The concept is marvelous for a survival horror; Ripley's daughter is onboard a space station, looking for clues as to the whereabouts of her mother after her escape from the first Alien film.
What makes it really work is that you must navigate and move with a clear conscience all the time, not only towards your objective, but you will have to evade enemies as well, including humans, androids and the notorious Xenomorph itself.
What sprankled the experience even further is that specific details from the first two movies are present throughout the rather long campaign, such as those keycards, those vents, the mapping device, the alarming sounds and the trademarks of the Alien itself.
It certainly isn't your average survival horror video game, and it works, but dying in one hit over and over for the early missions can be frustrating, especially knowing that the AI of the Xenomorph adapts to your behaviour in game and can maneuvrer randomly.
And that is actually a positive aspect, it's just that the game felt too challenging at times. The flamethrower however reduces that, but Alien Isolation continues to have a steady pace even with those false climaxes, and surviving the horror is really present.
Rating: 7.9
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