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  • Summary: The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950s Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest DNA and bring down the US government in the remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychicThe cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950s Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest DNA and bring down the US government in the remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities. Reduce their cities to rubble with your flying Saucer! One giant step on mankind. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Jul 27, 2020
    90
    Rebuilt from the ground up in every way, Destroy All Humans! (2020) puts every other remaster on notice -- this is how it’s done.
  2. Jul 27, 2020
    83
    In the end, Destroy All Humans! seems like the perfect palate cleanser in between games like The Last of Us: Part 2 and the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. It isn't going to win any game of the year awards, but then again, it isn't trying too. It is simply here to make jokes, give players a power fantasy that involves invading wise-cracking aliens and allow people to live in their favourite b-grade invasion flick. By those goals, Destroy All Humans! is a resounding success and people looking for a light-hearted bit of fun should look no further.
  3. Jul 27, 2020
    80
    THQ Nordic brings back a cult of the early 2000s to the screens. Destroy all humans! that's all you remembered, with even more.
  4. Jul 27, 2020
    70
    Destroy All Humans (2020) is a fine offering by updating a fan favorite PS2 game for the modern era. Technical issues plague this remake from being the perfect 1:1 recreation, but what is there is fun enough to warrant a few hours of destructiveness. Fans of the series will surely find a lot to enjoy with Black Forest Games’ remake, but Destroy All Humans doesn’t offer enough actual new content to bring new fans in on the invasion.
  5. 70
    It’s just pure gameplay, and sometimes, that’s all you need in a game. Unfortunately, it does suffer a little bit from repetition. While it’s nice to see this style of game back again, it’s a shame it wasn’t a full remake, as the technical limitations of the older consoles can be felt in some of the level designs.
  6. Jul 27, 2020
    69
    Solid and true to the original, but even mordernized graphics can’t save the mediocre gameplay of the original.
  7. Jul 27, 2020
    55
    Destroy All Humans! has excellent visuals and is fun for a couple of hours. But it's so redundant, uninspired, and devoid of any real energy that I can't recommend it to anyone that doesn't already love the original.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 48
  2. Negative: 6 out of 48
  1. Jul 30, 2020
    10
    Almost perfect remake of bellowed classic game. This is the way to do remakes!
  2. Jun 16, 2021
    10
    I just finished doing every possible bit of content in this game, and man it's just as good as the original. Don't listen to what theI just finished doing every possible bit of content in this game, and man it's just as good as the original. Don't listen to what the journalists have to say about this game, go download the demo and find out for yourself if you like it. Expand
  3. Jul 29, 2020
    9
    I'm gonna start this by saying I fundamentally believe there is no such thing as a perfect game or 10/10, but damn this comes close. So that'sI'm gonna start this by saying I fundamentally believe there is no such thing as a perfect game or 10/10, but damn this comes close. So that's why I have rated it a 9/10.
    The rest of this will be my review from Steam.

    An amazing remaster, major nostalgia from my childhood. I got the Crypo-137 edition, and the statue is also amazing, not to mention the box it came in was pretty lit.
    Anyway, back to the game. This is most definitely how you do a remaster, I hope the financial success of this game shows other studios how it should be done, and hopefully incentivize a remake of the 2nd game too.

    Well done.
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  4. Aug 31, 2020
    8
    Back in 2005 a game called Destroy All Humans arrived. The game kicked off a series of games centered around a nostalgic 50s Alien InvasionBack in 2005 a game called Destroy All Humans arrived. The game kicked off a series of games centered around a nostalgic 50s Alien Invasion movie theme.

    Playing as Crypto; an alien who sounds like Jack Nicholson; players go around the Earth bringing mayhem wherever they go.

    In 2020 the original game has been remastered and I first saw some of the game at E3 2019 and loved my hands-on time with the game.

    With enhanced graphics the game takes on a new life as players are immersed in a nostalgic 50s setting which captures the best elements of pulp science fiction and Alien Invasion films.

    Crypto has all sorts of abilities at his disposal such as being able to mimic humans thanks to his Holobob as well as enable humans to protect and follow him. He can also read their minds and if needed harvest their brains for much needed D.N.A.

    With a title like “Destroy” in the title Crypto has a range of weapons at his ability which can fry, burn, and blast the countless enemies he will encounter. Since the game has a Cold War setting the Military, Government agents, and civilians are often fast to talk about “Commies” and espouse All American Values. The game also has some very adult humor that is delivered in a subtle way ranging from thoughts that Crypto reads to parked cars not so subtly bouncing in the local Lovers Lane.

    Missions are a mixture of stealth and action as Crypto often has to find something, destroy something, escort something, complete tasks, and survive waves of enemies which naturally get harder as the game unfold s.

    The sounds in the game are fun and the arsenal of weapons that Crypoto and his ship are able to deploy offers lots of variety as does his special abilities which give players options for how they play a mission.

    I really enjoyed the game as the mix of humor and action was a winning formula but I did bog down on the final mission. I found my ship was not up to the task and using a Jet Pack to fly around was not going to cut it.

    I was able to return to the Mothership to do side missions to harvest D.N.A. or do challenges which in turn allowed me to upgrade the weapons and abilities of my ship which made the final battle easier for me to complete.

    Being able to upgrade weapons and abilities is a big part of the game as being able to grasp and throw and object at enemies is great fun as is making a brain “pop” from someone who has annoyed you.

    I really enjoyed the upgraded version of the game and hope this leads to either a new game in the series or remasters of the prior games as it would be fantastic to see this series continue.

    4 stars out of 5
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  5. Oct 1, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  6. Oct 16, 2020
    7
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good X Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS
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    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
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    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

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    ☐ I'm now deaf

    ---{Audience}---
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    ☐ Check if you can run paint
    ☐ Potato
    X Decent
    ☐ Fast
    ☐ Rich boi
    ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

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    ☐ Just press 'W'
    ☐ Easy
    X Significant brain usage
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

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    X Some lore
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