные карты. Можно кататься на машине и даже на танке! Игра реально 12 из 10

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. GameShark
    58
    While Alien Shooter: Vengeance does have a few flaws in it's mix and is a rather old-school title in both it's gameplay and it's graphics, at the same time it is actually quite entertaining in that it can be increasingly hard to put down the farther you get into the game.
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  2. GameSpot
    75
    The game may be a little too self-consciously old-school for some, but the action is so fast, furious, and blithely bloody that it's hard to resist getting swept up in the carnage.
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  3. IGN
    75
    It’s a lot of fun. However, marred by various minor nuisances, and ultimately simple and repetitive gameplay, some gamers may tire quickly. This title is recommended if you’re simply looking for some quick, mindless fun.
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