
Aliens Dark Descent Review: 53 Ratings, Pros and Cons
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Theses reviews and tests from Video Games magazines and websites give 48 ratings, we get this average rating to this Aliens product : 3.8/5.
Aliens Dark Descent review : Aliens Dark Descent seems to be very good in the category of Video Games, the reviews are very positive overall for this product and the "Pros" are higher than "Cons".
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8.8/10 Xbox Tavern | 87/100 Generación Xbox | 8.5/10 The Games Machine | 8.5/10 PlaySense |
8.5/10 Well Played | 8.43/10 Comunidad Xbox | 84/100 PCGamer | 8.1/10 PixelCritics |
8/10 GameSpew | 8/10 TheSixthAxis | 8/10 Pizza Fria | 8/10 GameInformer |
8/10 Checkpoint Gaming | 4/5 Hardcore Gamer | 8/10 Vandal | 8/10 Cultured Vultures |
8/10 GamingBolt | 8/10 Push Square | 8/10 GameOver | 79/100 Games.ch |
3.8/5 Computer Bild | 7.6/10 Tom’s Hardware (it) | 7.5/10 GamesVillage | 7.5/10 Beyond Gaming |
7.5/10 ActuGaming | 75/100 Console Tribe | 7.5/10 ZTGD | 74/100 COGconnected |
7.4/10 Hinsusta | 3.5/5 GamesRadar | 7/10 GameReactor | 7/10 MKAU Gaming |
7/10 Shacknews | 3.5/5 Twinfinite | 7/10 Niche Gamer | 7/10 PCGames |
7/10 Movies Games and Tech | 6.9/10 GeekCulture | 3/5 EuroGamer.fr | 3/5 TechRadar |
3/5 Geeks By Girls | 6/10 Lords of Gaming | 5.5/10 Geeko | 5/10 GameKult.com |
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Nails the atmosphere
Intelligent mission structure
Solid, well-acted story
Some sudden difficulty spikes


Excellent progression that forces tough choices
Risk/reward mission structure
100% faithful sounds, straight from the films
25
+ hour campaign, minimum
A few AI hiccups where they ignore threats
Thankfully infrequent selection oddities
Cover can be clunky with a controller
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Engaging squad based combat
Detailed tutorials will guide you if you are lost on what to do
Realistic sense of dread and tension adds to the immersion
Hayes is a bland protagonist


Really tight ideas for levels
Sound effects are on point
The repetitive marine barks needed turning down a bit


Very good gameplay
The artistic style faithful to classic films.
Limited checkpoints


A good amount of content.
Story that meets the standards, but well told and presented.
The stealth compartment is very basic.


Deep tactical game
Atmospheric level design
Excellent graphics
The team building could have been more thorough.
Little vocal work experienced.


Incredibly tense atmosphere
Unforgiving but rewarding combat
Great mechanics and ideas
Crashing issues
I suck at this game


It is very good.
Totally immersive
To be a strategy game, it is very easy to play on console.
The missions are very similar.
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Well executed thematically.
Well-fitted mechanisms
Captivating game
Real-time strategy in the Alien universe
Impressive alien design
Appropriate
Basic construction
Advantageous resistance to frustration
No German audio, only subtitles.
Good approaches, not everything well thought out.
The missions are long and monotonous with few strategies.
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Challenging and strategic combat
Excellent level design
Controls well with a gamepad
Some graphical glitches pre-release


Varied and in-depth mechanics make the experience not superficial.
The translation of "deles" from French to English is "theirs".
Sounds and visuals create tension and suspense in a genre that normally does not have them.
The class system is both faithful to the movies and fun to use.
The management component at Otago adds a new layer of strategy to everything we do.
Some inconsistencies in the difficulty due to certain mechanics, such as being chased by the alien colony.
The facial animations are quite strange.
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Managing your squad is surprisingly intuitive
Decent amount of customisation, allowing you to build your preferred squad of space marines
Integration of stress management mechanics creates compellingly tense survival scenarios
No music during post-mission briefings makes victory feel oddly anticlimactic
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Every mission is a challenge that we can approach in multiple ways.
The sound design is spectacular...
The difficulty is not quite adjusted and can be frustrating.
Silence hardly ever works in any occasion or situation and it hinders gameplay.
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Incredible atmosphere
Intense gameplay.
Bad first impression from the tutorial.


Incredibly faithful to source material
Engaging level of strategic challenge
Constantly evolving tactical engagements
Technical bugs and crashes


Very good implementation of gameplay, ideally designed for a game controller.
Intense battles thanks to the deadly nature of the extraterrestrials, which have been perfectly portrayed.
The animations, especially those of the aliens, are not the best possible.


The constant evaluation between security and risk creates tension.
Motivating leveling system
Solid plot that fits well into the narrative universe.
Easy-to-use controller control
Great success when one has successfully completed difficult mission sections.
Sometimes, the computer would crash.
Remaining graphical errors
Unfortunately, there is no German dubbing.
In general, there are too few different alien variants.
Accessibility options could be more extensive.
Some text line break errors.


Exciting tactical game with a clever artificial intelligence opponent.
Developers handle the source material with care.
Well-thought-out level design
Solid gameplay duration of approximately 25 to 40 hours if one wants to check everything off.
A thoughtful approach is rewarded.
Simple yet motivating leveling system.
Graphical errors are always unsightly.
Only an English voice with German subtitles.
Some samples of marine language are repeated too often.
The number of alien variants could be greater.


Good representative of the genre.


Mechanics ready to give the player a hard time.
Good AI of the enemies.
Equipment too powerful.


Excellent voice actors
Stimulating mechanics
Freedom in terms of gameplay


A faithful adaptation that unveils lore for the enjoyment of fans...
The sometimes chilling atmosphere, giving prominence to stress.
The Aliens, who inspire fear like rarely before.
The infiltration aspect that works quite well.
Very decent lifespan
... But an unconvincing plot, and forgettable characters.
Challenge taken on in intermediate mode, but fully customizable.
Visual aspect somewhat generic, and redundant sets.
A small lack of finishing, leading to some occasionally annoying bugs.


Deep gameplay that keeps you constantly on edge.
Lighting and sound system
Interface and controls not really perfect
A few too many bugs


Aliens are appropriate tough in numbers and scary alone
Controller issues during intense fights and assorted bugs (pun intended)


Interesting RTS/tactical mechanics
Grows more engaging over time
Dated figure models
Lots of bugs/lack of polish


Very atmospheric


Excellent tactical action
+
Fresh concepts like stress levels
+
Intriguing setup
Dull writing and characters
-
Boss battles upset the atmosphere


systems and genres. Nice atmosphere. Good music. Quite atmospheric at times.


Iconic music and sound
Dynamic synergy between AI and environment
Graphics too cartoonish
Line of sight easily blocked


Stress mechanics
Stealthing around xenomorphs
Gets the Aliens tone and style right
Lackluster story and dialogue
Annoying squad leader commands


Canonical Xenomporph features utilized.
Customizable marines.
Can exfiltrate a mission and resume it once marines have been healed and rested.
Story deadline sucks some of the fun out of progression.
Combat and gameplay can feel a little too simplistic.


Palpable sense of rising tension and terror
Authentic sound design from the movies and acurate models of the aliens
Compelling and original gameplay that melds strategy with survival horror that is unlike anything else
Deeply strategic and plenty of variables to manage with lots of tinkering and massive maps to explore
There are some real groan-worthy lines of dialogue compounded with phoned-in performances
Not enough enemy types
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


The ambient sound effects are amazing.
Brilliant controls.
Loads of replay value.
I loved the captivating story.
The UI is perfect for console gamers.
The sound bites are unbelievably annoying.
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.


Colonial Marines are cool as hell
Meaningful strategic choices
Just clunky enough to feel irritating


Survival atmosphere
Game faithful to the license and its universe
Classic top-down gameplay
Overloaded game interface
Difficulty sometimes poorly measured
Very little background music


- Aliens and environments look great.
- Stealth gameplay
- X-com but real-time
- Save system makes gameplay tense
- Many small Bugs
- Save system makes relatively small bugs a big problem
- X-com but real-time


An original and successful scenario.
True to the universe
The successful atmosphere
A very classic structure
Ingame, moderately pretty.
Animations from another era
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.
You like Alien movies.
... you need a German voice.
It is important for you to backup freely.
reviewed at 22/06/2023 - Video: Aliens: Dark Descent - Test-Video zur gelungenen Lizenz-Umsetzung [read the full review on GameStar]
No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.
Advanced management mode
A good grip
An oppressive soundtrack?
Poorly crafted cinematics.
Menus that lack ergonomics.
A multitude of details and statistics for purists.
High-quality and faithful sound reproduction
Interface, controls, and balancing induce blasphemy.
As a strategic move, it is not very long.
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