Alien Syndrome

by Sega Of America, Inc.

Product Features

• Single Player
• Annihilate more than 100 vicious alien species in high-speed combat
• Discover hundreds of weapons, armor types, and special abilities in this Shooter-RPG
• Tackle the intense four-person co-op multiplayer mode
• In-depth gameplay with 15 intricate levels and multiple side quests – 20+ hours of action-packed adventure.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MGR686
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 19, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,613 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #99 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Action
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Sony PSP

As Earth Command Lieutenant Aileen Harding, battle hordes of ferocious aliens and huge bosses to save SATS and its helpless human inhabitants from certain doom.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars D&D Meets "Alien", July 29, 2007

By 

E. L. Sapp "vtcheme" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alien Syndrome (Video Game)

In a way, this is a typical dungeon crawl - start a level, kill everything, pick up loot. The difference is that you are on an alien-filled spaceship and your only companion is an indestructible floating robot that can shoot the creatures and (depending on what attachments you put on it) shoot them better, heal you or recharge your shield batteries. It can also destroy loot you don't want and manufacture stuff you do. (To replace the fact you can't go to the store to sell off stuff and buy more.)

There are 5 classes to choose from - 3 ranged (explosives, lasers, or fire) and 2 melee. All classes can wear basic armor and use basic melee skills. As you level up, you can choose to broaden your armor, melee, or ranged skills; self-heal or self-charge your batteries; increase your carrying capacity; or build your resistance to the 4 types of damage (fire, electricity, infection, or radiation). You receive 1 skill point per level, but as you get more points in a skill, the cost to raise that skill becomes higher, meaning you may need to save your skill points from level to level. You also receive 2 points per level to put into strength (increases melee damage and carrying capacity), dexterity (increases movement rate), accuracy (increases chance of critical hits and critical multiplier), and endurance (raises hit points as well as resistance to damage).

While most of the missions are hack-and-slash (a few timed), the layout of the floors vary, as do the monsters you meet. Add in a nice background story and this game will keep you playing well past your bedtime.
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Edit: I admit, I had not finished the game when I wrote the above review. The early part of the game is great, but once you get towards the end, it becomes very annoying. Ammo becomes a major issue, but there is no way to conserve ammo. (You can only produce so much before production goes into a "cooldown.") If you die, the game restarts at the last save point, meaning you have to fight the same monsters over and over in the hopes of beating them. (There is no option to go back to the checkpoint - minus ammo and healing spent - but with all killed monsters dead.)

I tried to get through the game, honest. But in the end, it was too frustrating.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant PSP title with decent controls, for a change, November 15, 2007

By 

Bob Manson (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alien Syndrome (Video Game)

Alien Syndrome PSP is one of the better titles for the platform, but only if you don't mind a game with a bit of tedium and repetitiveness.

I was expecting something like the remake on the Sega Arcade Classics disc for the PS2 (an excellent game in its own right) but this is a totally new game with only a few tie-ins with the original arcade version. You only see the worm creatures a few times, for example; most of the aliens and weapons are entirely new designs.

It strongly reminds me of Diablo in terms of overall design, though more complex and a lot more interesting. Gameplay is fast, smooth, and reasonably fun. Levels load quickly and it doesn't suffer from the typical PSP control issues.

I found the background story rather predictable, and much of the voice acting is not up to par--some places it's quite good, others it's laughably awful. And many times the dialog gets chopped off early, which just adds to the silliness. (The movies can be turned off, though.)

The first time I played it took me about 12 hours to finish, but I was exploring every area and taking lots of time to earn EXP. In most areas the monsters will only respawn a certain number of times so it's possible to clean out every area, but it's usually not necessary to do so to get through the level. I'd say an average player will need 4-5 hours.to get through all the levels.

Hard and Expert levels are challenging and I think it has a lot of replay value. You can create multiple starting characters and build them up, or just focus on maxing out one character. And levels and characters are loaded separately; the loaded level's difficulty and your character's abilities/equipment come from the loaded character. A very nice feature.

Recommended? While I've found there's enough variety to hold my interest for multiple plays, the game was meant to feel like "Is this ever going to end?" Some gamers will find that appealing, others will want something which plays more quickly and with more variety.

4.0 out of 5 stars New and improved version of the original, March 18, 2010

By 

Benjamin H. Riley - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alien Syndrome (Video Game)

Not a bad game. Similar to the original with many more user options. Not the most straight forward layout and menu options though. Found the equiptment and hardware options to be a little difficult to navigate and follow...

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