You: A super soldier from the future sent back in time to save the human race from an alien menace
Them: A race of extraterrestrial insects hellbent on devouring the human race, one person at a time.
The mission: KILL THEM ALL!
Story/gameplay: You play as Drake, a genetically-enhanced soldier from the year 2050 sent back in time to prevent the human race from becoming extinct by a race of insects out to devour the entire universe, one planet at a time! With your trusty laser carbine, and weapons and vehicles you later acquire throughout the game, you clear each level of the horde of arthropodic abominations, from the drones to the queens and guardians, until you have the final climactic battle on the aliens's ship.
The gameplay is pretty easy to grasp, and the tutorial is able to to clear up any loose ends you might have. Not only are you able to acquire different weapons, some convential and others mystical(personal favorite will ALWAYS be the Sun Shield), but you're able to drive all sorts of vehicles, either hindering or helping your progress through the game.
Graphics: This, I think, is where the game suffers because I've seen better graphics on the N64(Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Mario 64 come to mind), but they're not God-awful. While the characters, enemies, blood effects, and even setting don't look great, they do their job decently enough to where they don't bleed your eyeballs.
Sound: Both the sound design and soundtracks are top notch here. The subtle sounds of Drake's footprints to aliens blasting away while being blasted by either laser, gun, or cannon fire is almost cinematic worthy. And as for the soundtrack, it sounds superb, ranging from the subtle and mood-building slower themes, to the increasing-in-danger themes, to a slightly more upbeat theme. What I really like is how you're able to choose the background music everytime you pause the game. I often do that, scrolling through the music until I found the one I like and continue on my merry way blasting bugs to oblivion.
This game is awesome. I honestly think it's right up there with the likes of Mario64, Resident Evil 2, LoZ, and Star Fox. Again, it doesn't look the best, but the story, gameplay, and soundtracks more than make up for it. Highly reccommend it. You: A super soldier from the future sent back in time to save the human race from an alien menace
Them: A race of extraterrestrial insects hellbent on devouring the human race, one person at a time.
The mission: KILL THEM ALL!
Story/gameplay: You play as Drake, a genetically-enhanced soldier from the year 2050 sent back in time to prevent the human race from becoming extinct by a race of insects out to devour the entire universe, one planet at a time! With your trusty laser carbine, and weapons and vehicles you later acquire throughout the game, you clear each level of the horde of arthropodic abominations, from the drones to the queens and guardians, until you have the final climactic battle on the aliens's ship.
The gameplay is pretty easy to grasp, and the tutorial is able to to clear up any loose ends you might have. Not only are you able to acquire different weapons, some convential and others mystical(personal favorite will ALWAYS be the Sun Shield), but you're able to drive all sorts of vehicles, either hindering or helping your progress through the game.
Graphics: This, I think, is where the game suffers because I've seen better graphics on the N64(Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Mario 64 come to mind), but they're not God-awful. While the characters, enemies, blood effects, and even setting don't look great, they do their job decently enough to where they don't bleed your eyeballs.
Sound: Both the sound design and soundtracks are top notch here. The subtle sounds of Drake's footprints to aliens blasting away while being blasted by either laser, gun, or cannon fire is almost cinematic worthy. And as for the soundtrack, it sounds superb, ranging from the subtle and mood-building slower themes, to the increasing-in-danger themes, to a slightly more upbeat theme. What I really like is how you're able to choose the background music everytime you pause the game. I often do that, scrolling through the music until I found the one I like and continue on my merry way blasting bugs to oblivion.
This game is awesome. I honestly think it's right up there with the likes of Mario64, Resident Evil 2, LoZ, and Star Fox. Again, it doesn't look the best, but the story, gameplay, and soundtracks more than make up for it. Highly reccommend it. |