Loving the Alien – what the critics said about Alien: Isolation™
Alien: Isolation – The Collection is coming to Mac and Linux soon, but what makes it so different from the Alien movie-inspired films that have come before it?
Whereas many previous Alien games have taken their cues from James Cameron's Aliens movie, Alien: Isolation is rooted in Ridley Scott's universe, where the crew were up against a cunning, calculating predator in a claustrophic game of cat-and-mouse.
Alien: Isolation is an eerily accurate recreation of Scott's original vision. Here’s a selection of what the critics had to say about it.
“[Alien] Isolation’s greatest strength is how it sustains this unrelenting sense of tension across its sizeable campaign... the staging is credible and authentic... perfectly capturing the essence of Scott’s original.”
“Giger’s monstrous alien is, for the first time in a video game, as formidable and menacing as it was in the films.”
“Alien: Isolation is at its scariest when it's not doing anything, and I don't mean that as an insult. This is a game that not only understands its source material, it lives up to it.”
“Alien: Isolation is one of the most faithful video game adaptations you're ever likely to play, coming across as an homage to Alien and a like-for-like recreation of the used future Ridley Scott introduced us to in 1979.”
“[Alien] Isolation is a taut, confident, and electrifying horror game that perfectly captures the essence of Ridley Scott's legendary film.”
The critics all agree: this is the most authentic and faithful video game adaptation of Ridley Scott's Alien ever created. And it's on its way to Mac and Linux soon. Free hugs all round!