Retro Review – “Alien Trilogy” PSX
- Scott
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min read
There are few movies to video game translations that have ever worked. Probably the only one that I ever cared about was Aliens Trilogy on the PSOne.
This game was a rental for me at first. However, after playing it for the week that I rented it I went out and made the purchase. Actually, it is one of the only games that I purchased twice. I traded the game in at one point but missed it so much that I went out months later and bought it again.
The game doesn’t so much follow the movies plots as it uses them as a reference for material. You do play as Ripley, and you make your way through derelict ships and desolate space colonies, but that is about where it ends. There are many different types of aliens to fight off, from face-huggers to the Alien Queen. Also, there are numerous weapons to find and use. Pulse Rifles to Smart Guns to the generic Pistol. All of which adds to the excitement and tension of the game.
I haven’t played the game in years so I am sure the look of the game probably doesn’t hold up, but back in the day, it looked great. The look of each level, as well as the sound, always creeped me out. As per usual for me, the music was a big sticking point and still is. Luckily the old PSOne discs allowed you to play them on a standard cd player. So before I sold the disc off the second time, I made a copy of all the music tracks on my computer.
If I can find it, given the fact that I can play it on my PS3, I will probably cave and buy it again. Though I am sure that much of the polish has worn off over the years.
I can only hope that the upcoming game “Colonial Marines” from Gearbox will bring all those fun memories back.
*Posted by WiFi Pirate On January – 28 – 2009
**Well… past me, I got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is Colonial Marines is notorious for all the wrong reasons. The good news is that you bought Alien Trilogy again off eBay and it’s still fun to play.
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