Clocked! Alien Breed 2

One game won, out of eight thus far.  Victory!

I'm certain I'd bore everyone if I kept to the per-chapter format for three more posts, so instead I'm just going to hit the highlights.

And the bitching...

To start:

The gaming community has been bitching for years about escort missions.  So, in response, instead of never using them, a game developer has devoted an entire level to one.  I happen to know that Alien Breed 2 has five levels.

FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

A fifth of this game is an escort mission.

I'm tempted see how long it will take the aliens to eat me if I don't shoot them.

I promised myself no suiciding, so I guess that's out.

Alien Breed 2: Puzzles! I mean Shooting Aliens! PEW PEW

More Aliens!   More Weapons!  More... puzzles?  Chapter 2 of Alien Breed nearly immediately launches us into solving puzzles.  Admittedly simple puzzles, but its still an odd juxtaposition for a 80's arcade shooter remake.

This chapter is clearly about teh puzzls

Ok, poison trap puzzle solved, we're off to meet up with Mia, the creepy robot lady (possibly taken over by an evil AI.  We've been hinted at).

Alien Breed 2: Assault

Why is it that in every "Discover a ghost ship swarming with zerg-like aliens" game, there is identically colored alien goop covering half the ship?

Wait.

Why is that even a question?  Is the sci-fi branch of survival horror so saturated with zerg-infested derelicts that a new ultra-specific genre has been born?

For that matter, if you've given me an assault rifle and as much ammo as I can use, why is this survival horror again?  There is neither fear nor even really tension, even on "veteran."  Just a lot of beasties popping out of monster closets and getting mown down by my character, a former Space Marine with "super-human"  determination and tenacity.  Also the longest active-duty service record in more than three centuries.

This. Is. Not. Survival. Horror. 

I'm not enjoying this game.  However, it hasn't managed to kill me yet, so onward we slog.