Alpha Prime

Moby ID: 29992

Windows version

Nice presented sci-fi shooter

The Good
I liked the graphics and presentation. The environment is also very interesting, something like Doom 3, but not so dark. The weapons and their efficiency (except the shotgun effective only on very close range) I liked too.

The Bad
I hated playing the game on higher than Easy difficulty. The game changed to save-load-maybe-this-time-you-will-be-lucky type of gaming. The enemies ALWAYS shoot faster and with 100% accuracy. I like difficult games, where you must use various different strategies to beat the AI. But this is not the case. Entering some levels with 30% of health means a dead end, the restarting of a previous level again (I use quicksave only during the game).

The other thing I didn't like was the talk of the characters. Using too many words like f..k a s..t doesn't make me feel that they are cool or cold-blooded; it just makes the characters look primitive.

The Bottom Line
Alpha Prime is well presented sci-fi FPS, very similar to Doom 3. Driving a buggy or using the train adds fun and variability to the game. Start playing on Easy difficulty, no matter how experienced a player you are.

by Silmarillion (70) on July 24, 2008

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