Reviews for ALIENS the Board Game

[RogertheDodger]

Awesome boardgame reconstruction

I stumbled upon this site looking for the expansion pack for the original boardgame( after finding my original game in a box under the house). Just an awesome, close reproduction with easy to use interface. For the sake of old boardgame nerds like me an upgrade with all of the optional rules from the original (like the Frost and Deitrich rules,hand grenades, stairwell rule etc) and expansion pack would be nerdtastic. I agree with other comments that saves and a more comprehensive campaign score system would polish an incredibly solid bordgame. For the tweens who find it too hard, have a glass of cement, harden up and welcome to 80's gaming. To Homedrone, you're the man!

[Thunder-Hawk]

Great!

One of the few flash fighting strategy games which really makes sense. I don't know how much do the missions follow the original boardgame (it must be very time-consuming to play it on the board), anyway the atmosphere is unique. I was really feeling like being there when playing it.
It's so hard! But being hard, it makes one think more about the strategy. At first few attempts I was thinking it's unbeatable. But after learning some tricks, I made it! (Well, haven't tried the final mission yet.)
I'd like to see and play some more missions, perhaps inspired by some other Alien sequels...? And what about the battle marines vs. marines? :) Wouldn't be so difficult to make I suppose, once you have made the game engine...

[Shadow40000]

It's a fun flash game, but...

The Reactor is fun, and I still haven't tried Rescue Newt but I just gotta say that Operations is a BULLSHIT level!

All the marines have to be placed PERFECTLY so as not to hit them with with their own grenade launchers!

You cannot even set foot into the (otherwise open) empty hallway south of of the deployment area. Not until Mr. Burk/the programming allow you to!

That whole level is too small: it takes the aliens TWO TURNS to win against you after deployment. If your marines miss too many times = they're fucked.

I understand you wanted to make a claustrophobic, hard mission. But I can't help but think this could have been tweaked a bit more in the Player's favor.

[Palamedes]

Excellent

I know this is based off a board game, but kudos for an incredible game nonetheless. Like mentioned before, my only real problem is the inability to save after a successful mission. The amount of time I beat the reactor mission just to have enough firepower for the operations mission (just to lose them against acid blood or to an alien dropping right on top of them) was almost maddening.

Either way though, this is a fantastic piece of work, highly engaging, entertaining, and addicting. Oh, and hard. Good job.

[SpaceWuss]

Leaderboard, please?

This game is AWESOME. The only thing missing is a High Scores leaderboard so that it can finally feel like you accomplished something after having beat it. All the invididual fields featured at the stats at the end of the levels should be included in the high scores.

But thank you. This game is awesome and what's more it is TRULY worthy of the movie it is based off, which is a rare thing indeed. Right on and game over, man!