Excellent game with the atmosphere of tension in many corners, playing in the dark..... is very cool

I can't finish this game, the atmosphere is so involving and the gameplay so good I keep getting spooked and scared. It's full of scares, story and atmosphere. The alien AI is very smart and will find you so you have to keep moving.

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Faithfully beautiful environment; Dynamic AI; Tense stealth gameplay

Difficulty can cause repetition; Immersion breaking tropes

If you're a fan of the Alien films this is for you. Great graphics and gameplay.

Drags a bit plus was fully nude a lot while playing so guess that didn't really help but, purple as aliens don't wear hats.

Alien: Isolation might not be a perfect game, in fact if you aren't a fan of the series or of survival-horror then it is probably not a game that you will enjoy at all. However, if you do fit that bill then it is certainly a must-play title.

I was nine years old when I first saw Ridley Scott's Alien. A schoolfriend had taped it off the telly, and one summer holiday afternoon we all gathered in his living room to watch this forbidden fruit, brought to us by the magic of a Memorex E-180.

Alien's translation from celluloid to joypad has been a trial, to say the least. The series that began with director Ridley Scott's eponymous 1979 masterpiece is an icon of cinema, while sadly the games conceived in its image have fallen short of the mark.

Channels Scott's 1979 original movie; Visually authentic; Spews tension

Has the potential to frustrate; Getting used to manual saves can be a pain; The abundant tension can become exhausting

There have been many games based on the Alien series over the years, but Alien: Isolation is the first that truly does justice to the original movie. Eschewing balls-out action for dread, terror and a feeling of utter powerlessness in the face of a perfect killing machine, this game will scare the pants off of you again and again and make you feel intense relief simply at having made it through a tricky section. It’ll also frustrate you and push your patience to the limits, which means that it won’t appeal to everyone. If you’re used to being handheld through first-person shooters, you’ll find Alien: Isolation to be a markedly different experience. In some ways, we welcome that: it’s not often you play a game that demands this much concentration to play. It’s healthy to be challenged, and it's rewarding when you finally triumph. But because it’s such an intense experience, you may feel that it’s not always enjoyable. Me? I mostly loved it. Mostly. Version reviewed: PlayStation 4

Scary as hell; Beautifully realised environments; Excellent atmosphere and music;

Mean save point distribution; Unforgiving alien A.I;

Scary as hell; Beautifully realised environments; Excellent atmosphere and music;

Mean save point distribution; Unforgiving alien A.I.;