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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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  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Jul 27, 2020
    82
    Destroy All Humans! brings the beginning of sci-fi back and improves the 2005 game. It's fun, the gameplay is well executed and the sense of humour and cliches are still there. Don't miss the opportunity to destroy all humans, because Crypto-137 and Pox deserve a chance.
  2. Jul 27, 2020
    80
    Destroy All Humans! definitely falls under the 'faithful remake' category, with great humour, short and sweet missions, and lots of stuff to blow up. Blowing things up does become repetitive, but it's still a lot of fun.
  3. Jul 28, 2020
    76
    In my opinion, I feel that Destroy All Humans 2 should’ve been remastered instead since it was made and released at a later time period in gaming. While first time players might find it a little stale, bland, and repetitive, old players regardless will have fun with the game as it throws them back into a more simpler time period than the one we’re living in now.
  4. Jul 27, 2020
    70
    Destroy All Humans! isn’t going to wow you. It will make you chuckle, however, and frequently put a smile on your face. It’s not overly polished, nor is it complex, but it is fun. Crypto is back, and we hope he’s here to stay. This alien’s got an attitude, but he’s lovable all the same. If anything, this remake primarily proves that he deserves more time in the limelight, and we’d love to see a fully-fledged new entry into the series at some point.
  5. Jul 27, 2020
    70
    Destroy All Humans! brings back the game from the 128-bit era with new graphics, new features and even restored content that was left on the cutting room floor. It wasn’t perfect back in the day and it isn’t now, but it’s fun if you want to have some classic, straightforward action.
  6. Sep 12, 2020
    60
    Destroy All Humans! is hard to criticize. It's not a bad game, it's just a product of its time. So you can only recommend it to those who liked it in 2005. These players will appreciate an upgraded visuals and laugh at silly, but still funny jokes. For others, it's a game with a repetitive gameplay and unremarkable visuals.
  7. Jul 27, 2020
    50
    Black Forest Games' remake of Destroy All Humans is a worthwhile adventure for fans of the series and those who grew up with Crypto's antics on the PS2 and Xbox. However, you'll need to make peace with its outdated gameplay mechanics alongside tired dialogue and story beats, many of which feature a number of offensive stereotypes.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 27
  2. Negative: 5 out of 27
  1. Aug 5, 2020
    10
    Esto es demasiado hermoso, un remake perfecto. No hay agenda política ni nada de tonterías, es un juego limpio de basura absurda. Pura cienciaEsto es demasiado hermoso, un remake perfecto. No hay agenda política ni nada de tonterías, es un juego limpio de basura absurda. Pura ciencia ficción y jugabilidad adictiva, me asuste con cierto juego y su agenda política y creí que afecta a la industria, forzando mi salida de esta, pero no, HOY MÁS QUE NUNCA ME ALEGRA QUE EXISTAN JUEGOS COMO ESTE. Expand
  2. May 11, 2022
    10
    Excelente juego, variado, gracioso, divertido y muy vistoso en todos los aspectos.
  3. Jul 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you are expecting a new entry to the Destroy All Humans franchise in terms of story, that might be still years away. However the only thing that hinders it a bit is the fact that it follows the original 2005 story to a near perfect tee. As for gameplay, weapons, and over all executing the games namesake is an incredible journey to a simpler time when games where made with love and not a needless cashgrab. If you are new to the series or just a longtime fan it's a welcome addition to a cult classic. Here's hoping it doesn't take another 15 years to journey back into the space boots of crypto. Expand
  4. Aug 10, 2020
    8
    Spot on only improves on the original and keeps everything the same no PC nonsense I’d say the only shame was it isn’t longer and Doesn’t haveSpot on only improves on the original and keeps everything the same no PC nonsense I’d say the only shame was it isn’t longer and Doesn’t have any side quests once you own America Expand
  5. Jan 16, 2023
    7
    Destroy all humans! Es un simpático sandbox de ciencia ficción, donde encarnamos a Crypto 137. Perteneciente a la 137ª generación de clones deDestroy all humans! Es un simpático sandbox de ciencia ficción, donde encarnamos a Crypto 137. Perteneciente a la 137ª generación de clones de la raza furón, cuya misión, en nombre de su imperio, es conquistar sin miramientos el planeta tierra. Porque? Al parecer los furones no se reproducen de forma sexual, como sí hacemos aquí en la tierra. Ellos utilizan la clonación y esto está haciendo que con cada nueva iteración de los clones el ADN se esté corrompiendo, está perdiendo información. Por suerte hace mucho tiempo estuvieron en la tierra y dejaron su ADN, a modo de copia de seguridad y la vida, en su evolución, lo ha diseminado por el planeta, concretamente en los humanos, por lo que, a golpe de sonda anal, deberemos recuperarlo.

    Este es básicamente el delirante argumento de Destroy All Humans. Que tira de humor y estética Pulp para engancharnos a ayudar a Crypto en su misión. La acción del juego se desarrolla en varios mapas o niveles abiertos en cada uno de los cuales hay varias misiones. Las mecánicas varían, pero sobre todo tiraremos de sigilo, utilizando las habilidades telepáticas de Crypto. Cuando el sigilo se fastidie porque nos pillen , cosa bastante fácil en algunos escenarios literalmente petados de humanos, no nos quedará más que tirar de armamento y habilidades que potenciaremos gracias a un árbol habilitado a tal efecto que alimentaremos con ADN que conseguiremos superando las propias misiones u objetivos secundarios.

    Una vez superadas las primeras misiones de cada nivel, se desbloquearán los mapas, que podremos recorrer libremente, para recolectar ADN de los humanos, bien organizando matanzas u orgías de destrucción con nuestro platillo, o bien podemos tratar e superar los desafíos de cada nivel, lo que nos reportará más recompensas en forma de ADN o de desbloqueables.

    Este juego es en realidad un remake de un clásico de la generación de Ps2 y la primera Xbox. A nivel de remake hay que decir que les ha quedado fenomenal. El salto gráfico es espectacular y mucho más agradecido que si fuera un simple remáster. En su día yo jugué este juego en mi vieja Ps2 y he de decir, que pese a que me gustó no terminó de engancharme. Con este remake me ha pasado parecido, me ha costado terminarlo. No por nada, el juego no está mal para nada y no es que sea largo, en absoluto. Unas 10 horas le he echado jugándolo con calma. Sin embargo sí que me ha parecido algo repetitivo en sus mecánicas. Al final todo se decide disfrazándote de humano y yendo a saco a por tu objetivo. Si decides usar la violencia, casi siempre tendrás las de perder, sobre todo de mitad del juego para delante, por que al final Crypto es solo uno. Y las oleadas cada vez más ingentes de ejercito, hombres de negro y demás amenazas que el juego te tirará sin piedad ninguna, acabarán doblegándote irremisiblemente por muchos poderes mentales que tengas.

    En definitiva Destroy all humans es un juego divertido. Con una historia y un enfoque hilarantes. Original en su desarrollo, hasta cierto punto. Sin obviar de que estamos ante un remake de un clásico de casi 20 años. Gráficamente está muy bonito y muy bien terminado. Técnicamente el juego corre fluido y sin problemas en Xbox One. Pero, pese a que es un juego corto, se me ha hecho un poco bola. Debido sobre todo a cierta repetición en sus mecánicas. Aún así es un juego recomendable si te mola la ciencia ficción y echas de menos cosas como Mars Attacks! De Tim Burton y esa estética pulp tan de los 50. Está en Game pass a la hora de escribir esta reseña, y creo que en ps plus extra también, por lo que si estás suscrito a cualquiera de estos servicios, puedes darle un tiento. Puede que te sorprenda.
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  6. Aug 17, 2023
    5
    Destroy All Humans was one of the biggest franchises I enjoyed during my childhood, I have endless fond memories of the series before it wentDestroy All Humans was one of the biggest franchises I enjoyed during my childhood, I have endless fond memories of the series before it went on hiatus for half my life. But the first game never really clicked with me even back then, mostly because I played the other 3 games before it, so it felt really outdated & lame by the time I got my child hands on it. That feeling didn’t really go away with the remake if I’m being honest. It’s obviously an improvement over the original but still feels outdated in a lot of ways, ways that I’d still rather go back on the PS2 & play the original 2nd game or even Path of the Furon which is an immense guilty pleasure.
    The new graphics are stunningly gorgeous, the framerate is pretty solid on the Series X and I really liked the new dash feature they added, along with various QOL updates. The humor is still great, Crypto & Pox are one of the funniest duos in gaming & I’ll never not love hearing Invader Zim’s voice in literally anything. The game can be a blast to play but not always. This is where I get into the negatives & I wish I didn’t have so many.. First, the story is just.. kinda there? I know these games never have groundbreaking stories but I thought I recalled there being a little more than what we got here. I guess not, but it’s really just an excuse to destroy all humans. Which I wish I got to do more often, but there only being 7 weapons in the game (4 on foot, 3 in Saucer) makes things get old FAST. Once you’re fully equipped it can be fun to blow up cities, but they didn’t bother to update the way your saucer can move & aim like in later games, so you’re stuck going barely higher than a medium sized building for the whole game. When you can barely fly higher than one of the final bosses, it gets really irritating & makes the saucer feel way more sluggish and handicapped than it should. Speaking of the final bosses, lemme address this bullsh*t of a finale. This has got to be one of the WORST ending chapters in any recent game I’ve played. The original fight wasn’t a cakewalk either, but to make it so brutally difficult out of nowhere when the rest of the game was simple enough for a 4 year old to finish is insane to me. Trial and error gameplay is not fun & is bad game design period. Same for all of these bullet sponge bosses! Speaking of bad game design, some of the missions here are goddamn terrible. Rage inducing doesn’t begin to describe the early 2000’s chapter design. Escort missions, “protect this spot” missions, stealth missions where you can’t be seen at all plus regular filler missions that have no bearing on the plot. The pacing is all over the place. I didn’t expect them to overhaul every single thing about the game but at least TRY to modernize it! I don’t wanna get too upset about this because it’s a “faithful remake” (I really f**king HATE that term) of the 1st game of a series that’s been dormant for over a decade & they probably put all of the budget into making the game look gorgeous, but I can’t help & feel that if you’re gonna do a remake, GO ALL IN ON IT. Don’t be like modern Pokémon remakes & simply put a fresh coat of paint over a wall with a hundred holes in it. I’m sorry I didn’t enjoy this game more. It’s really being uplifted by my joy of the series being back, I just wish they didn’t put so much focus on the weakest game in the series without fixing most of the flaws it had back in the 2000’s. I’m still really excited for Destroy All Humans 2 ReProbed coming out next month, 2 was always my favorite & I have a ton of nostalgia for it, but I hope it doesn’t fall into the same pitfalls as this first remake did. Hopefully we end up getting a proper Destroy All Humans 3..
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  7. Aug 12, 2021
    0
    8/2/21-8/12/21 100% Main Story

    The only thing that I remember about the original is that it sounded cool and wound up being boring. Not
    8/2/21-8/12/21 100% Main Story

    The only thing that I remember about the original is that it sounded cool and wound up being boring. Not sure if I ever finished it. But in the interest of supporting remakes and remasters I gave this a shot. Very bad decision as it turned out.

    Crypto is a goofy character that sounds like Jack Nicholson for some reason and the humor falls flat everywhere. It's like playing a Nickelodian cartoon.

    The worst part is all the frustrating missions, though. Sometimes you have to defend for an insane amount of time or fight a boss that takes forever. It's not fun and is very contrasting to the missions that take three minutes to complete.

    It's an incredibly poorly designed game in the first place, regardless of the quality of the remake. Skip it if you are on the fence.
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