Many games have tried to replicate the slow burning tension and chaotic action of Aliens, but Dark Descent is the first game since Monolith’s AvP 2 to really nail it. Developer Tindalos Interactive has thought intensely about how to get the best out of James Cameron’s film in a virtual context, and their solution is a scintillating real-time tactics game that blends stealth, strategy, and nail-biting gunfights.
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