4th Place

Alien Shooter [by Sigma]

Our Review

Alien Shooter is proof that games do not have to have the newest and coolest graphics to be a blast to play having already won the award for Action game of the year from Game Tunnel. 

With a wonderful array of weapons, non-stop action, splendid graphics, eerie music and a wonderful adventure setting, Alien Shooter is a game that delivers on every front.

Alien Shooter has done an amazing job of taking little and turning it into a lot.  With only a few real different varieties of aliens, Alien Shooter has created endless hordes of aliens to shoot.  Blasting aliens back to their own dimension is only half of the story.  The bigger part of the story here is how the game feels.  There is a very creepy feel to this game that is aided by eerie music.  As you walk through each stage, there are 2 distinct parts.  The first part is the "finding" part of the stage where you try to either flip on the lights or blast a power generator as you find the aliens.  For those who have played Splatterhouse or other games where the tension builds to such a point that you start attacking randomly because you know that any moment you are going to be overwhelmed by enemies, you have just the smallest sense of who this game plays.  The second part of the stage is the all-out blood bath you've been "waiting for" while you attempt to destroy an angry never-ending mob of aliens. 

For a game that seems really simple in concept Alien Shooter packs a whole lot of punch. Those who are looking for an INTENSE game that will keep you glued to your screen for days should definitely pick it up immediately.

Score:  5.5