Alien Hominid Breaks New Grounds In Console 2D 22
Thanks to GameSpot for its first look at GameCube/PS2 side-scrolling 2D shooter Alien Hominid, an interesting-looking title that had its genesis after "a rough prototype for the game was uploaded in 2002" to the Newgrounds Flash movie/game website. The article notes: "The core [game] mechanics are clearly inspired by classic 2D shooters such as Contra and Metal Slug. However, while Alien Hominid has obviously been influenced by those games, it doesn't end up being derivative", and concludes of the The Behemoth-developed, American-created title, due out this October: "The straightforward, accessible gameplay found in the various game modes is rock solid and a blast to play. The multiplayer modes are an awesome addition to the mix, and the level editor in the PDA [sub-game] is icing on the cake."
Re:Goddam it!! (Score:4, Funny)
You suck.
Best regards,
Inda
This game looks great (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:This game looks great (Score:5, Informative)
Cel-shading [wikipedia.org], on the other hand, "is a style of rendering computer-generated imagery that resembles hand-drawn, cartoon images".
Re:This game looks great (Score:1)
Re:This game looks great (Score:3, Interesting)
I'm pretty sure it's an honest-to-god (gasp) 2d game.
Who would'da thunk it?
The original Flash version (Score:5, Informative)
Re:The original Flash version (Score:1)
Re:The original Flash version (Score:2)
Crazin'! (Score:2)
Finally.... (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Finally.... (Score:4, Insightful)
er, Can you tell me what experimenting they do with gameplay ? It seems to play exactly like games as Contra.
i'm not saying it's a bad game ; i enjoyed the flash version : I just don't think it's justified to call this 'experimenting' with graphics and gameplay : it's just one other game of the millions out there.
Re:Finally.... (Score:2)
Re:Finally.... (Score:2)
I'm not too known with real indie developers, but once and awhile i bump into cool games.
One , i think winning, entry for the last indie-gamedeveloper's contest, is a great game : It's called Bontago, and it is one of the few games that uses gravity for gameplay, instead
... it doesn't end up being derivative? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:... it doesn't end up being derivative? (Score:2, Funny)
This game is totally different, because you're a little alien who runs, ducks, jumps, and shoots at little humans.
Also, the music and graphics are much better than they were on my old Nintendo in 1986.
I hope this games does well (Score:3, Funny)
I love this kind of games (Score:1)