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The Alien

Canines foreign blood drops have Clark as supreme commander of the cage to be in the tailgate. Quickly past the head room like a frightened child. "Give it!" He shouted, "What are you waiting for, man?" The body of the white mask fear in the face of the engineer has given way to anger with a red face, to kill so passionate, to hear the answer. "The regulation is strictly forbidden, exotic life forms that can kill are treated by other means," said the agent of science.


"Sometimes I think it's more of a computer from a man" accused the head. At that time, the sound of metal is pulled behind them heard, heads never a frown cross Official Android science seen in this offense just uncomfortable.

Sound familiar? Yes, Avalon Hill has a nightmare, as in the film of horror and science fiction to see until the android crew member-created. The game offers is a complex challenge because there is more than one type of extraterrestrial life (benign tumors), more staff to deal with the problem and a foreign (to deal with is maybe 5 or 6) enemy with the face. Each round consists of a final (summary of the status of the main game), a phase of non-movement of the crew (strategic decision of the team), two phases of work (tactical in a room, hallway, or ventilation for the player and the team) and a movement phase (strategic move by the player). The movement phase (accompanied support) by a map of the ship, in the design of "move and the monitoring of foreign crew members of the movement (-). Over thirty parts of the vessel, pipes and valves the card is accompanied by a portion of two screens help monitor action points spent and the location and condition of the crew and equipment.

The strength of the player consists of three types of characters: 1) officers, two scientists) and 3) engineers (which each has a specific value). Officers are responsible for the Arsenal is the only ones to initiate the self-destruct mechanism. Scientists have the best chance of the Privacy Act of classified computer files on extraterrestrial life. If one of the scientists but the android is the frustration of "protected information" have is displayed on the screen, again and again. They are also the only ones to strangers or animals in laboratory cages block or they can carry out inventory.

Engineers are important because they are the only ones who can build electric batons and makeshift flamethrower. The game can be as disturbing as the plot of the film. As the beginning of this article suggests is that things are under control and then disaster strikes. The first time I played the game, I was abroad cage, stunned and flanked by two armed crew members. The stranger left the cage and escaped without even a chance for defensive fire. Its frustrating has prepared for this eventuality and has the advantage to you. In some areas, can the shock caused by the creation of an armed group stunned cushion in the next room or hallway on the bay of the cage and / or internationally. This is not always practical, because some places evacuation of several (egg a bridge or in the aisles) have. Although this feature of the game, can be defended as if it is a "reaction" phase (similar to certain rules for miniatures) were, requires the use of strategies that do not really make much sense.

The difficulty lies in the action phase of the sample. These are just a sample text, and sometimes tend to give misleading information. When a character in a room with more than one objects, it is often difficult to interpret what the character actually done and what is right in the room. The question is always to solve, in the movement phase of the team, but is rarely a problem during the game. "Aliens" is a strategy game taking place to cope with the many hours of game play is interesting. The variable number and location of foreign offers, the rate of metamorphosis and identity (or existence) of the ship of androids, the possibility of a longer life expectancy than average.