Commander Keen: Aliens Ate My Babysitter!

The Good
The story is OK again. Billy Blaze the kid genius a.k.a Commander Keen, defender of Earth must once again travel into space, because his babysitter who also happens to be the big sister of his former nemesis, has been abducted by an alien race called the Bloogs. They have taken her to their homeplanet called Fribilus Xax. This story takes the player on yet another series of cartoon style levels filled with new enemies such as the Bloogs, Bobba's and the Orbatrix. The enemies a crazier than ever and you'll have a good time figuring how they attack and how they should be attacked. The graphics are once more those, at that time, beautiful cartoon-like graphics that were used in parts 4 and 5. It's the same engine so expect basically the same as parts 4 and 5. You will find the same items such as chocolates and soda for points and Viva's which you need to collect 100 of to get an extra life, much like the drops in Keen 4, the vitalins in Keen 5 or the coins in Mario games. Certain items are even required to be reach new areas on the map. The gameplay, because it uses the same engine as Keen 4 and 5, remains the same which means smooth and easy to learn gameplay, so that's a positive thing. The game's levels are quite diverse you'll travel from waterfall's to factories and even a secret space station. However, they are still not as diverse as in Keen 4.

The Bad
As with all Keen games it may be a bit too hard for unexperienced players even in easy mode. The biggest flaw of this game is it's lack of innovation. Finding certain items to reach new areas is a nice new twist but it's just not enough. This is clearly a game that sticks to the old formula to ensure long-time fans won't stop buying it, which can actually also be considered a weak point.

The Bottom Line
Another perfectly styled platform game that unfortunately doesn't add any significant new twists. However it's too bad the sequel mentioned in the ending sequence has never been made because of Id's other projects, it would have been a great game for a grand finale to the series. Play through this great classic to learn why.