Comments on: Alien Breed Returns http://www.sketchstone.com/2009/12/08/alien-breed-returns/ Gaming words, gaming life Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:18:33 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James http://www.sketchstone.com/2009/12/08/alien-breed-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-127 James Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:24:22 +0000 http://www.sketchstone.com/?p=431#comment-127 Alien Breed rocked my world. The cover, the graphics, the sound design, the atmosphere; hell, even the title music had me palpitating with excitement. Always played it two player, always got stuck on the wrong side of a fire door. Best unofficial movie tie-in ever. Played the demo of Evolution. Meh. I get the impression they've been forced to change the aliens to look even less like Giger's creatures, and now they're all fat and insectiod. Didn't generate the same atmosphere either. A good idea, but one that fell a bit flat for me. Give me Commadore action any day "Welcome to Intex Systems." :D Alien Breed rocked my world. The cover, the graphics, the sound design, the atmosphere; hell, even the title music had me palpitating with excitement. Always played it two player, always got stuck on the wrong side of a fire door. Best unofficial movie tie-in ever.

Played the demo of Evolution. Meh. I get the impression they’ve been forced to change the aliens to look even less like Giger’s creatures, and now they’re all fat and insectiod. Didn’t generate the same atmosphere either. A good idea, but one that fell a bit flat for me. Give me Commadore action any day

“Welcome to Intex Systems.” :D

]]> By: MarkuzR http://www.sketchstone.com/2009/12/08/alien-breed-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-97 MarkuzR Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:23:41 +0000 http://www.sketchstone.com/?p=431#comment-97 God I dunno. As you know very VERY well, I adored the UFO series (well.. the first one, anyway) and I've witnessed countless developers attempt to rekindle that spark with a more modern release, failing miserably with what can only be described as... SHITE. I can't help but think that the Alien Breed game will go the same way although, if I've read your piece correctly, you're saying that it's still going to be Team 17 producing the modern game? Considering they created some of my favourite Amiga games ever (Project X, Worms, Superfrog (with the wonderful Eric Schwartz graphics... anyone remember him??) and, of course, Alien Breed) I'm guessing they'll stay true to their legacy and do it absolute justice. We can only hope :) God I dunno. As you know very VERY well, I adored the UFO series (well.. the first one, anyway) and I’ve witnessed countless developers attempt to rekindle that spark with a more modern release, failing miserably with what can only be described as… SHITE.

I can’t help but think that the Alien Breed game will go the same way although, if I’ve read your piece correctly, you’re saying that it’s still going to be Team 17 producing the modern game? Considering they created some of my favourite Amiga games ever (Project X, Worms, Superfrog (with the wonderful Eric Schwartz graphics… anyone remember him??) and, of course, Alien Breed) I’m guessing they’ll stay true to their legacy and do it absolute justice.

We can only hope :)

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