1979's Alien film by Ridley Scott is often considered the pinnacle of science fiction cinema. Several games have attempted to replicate the claustrophobia and terror of being hunted by an extra-terrestrial predator in space, though few have succeeded.

Captures the film's look and feel; Gameplay that rewards patience

Can be difficult at times; AI can be a bit unpredictable

Alien or Aliens : which is the better film? It's one of cinema's oldest debates, with Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 classic perfecting the art of horror and science-fiction fuelled suspense, while James Cameron's 1986 action-packed sequel set the template for over two decades of video game culture to...

"Let me see if I have this correct, Lieutenant - it's an 8-foot creature of some kind with acid for blood, and it arrived on your spaceship. It kills on sight, and is generally unpleasant." -Superintendent Andrews, Alien 3 Alien is one of my favorite films of all time.

In Space, everyone can hear you scream….

The Alien franchise is no stranger to adaptation, with games modeled on the series possessing a checkered history. Most attempts at translating the film series usually take the action route, fashioned after the second film in the series Aliens.

The 1979 film Alien still stands as one of cinema's most memorable films. Originally labelled a haunted house movie set in space, it created a whole new sub-genre of science fiction horror, kickstarted the careers of Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver, and introducing mainstream audiences to the...

Proving to us that a first person shooter doesn't need to be all shooty, is the latest in a string of hit and miss games set in the Alien franchise. Set between Alien and Aliens, Isolation is a fairly solid cat and mouse game.

When everyone thinks of making a videogame based upon the Alien franchise, most dream of one based upon the Colonial Marines from Aliens. A lot of classic videogames take more than a slight inspiration from that second movie. Unfortunately, the recent game based upon that concept proved disastrous.

liked it no complaints

Great game

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Isolation Look at that front cover. Just look at it. It's everything an Alien franchise fan (who's into gaming) has been waiting for ever since they sat through the whole 'Quadrilogy'.

Graphics; Audio; Plot; Environments; Weapons

AI,Predictable; Ending; Repetition