Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 64

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ALIEN: ISOLATION
In Space no one can hear you
scream, but they will hear you loud
and clear the first time Alien: Isolation scares the pants off you! This
new survival horror entry to the Alien franchise has been developed by
Creative Assembly, who are looking
to recreate terrifying cinematic atmosphere of Ridley Scott’s original
film Alien. To this end the game only
features one of the terrifying xenemorphs, and worst of all it can’t be
killed!
Set 42 years after the original movie
the game follows Amanda Ripley as
she investigates the disappearance
of her mother and searches for the
flight recorder of Nostromo. The
game is set aboard the space station Sevastopol, a decommissioned
trading station on the very fringes
of human controlled space, and has
already been infested with the alien
menace when you arrive. The station inhabitants are all but helpless
against the creature and it falls to the
player to make their way through the
station relying on their own wits and
instincts to survive.
Alien Isolation is all about survival
and forces the player to act accordingly. The Alien has been designed
to be a reactive hunter meaning that
it will attempt to find the player based
on sight, sound, and even smell. It
will even learn from each encounter

as it notices smaller details such as
open lockers or airlocks that indicate
its prey is near. Al Hope the Creative Lead on this project has said
that while the player can run quickly
through the game, but doing so will
increase the risks, while the stealthier option could see players stuck in
lockers and under tables forced to
wait for the heart wrenching minutes
to pass by before the creature abandons the hunts.
The game however does offer a few
items that can be used to help the
player including flares, flare guns,

the tracker and what’s in front of
them at the same time.
The game itself also looks really
great with the character models
and lighting effects all contributing
to an amazing and immersive experience that is sure to send chills
down your spine. However best of
all is the inclusion of the ‘Last Survivor’ and ‘Crew Expendable’ which
features the original cast of Alien
and with the original actors lending their voices to the game and allows players to take control of none
other than Ellen Ripley herself as

“..FEATURES THE ORIGINAL CAST OF ALIEN
AND WITH THE ORIGINAL ACTORS LENDING
THEIR VOICES TO THE GAME..”
flame throwers, and of course the
iconic motion tracker. However each
item comes with disadvantages as
well. For instance the motion tracker
will have a depth of field effect meaning player won’t be able to focus on

she tangles with the Alien onboard
the Nostromo. Alien Isolation is set
for release on the 7th of October on
PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox
One.