Sega, Twentieth Century Fox and Creative Assembly have released their latest first-person survival horror title with Alien: Isolation for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and PC. The game takes players into a terrifying world that was first explored in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Aliens .

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.

I'm very confident that Alien: Isolation is the game that fans of the franchise have been waiting a long time for. I really enjoyed some of the game's best survival horror elements, particularly certain encounters with the xenomorph, scripted or not.

+ Nails the look and sound of the film; + Superb moments of suspense and fear; + Two or three standout moments diehards will love

- Newcomers might not last the long length; - Pacing hits a downer half-way through; - Non-alien moments feel tacked on

It's the first step towards the Alien game you've always wanted. But it's a tiny, uncertain step. Given the poor showing of the last few major games set in the Alien universe, however, it's a welcome one.

Alien cat-and-mouse encounters can be tense and frightening; Nails the right retro-futuristic atmosphere; Great use of sound and motion-tracking

Loaded with uninspired filler, Trial and error + distant save points = frustration, Some mechanics are inconsistent; others are illogical

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.;

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Faithfully beautiful environment; Dynamic AI; Tense stealth gameplay

Difficulty can cause repetition; Immersion breaking tropes

Alien: Isolation will make you scream in both frustration and euphoria but succeeds where many games of this franchise have failed

U guys think you r a survivor , then survive ALIEN ISOLATION if u can...and saying that i m not kidding guys...it will make a fool out of you...all the stealth games ,all the survival games u played forget abt them...they r nt goin to help u here.

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