Alien: Isolation 2

Alien: Isolation erases the memory of Colonial Marines, but it's still not the great Alien game we were hoping for.

Alien: Isolation harbors legitimate frights, but they're nestled between endless stretches of bland lever-pulling and button-pressing.

A shorter, sharper campaign would condense the high points more potently, and some better characterisation would make the plot twists hit harder. But if you're looking for a game that really sinks its teeth into what makes this iconic movie monster endure, look no further.

The game the Alien series has always deserved. A deep, fun stealth game set in an evocatively realised sci-fi world.

Isolation isn't the worst Alien game, but it is the most disappointing

Deep, intelligent, intense, and utterly unlike any experience before it, Alien: Isolation presents all that's truly great about AAA, and also its evolution.

This is the closest a game has come to capturing the promise of the Alien franchise, even if its story doesn't add much to the lore

At the centre of the debate will be one of the finest entries in the Alien canon in any medium, and one of the finest horror experiences in ours.

Halfway into playing Alien: Isolation, I stopped to watch the first four Alien movies again. It wasn't just for research purposes, but mostly because the game had me yearning for more of the universe. Isolation has some flaws, but it's faithful to the film series, and I'd love to see a follow-up with a few extra alien evolutions.

Functions equally well as an intense horror game and a heartfelt tribute to the first Alien film.