As someone who is not familiar with the "Aliens" series, I did not go into playing the game with any preconceptions about what to expect. The story of this game begins with a group of Marines responding to a civilian distress signal only to find that a freighter ship has been overrun by aliens; a typical science fiction meets modern reality plot. The game is presented in a third person, "eagle eye" view which makes control of the character difficult. When encountering an enemy it is difficult to determine when to fire the marine's weapon, as the line of sight between weapon and enemy cannot be seen that easily. The speed at which the ...  Read the complete review

James Cameron's fest of alien gore and big guns, Aliens has to include some of the best films ever made and some pretty good games have come out of it too, unfortunately, Aliens : Thanatos Encounter is not so good. Basically 5 marines no-one has ever heard of answer a distress call from the freighter Thanatos (anyone who knows ancient greek may notice that thanatos means death but then again these marines are pretty dumb). The marines investigate and basically mucho alien exploding ensues. The game has a lot of potential and the ideas are all there. The graphics are not awful but not great either. The game contains nice ideas such as the variety of ...  Read the complete review

Every one who love the second aliens film will instantly want this game after seeing the picture on the back off the box, of a marine holding the signature 'Pulse Rifle'. But before you give into your cravings, there are a few things that need to be said about this game. Firstly a quick synopsis. The story behind the game is that a group of hard ass marines are traveling home from a training exercise. They recieve a distress call from a large cargo ship, and, because they really do love civilians, respond to this call. What they find is that the ships crew is in tatters and the ship has been taken over by Xenomorphs. This involves lots of blasting ...  Read the complete review