Aliens: Dark Descent

Taking a more tactical approach to xenomorph blasting.

◾ $59 | PC, PS4/5, XB1/S/X | focus-entmt.com Many games have tried to replicate the slow burning tension and chaotic action of Aliens, but Dark Descent is the first game since Monolith’s AvP 2 to really nail it. Developer Tindalos Interactive has thought intensely about how to get the best out of James Cameron’s film in a virtual context, and their solution is a scintillating real-time tactics game that blends stealth, strategy, and nail-biting gunfights. Dark Descent plays its weakest card first. The game takes place on Lethe, a xenomorph-infested moon owned by Weyland Yutani, and where the Marine frigate USS Otago has the misfortune to crash-land. The cause of the crash is detailed in a story-driven tutorial prologue, but the script is a mess of forced conflicts and awkward…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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