Alias

by Activision

Product Features

• Exciting elements combine combat, stealth and puzzle solving as you accomplish the deadliest missions, across the world
• Travel Rio, Hong Kong, Monte Carlo and Saudi Arabia in six multi-part missions
• Use stealth attacks to your advantage -- sneak around enemy hideouts, and break their necks & choke them before they ever see you
• Collect weapons and use them against enemies, or pull incredible martial arts moves that take out enemies in a second
• Change outfits to blend into the background & avoid detection -- become everything from a shopper to a cocktail waitress

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008XKZX
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,613 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Alias brings the incredible thrills and spy action of the hit show to your Xbox! In this story-driven 3rd-person shooter, you'll become Sydney Bristow -- a beautiful & deadly secret agent who can become anyone. Voiceovers from the actual stars of the hit show

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just played it!! as Sydney would say-, March 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Alias (Video Game)

i recieved an advance copy and I'm so in love! Sydney looks so much like the the real Jennifer Garner and also has her unmistakable voice making it feel personal when enemies start attacking. You have to fight the urge to be careful with her- she's stunning but she has all the moves and you have to sorta think (not such a bad thing, right?) The action is pretty easy to pick up if you're into it and they make it surprisingly realistic so that you really feel like you've been thrown into the world of Alias...which is the only place I'll ever be. The original cast voices and freaky realism to our fave characters add a great deal of magic. It's easy to see why it took so long to make this game...everything was perfect: the familiar disguises like her Las Vegas outfit and my favorite- her black turtleneck/black jeans we only saw in the pilot episode, the perfection of the colors and pixels, the heartpounding techno music, the amazon-like enemy Anna Espinosa who has vanished from the show since the first season (good to see her), acquiring and using Marshall's zany tech and trying to outsmart Sloane and everyone while watching the time dwindle away made this game hard to beat but it can be done. I was a geek and ditched school & cheerleading practice to play for days determined to win like Sydney naturally would. I just can't get over what you can do as Sydney Bristow in this realm- it's exactly what every fan could ever dream of. THE BEST

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alias scores again, January 17, 2005

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Crescendo "Crescendo" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alias (Video Game)

I've read the reviews on this game about the "uncontrollable" controls and cameras and whatnot and I couldn't believe my eyes. I am an inexperienced gamer, and found the controls seemless and easy to use. As for the save points, they were plenty, and the game is pretty self-explanatory. It is at times as challenge, but that is why I, and I hope others, play a game is for a bit of challenge-- nothing too large.

The best part of this game is the voice-acting. Marshal Flinkman is a funny as ever, and the voices sound real. The characters look very real-life-- there are some obvious flaws in the FMVs, but for the most part it is pretty seamless.

For those who complain about the lack of "moves", I wonder if they read the strategy manuel. Using a combination of buttons, many moves can be used, and there is even a special "stealth attack" move that comes in very handy. There was obvious attention to detail with using the stealth control and various uses of seeing people. There is a stealth mode that allows for easy targeting of enemies, and a thermal vision mode as the well as the regular "seeing" mode. All of these work well and have specific purposes. You can have Sydney slink around walls, collect all manners of weapons (such as pool cues, shovels, night sticks, etc) to use against the guards and enemies. There are all kinds of operational gadgets used, and chances for interaction.

The weak spot in this game is simply the variety of getting around. Granted, it's a "stealth" game, but in almost every mission, the majority of it is slinking around the walls and taking out the guards. This is fun, and is interesting to an extent, but when it happens for EVERY mission it can become a bit tiresome. Also, there should be a little more story substance added to pump it up. The FMVs are few and far between, and Sydney just pops from one operation to another-- there ought to be soem more space and analyzing inbetween.

I had a blast playing this game, and I think that others would too. This is a replay game (I play it over and over). If you are a fan of Alias, you will love this game. If you don't watch the show, you'll still have a lot of fun playing it. All in all, 4 stars! It was a very satifying experience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's cool, April 19, 2004

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TwistaG "Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore" (Moncks Corner,SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alias (Video Game)

Alias, ABC's conspiracy-filled drama in the world of spies, espionage, and double agents, is practically custom made for a video-game treatment--lots of gadgets, lots of close shaves, and lots of intrigue. Thankfully, they all translate quite well to Acclaim's interactive version, too. To summarize Alias's complicated backstory would take much longer than this review--if you're reading this, it's probably because you already know the twisted plot (or maybe you just think Jennifer Garner, who plays lead character Sydney Bristow, is wicked hot). The game takes place late in the second season--SD6 is gone, Sloane and Sark are pals, everybody else is working for the CIA, and the hunt is on for Rimbaldi's "Machine." With the show's writers, seven actors, and series creator J.J. Abrams all on board, Alias is as authentic as a licensed game gets.
The gameplay feels a little Splinter Cell-ish, but it's certainly more forgiving than Sam Fisher's tasks; very generous save points make Sydney's mission enjoyable instead of mission impossible. Players will need to infiltrate locations with the help of various gadgets, vision modes (night, heat, etc) and, um, sexy outfits. Sooner or later it comes down to brawling, and the fight moves look gorgeous. With practice, Sydney backflips off walls and batters bad guys with amazing grace. Once you learn the controls, they respond sharply). The fully user-controlled camera can still leave you in a lurch, but locking onto one target in a group makes the frequent two- or three-enemy smackdowns winnable. Although the scriptwriters are straight from the show, Marshall and Vaughan's dialogue feels a little forced; otherwise, the large cast participation and television soundtrack give the game exactly the authentic audio flavor fans would want. Characters closely resemble their real-life counterparts, and the environments look lovely, but Syd's "nonreflective" spy suit quizzically shines. Still, Alias is a great-looking and easy-playing game that should make casual-gamer fans of the show very happy.