Download Free PC Game Alien Breed 3 Descent

Alien Breed 3 Descent PC GAME

Alien Breed 3 Descent James Cameron's Aliens isn't just an inspiration for video games; it lies at the foundations of an entire species of game that have taken the 1986 action flick to heart, and its touch is felt far and wide. Team 17's 1991 Alien Breed, a top down shooter for the Amiga, was one of the first to explore this world of service tunnels and cold wet metal, and it remains one of the few games that nailed the blend of dread and gun-lust that helped make the film the ultimate thrill ride.

Many have gone on to tread the same territory since then. There's Halo, of course, and its mimicry of a day in the life of the Space Marines, but there're also countless other games whose debt isn't quite so obvious; seminal series such as Doom or Metroid and even Modern Warfare have all paid their dues to this colossus of action films.

So it was a brave Team 17 that went back to its original for last year's reboot, Alien Breed Evolution, the start of a trilogy that concludes with Alien Breed 3: Descent. Braver still, they chose not to tinker with the core mechanics; this is a top-down shooter where the enemies come thick and the ammo is scarce, and where death will often send you plummeting back thanks to an unforgiving checkpoint system.

A familiar concept not only for those who remember the Amiga originals but also those who can remember as far back as last December when the first in the trilogy released, as not much has changed in Alien Breed 3: Descent - for both better and worse.

Alien Breed 3 Descent PC GAME

Alien Breed 3 Descent Download PC Game

Team 17 manage to wring an incredible amount of atmosphere out of the Unreal Engine, and Alien Breed 3: Descent's derivative nature does little to dull the fear this can inspire when playing with the lights out. Steam hisses and strobes dance across the torn metal of the stricken space ship that house the action, while the emergency systems seem to be slipping further and further into dementia.

For this final instalment the action feels fittingly climactic, and its twin-stick gunplay deals well with the escalating number of aliens thrown the player's way. There's an array of weaponry that's satisfying across the board, from a meaty boomstick to a pulse-firing gun that's warmly familiar, although ammo-reserves for all are limited and it's not uncommon to find yourself swatting away at the enemy with the standard pea-shooter in a fit of panic.

Outside of the basic action, however, it's strictly limited in scope, with exploration limited to running from one control panel to another in order to open the door to the next area. In short instalments it's fine, but over the duration of its lengthy campaign Alien Breed 3: Descent can long outstay its welcome.

It does manage to mix up its action intermittently with some more cinematic moments that wrest the camera control away from the player – as well as a few that escape the confines of the ship - but such moments are rarities and for the most part it employs the same in-your-face perspective that's blighted the last two instalments. Yes, it's good for getting an eyeful of the well-drawn environments, but it's less useful when trying to keep an eye on the action and it's got a knack for heaving on some nasty surprises. Good for a cheap shock in the opening hour, but equally good for inspiring a scream of frustration hours into the game when you're knocked flat unawares.

But its single-player campaign is generous and ultimately entertaining, and the solo player has much to do beyond the story in the riotous arena-based survivor mode. Co-op, however, is again limited and dumbly doesn't play into the campaign, instead relegated to a handful of missions. It's a missed opportunity and is all the more baffling given that the half-hearted implementation of co-op was one of the biggest gripes when Alien Breed 3: Evolution launched last year.

Alien Breed 3 Descent PC GAME