Alien Shooter: Vengeance
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| Alien Shooter: Vengeance | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sigma Team |
| Publisher(s) | Sigma Team |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95, Windows98, Windows2000, WinME, WinXP |
| Release date | February, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Arcade |
| System requirements | 1,7 GHz, 512 MB, video GeForce 5700/RadeOn 9500 64 MB (2,4 GHz, 512 MB, video GeForce 6600/RadeOn 9700Pro 128 MB) |
Alien Shooter: Vengeance is a third-person shooter PC action game that was created by the "Sigma Team" company and released in 2006. It is a large-scale sequel to Alien Shooter. The game combines elements of arcade action and RPG games.
[edit] Story
Alien Shooter: Vengeance
21st century. The M.A.G.M.A. Energy Corporation sends its mercenaries to the top secret object. Awful and dangerous experiments were held there and now they are beyond control. The hero must complete their tasks destroying anything and anyone in their path.
The game starts with player arriving at the scene (M.A.G.M.A facility). After meeting with General Baker inside, the player must search for surivors within the facility while making their way through waves of alien raids. One of the survivors is Nicholas the engineer, an employee of the M.A.G.M.A. Energy Corporation. He provides rewards if the player fulfills his requests.
Besides General Baker and Nicholas, one other NPC on this mission is Kate Lia, a mercenary hired alongside the player. While gathering information on the M.A.G.M.A. Energy Corporation, Kate Lia is abducted by the aliens when the player is trapped in the host computer room.
The player's first encounter with the leader of the aliens is on a mission where the 'leader of the aliens' has started a self-destruction program on M.A.G.M.A.'s facility. After stopping the countdown General Baker comes to the conclusion that there is a leader who controls the aliens.
M.A.G.M.A. Energy Corporation itself has made a deal with General Baker. The corporation asks General Baker and the rest of the mercenaries to shut the entire case down in return for a large amount of money. The player is sent to the next facility, the ME2 Base.
After battling through hordes of aliens, the player finally manages to get into the ME2 Base. They discover something even more shocking after, after the player downloads data, while clearing the aliens in the base. The M.A.G.M.A. Energy Corporation is currently researching ways to control the alien army, but things went wrong and all hell broke lose in the M.A.G.M.A. Energy Corporation facility.
General Baker asks the player to rescue Kate after M.A.G.M.A.'s research is destroyed. He has located the alien's breeding ground deep within the coal nearby and sends the player and a couple of soldiers to clean up the aliens once and for all. After destroying the breeding ground, General Baker learned that the data downloaded to the disk contains informations on how to control the aliens, and he plans to use it. General Baker is killed after being confronted by the player.
Finally, planning to save Kate, the player engages the aliens in a final battle. The aliens swarms all around the place endlessly while the player prepares himself to meet the leader of the aliens who kidnapped Kate Lia. Both the alien leader along with his alien horders are confronted by the player in the biggest fight of all. The player kills the alien leader.
Kate Lia is dead by the time the player reaches her. The game ends with aftermath stories. The disk which contains the data about controlling the aliens and the portals is destroyed. The aliens, from disciplined army has started to fight each other instead of humans. Cities which suffers from the alien invasions has started to recover.
[edit] Gameplay
Alien Shooter: Vengeance's gameplay shows a little bit of improvement from the previous version. Players can now choose more characters (total of 8). Each character's status is different. However, players can upgrade their status by leveling up their character. Status upgrade will have it's effect on player in some way. For example, upgrading 'strength' status will enable player to carry more items and have more health.
Items are may be bought in shop, players can visit shop station for weapons, implants, armour, ammunition and miscellaneous items. Some items and weapons require certain status levels to use it. For example, to use a heavy machine-gun, players must meet the heavy machine-gun's skill requirement in order to use it.
Perks were also given in Alien Shooter: Vengeance. There are total of 8 perks for player to choose from. Once chosen it cannot be reverted. The perks were health regeneration, night vision aid, thievery, easy locations of hidden places, picking healths from enemies and others. Perks can also be upgraded in player's status to enhance it's ability.
Players can send their score online once they have finished the game. Players will be labeled as cheater if they finish the game by cheating. The score can be seen here [1]
