Alien Breed: Impact Reviews

I like the atmosphere of the game, and i do respect it since its one of the predecessors of top view alien genre and inspiration for my beloved alien swarm, but canot recomend, its an old game and time did no good to it

WOW! This is a hidden gem if I've ever seen one! Not sure how I've completely missed this series until 2025; especially since this is basically a reboot of a classic series with roots in the early nineties that was a released on the legendary Amiga! One of the best gaming systems ever made and that I grew up with! :D Story is cool, level design is MASTERFUL, combat is super fun and the game runs very well. It also has controller support. You're welcome to come check out my blind playthrough on the highest difficulty on my lil let's play channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdOJR-VI_YM&ab_channel=OlofPlays

Alien Breed is a real nostalgia trip for me and while maybe the 2010 series isn't the most impressive set of games to look at, they really hold up 15 years later in my opinion. Sure, the writing is a tad corny and maybe "borrowed" heavily from Dead Space but I won't let that spoil my fun. If you want something a little quirky and a tad goofy but otherwise truly solid games, the Alien Breed series is a great one to try!

The Classic Amiga game Alien Breed is back with this re-mastered & re-invented single or co-op action shooter. The original Amiga game was extremely tough, even in co-op mode and I never actually finished any of them, this revamp adds difficulty settings and even though its still challenging, you definitely feel like you have, much more of a chance to survive. The story is a standard sci-fi one, set aboard space stations, infested with an alien presence. Take control of your soldier and investigate the aftermath and a horror of an alien attack, the general gameplay loop is find keys to unlock areas, accessing terminals to activate or shutdown things to help you explore more of the area, all while fighting off the relentless hordes of small and large alien creatures. Combat is mainly shooting but you also have a basic melee attack, you start off with 2 weapons, an assaults rifle and a shotgun, they can be upgrade and more weapons can be found or purchased. You can also purchase grenades, armour and health upgrades and more. Ammo and resources are milted, you will often find yourself running out and visiting the nearest computer terminal to buy and health kits, the combat also starts fairly simple but soon becomes challenging so make sure you have plenty or ammo and healing at all times. There are some nods to the Alien film series with automated turrets you place, either by finding or buying them. You can search lockers, corpses and will find logs to give you more insight into what happened, there are also some secrets to discover. The action is always tense and exciting, explosions are often going off, the ship is shaking, dangers and disasters are around every corner. missions are varied, one minute you could be defending an area, next escorting a scientist to their destination, there are also some challenging boss fights. You can play the whole game in single or multiplayer, saving happens at the Intex computer terminals and I recommend you save often. Fans of the original may remember how tough it was and realise how this new game is much more forgiving, this doesn't mean you should take this for granted as the difficulty and challenge increase with later missions. Graphics are excellent and capture the whole onboard a space ship / alien vibe, your player may move a little slow for some but you are an elite soldier and not an Olympic sprinter, special effects of fire, electric sparks and the overall look are excellent, some voice over is provided in cut scenes and terminals, sound is the usual shooter, explosions and alien creature sounds that do the job, music is also good and suits the game. Whether you're a fan of the original Amiga classic or just looking for a new action / sci-fi shooter, I highly recommend all of these new Alien Breed games, this is the first of a trilogy. Some gameplay on my Retro Pauly Gaming (available at 11pm GMT 17/03/25) https://youtu.be/OavyHFz9aMU?si=SO3ZuPmPQ03yt86O