Alien Breed Evolution

Alien Breed: Evolution is a video game in Team17's Alien Breed series and is the first new title in the series since 1996. Just before the collision, Conrad is visited by the android Mia, who asks him why he is against synthetics and saves him from a piece of debris, from the ghost ship, that pierces Conrad's room when the collision occurs. In the co-op Assault multiplayer levels, two men, Thadeus Barnes and Eddie Vance, are trying to locate Conrad; they eventually find him in the engine room where Mia tells them that a hull breach in the hydroponics section threatens to destroy the ship. Conrad can run and shoot in all directions, and can collect a number of different weapons and items to aid him. A version of Alien Breed: Evolution was released on PlayStation Network and Steam, renamed Alien Breed: Impact. IGN commented that "Anyone who played the original Alien Breed back in the day will find their simple top-down shooter is all grown up with great lighting effects, an atmospheric soundtrack, and affecting cinematic events -- but the gameplay itself is rooted in 1990."EuroGamer praised the production values, but added that "a flawed approach to co-op play and an inherent lack of variety ultimately count against it."EDGE gave a scathing review, stating "Repetitive and simplistic, Alien Breed: Evolution may remain true to its inspiration, but this first episode does no more than reinforce Team 17's reputation for serviceable but uninspiring updates of past glories.".