Aliens: Thanatos Encounter

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• ASIN: B00004U4QJ
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.9 x 4.9 inches
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: March 21, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,946 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanatos will blow you away, July 4, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (Game Cartridge)

For its time and system the game is one of the best. The plot is intriguing enough to keep you playing and the fighting, albeit tough at times, is a whole lot of fun.
Graphics:7- For GameBoy color, the graphics are great, but again this is gameboy color, the graphics do have some flaws. The character and alien models arent all that great, but you can tell what is what and that is all that really matters. The background ares are fantastic though. suprisingly good in fact. the shooting effects are good too.
Sound:8- the music track is ok, nothing speacial. But the effects are very good, the noise when a gun goes off and when and alien dies are almost astounding.
Gameplay:10- possibly one of the most fun games on GBC. if it were put on Ps2 or the Gamecube, it could be a contender for game of the decade. It is so fun going into a shoot-out with double shotguns and bustin some heads, nothing in the world can match the exhiloiration of close combat with an advanced soldier boss and the last battle will have you challenged for a few tries. The overall chllenge is good too. I couldnt get past the second levelk until i had practiced for a week and a half. It ios very fun and will never get boring.
the weapons from the movie come in great handy and are fun to use. You can have double pulse rifles for pete's sake! The pistol and shotgun are nothing new, but the incinerator and smart gun will leave your enemies in the dust and the most awesome part... you can drive a power loader! It increses your armor and you can still use both weapons. Its like protoss shielding on Starcraft but better! There is no beating this game on gameboy.
Overall:9- there IS NO better game for any gameboy system except maybe matroid fusion, but to compare with that is a rare honor. this gakme stands ouyt as an outstanding edition to the gameboy archive and should be apart opf any gameboy afficionado's collection. buy it now before it gets out of print! It is well worth the money.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BE FOOLED BY THIS GAME'S BOX, October 29, 2001

By 

Laura J Diamond (South milwaukee, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (Game Cartridge)

This is definitely a kiddy game in disguise. It's an average kiddy game also. When you shoot your weapon, you get a little "boop" noise, and there's no battery save so you're gonna need a pen and paper for the password. The graphics aren't so hot, especially on Game Boy Advance which makes the game impossible to see in dark light. Your character is a little guy from the top down perspective shooting his little "boop" guns, but they make cooler noises as you get better ones. This game isn't very fun.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so good, July 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (Game Cartridge)

The game is not so cool. It's difficult to see things because the background color is similar to the caracter color. Dispite this "little" problem, the gameplay is good. I'd sugest Metal Gear Solid instead.