While it has a few rough patches and may prove too slow and drawn-out for some players, Isolation does an amazing job of capturing the essence of a classic film and recasting it as a video game.

Apologies for the lateness of this review. Alien: Isolation's been out in the wild for just over 48 hours already, but I only just managed to clamber out from under the table I'd been cowering for the past fortnight and actually finish the game.

If you like games such as Outlast, and Silent Hill then Alien Isolation is for you. The graphics are amazing, the music and sounds create a very tense atmosphere where you will be constantly paranoid a big scare or event is near.

Alien: Isolation is a first-person survival horror game with a hefty dose of stealth. Developed by The Creative Assembly, gamers will be happy to know that Alien: Isolation is a far cry from the disappointing, Aliens: Colonial Marines, which was crafted by Gearbox Software.

A terrifying experience; Excellent mission variety; Stays true to the 1979 horror classic

Repeated deaths get old; fast; Alien AI falters in a couple missions; Locker mechanics are a bit wonky

In Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation you play as Amanda, the daughter of the series protagonist Ellen Ripley, who is unceremoniously shepherded to Sevastopol. She finds herself on this city-sized space-station after a group of salvagers find the flight recorder to her mother's ship, The Nostromo,...

Actually quite scary; Amazing environments; Excellent background world-building; Amazingly immersive sound design; Tense survival horror gameplay; Solid action horror gameplay; Slavish devotion to source material

Excellent background world-building; Slavish devotion to source material; Tags

Ready for a challenge That is the one thing you have to ask yourself before you play Alien: Isolation . If you're a fan of the venerable horror series, you already know you want to play this game. The question then becomes - do you have the nerves for it

Genuinely scary; Nice length; with a pace that requires planning; Oozes authentic ambiance

Clunky crafting interface; Despite random AI; is fairly predictable; Glitches can break immersion

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread of having to reload for the eleventh fucking time.

One of the best survival horror games out there!

Title: Alien: Isolation Developer: Creative Assembly Publisher: SEGA Genre: Survival Horror Platform(s): PC, PS3, PS4(reviewed), Xbox 360, Xbox One Price:?999(PC), ?2999(PS3, X360), ?3499(PS4, [...]

Truly magnificent game. Visually probably one of the best looking PS4 games so far, and the audio is phenomenal. It has you genuinely on the edge of your seat and scares the wits out of you. Well done CA, I can see awards for this one!!