![]() ![]() The premise is simple, you are four dudes and need to shoot invading aliens that are not Xenomorphs for strictly legal purposes, on a linear mission to detonate a nuke in the alien hive, fly out and roll credits. The game has virtually no tutorial and leaves the user to adapt to its simple yet complex system of juggling combat and team management. Sold not just on not having to pay for anything, but being a playthrough with companions sounded like a much more enjoyable gaming experience.įrom the get-go, “Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop” does not hold your hand. The game came out of a recommendation and was a free alternative to what I initially set out to review this week, “Aliens Fireteam Elite,” an AAA-priced horde shooter sporting the iconic “Aliens” license. The whole package, base campaign and endless community expansions, is completely free to play on Steam. In 2017, an expansion/rerelease came out, “Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop,” that took the original title and added more content, as well as enhancing the base experience. Not only that, but release the whole package for free. Like a shockingly high number of Valve titles, it is a remake of a mod, originally for “Unreal Tournament 2004.” The original development team was hired by Valve, able to create their envisioned video game from mod to full-fledged PC title. “Alien Swarm” is a multiplayer top-down shooter developed by Valve. A perfect title to completely miss that mark is “Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop,” the very opposite of a chill, relaxing gaming experience. As we enter September and the adrenaline rush of starting a new year of the college journey wears off and students come to the sobering realization they are now stranded hundreds of miles from civilization, surrounded by endless cornfields, despair and discount-liquor stores, it seems like the ideal time to kick back and play some relaxing video games with your new buddies. ![]()
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