Alien Hallway 2
- October 5, 2017
- Sigma Team Inc.
- 1h median play time
Get on Steam"Alien Hallway 2" is a sci-fi top-down shooter game where players must defend against an alien invasion. Featuring new weapons, enemies, and environments, players must strategically place their soldiers and utilize their arsenal to survive. With a focus on tower defense mechanics, players can upgrade their troops and towers to increase their chances of survival.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Fun gameplay that combines elements of strategy and action, reminiscent of the Alien Shooter franchise.
- Good graphics and art style, providing an enjoyable atmosphere for players.
- Offers a variety of units and upgrades, allowing for some tactical gameplay despite limitations.
- The game suffers from excessive grinding, requiring players to replay levels multiple times to progress and upgrade units.
- Gameplay can become repetitive and tedious, with limited mission variety and a lack of meaningful challenge.
- Several bugs and balance issues detract from the overall experience, including poor interface controls and unresponsive unit management.
- story22 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal, primarily serving as a backdrop for the action rather than a focal point, with briefings before missions outlining objectives. Players can expect a grindy experience, needing to replay missions multiple times to upgrade units and achieve completion, but the enjoyable level design and variety of enemies provide ample replay value. Overall, while the narrative lacks depth, the gameplay offers a satisfying, if repetitive, shooting experience.
“This is not a pretentious game; the developers and designers give what they offer: a nice atmosphere, plenty of aliens to shoot at, upgrades for weapons and for the classes of different soldiers you may use to achieve the missions' tasks, and... loads of shooting action.”
“Enjoyable level design, lots and lots of enemies in different varieties, different soldiers and upgrades to unlock, and the possibility to play through the different missions in several difficulty levels with different types of challenges adds to the replay value.”
“Ah2 doesn't have, nor pretends to have, a solid storyline, not even a shallow one.”
“Before each mission, you have a briefing informing you what's going on, what your goals are, and that's it.”
“You must replay older levels over and over to gain enough gold to upgrade your units so you can complete harder missions.”
- gameplay11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 36 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been described as tactical but limited, with players feeling constrained by the inability to select more than four troop types, leading to a lack of strategic depth. While some appreciate the absence of bugs and crashes, many criticize the mechanics as tedious and unengaging, comparing it unfavorably to other games like Plants vs. Zombies. Overall, the gameplay is seen as requiring significant balance improvements and offering insufficient variety to maintain interest over time.
“Tactical gameplay.”
“22.1 hours of gameplay and no bugs, no crashes, no glitches.”
“Gameplay is like Plants vs. Zombies, but instead of standing around, you'll move forward through levels. You'll use ore instead of solar energy to spawn units and have less variety of said units.”
“Meh gameplay, your strategy will be quite limited most of the time because you can't select more than 4 troop types.”
“Graphics are dated and messy, gameplay is... well... I would say stupid, but it's as non-engaging as they could make it.”
“Slot design is insufficient, providing limited gameplay choices, making it very boring.”
- grinding9 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, often requiring them to replay missions multiple times to gather enough resources and experience. Many feel that the game compensates for a lack of content by imposing heavy grinding requirements for upgrades, leading to a frustrating experience. While some acknowledge that there are ways to mitigate the grind, such as editing save files, the general consensus is that the grinding detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
“Very basic, boring, and tedious.”
“It feels like they realized they had little content, so they walled upgrades behind grinding to make the game feel bigger.”
“Except for grinding, where upgrades cost too much. After doing all the side tasks in every mission, you still won't have enough money to buy all the upgrades.”
- music9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the nostalgic alien shooter tracks, while others criticize the heavy reliance on recycled soundtracks from previous titles, leading to repetitiveness and poor transitions between songs. Overall, while the music can enhance the gameplay experience, its lack of originality and frequent looping detracts from its appeal for many players.
“Oh, I really like the use of alien shooter music; it never gets old.”
“Music is good but quite repetitive.”
“I quite enjoy these games; the music is great, there are waves upon waves of enemies to mow down, and it is just a joy to play a few rounds to get rid of some aggression.”
“Meh music, almost all tracks (if not all) are part of previous games, plus the transition from one to another is very poorly mixed.”
“Soundtrack is ultra boring and copy-pasted from their other games.”
“Music is recycled from old alien shooter and zombie shooter games.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as decent with a nice art style, though some users note that they appear outdated and are marred by glitches, artifacts, and excessive lighting effects. While the game runs smoothly and offers a pleasant visual experience, the presence of these issues detracts from the overall quality. Comparisons to other games suggest that while the graphics are satisfactory, they may not stand out in a crowded genre.
“The game offers some pleasant graphics and graphical style, although there are some ugly glitches here and there, it is pleasant all the same.”
“Fast game with modern-day graphics and easy controls that move from location A to B to C and so on.”
“Graphics are decent and the game runs smoothly.”
“Graphically looks decent but the screen has too many lights, artifacts, and glitches; not sure if this was the style they were looking for...”
“Graphics are okay and the game runs smoothly, but they could use some improvement.”
“Fast game with modern-day graphics, but the visuals feel cluttered and distracting.”
- stability5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is criticized for frequent glitches, screen flickering, and graphical artifacts, which detract from the overall experience. While the graphics are generally considered decent, the presence of numerous bugs and a lack of sufficient patches have led to disappointment among players.
“There are some glitches; sometimes the screen flickers.”
“Graphically, it looks decent, but the screen has too many lights, artifacts, and glitches. I'm not sure if this was the style they were aiming for.”
“The last good game from Sigma Team was Alien Shooter TD; after that, they started to release too many buggy games, releasing one patch, maybe two, and then abandoning them.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by a straightforward and engaging environment, featuring a variety of aliens to combat, weapon upgrades, and diverse soldier classes, all contributing to an action-packed experience without pretension.
“This is not a pretentious game; the developers and designers deliver what they promise: a captivating atmosphere, plenty of aliens to shoot at, upgrades for weapons, and various soldier classes to help achieve mission objectives, all wrapped in loads of shooting action.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is generally well-optimized, running smoothly with acceptable graphics. However, players note that while automatic shooting is functional, effective performance requires strategic aiming and careful class distribution among characters.
“The graphics are decent, and the game runs smoothly.”
“While your characters shoot automatically in a generally acceptable manner, some additional aiming and a good distribution of your characters' classes are essential for achieving optimal offensive and defensive performance.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers a humorous experience that serves as an entertaining time killer; however, it is marred by significant bugs and a lack of ongoing technical support, leading to a general recommendation against playing it.
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game boasts high replayability due to its enjoyable level design, a wide variety of enemies, numerous unlockable soldiers and upgrades, and the option to tackle missions at various difficulty levels with unique challenges.
“The enjoyable level design, combined with a wide variety of enemies and soldiers, along with numerous upgrades to unlock, significantly enhances the replay value. The option to tackle different missions at various difficulty levels and face unique challenges keeps the experience fresh.”
“With multiple difficulty levels and diverse challenges, each playthrough feels unique, making it easy to dive back in for more.”
“The game offers a rich variety of missions and upgrades, ensuring that every playthrough can be a different experience, which greatly boosts its replayability.”
