play descent space with xbox 360 controller

The Incessant barking’ from squad members, acknowledging the command, was limited to 3 responses. In the Dark Descent pipe, 5 by 5.ĭeploying a squad of Marines on a mission, and moving them through buildings and corridors is the basic tenant. The level of strategy, customisation and squad tuning is far, far below whats on offer in XCOM, but the loose similarities can’t be ignored. I have said “Like XCOM” a few times, but perhaps I should be clear. Accrued XP would level-up each Marine, opening up new skills and strengths. That’s if they didn’t die in the field of course! I would put recovered research resources into engineering and the development of new weapons and armour. On the return to base, Marines need to rest and be treated for injuries.

Marines can be equipped with better weapons and armour, but also medical supplies to deal with injuries and stress. And once again, akin to XCOM, pre and post mission strategy has a massive effect on a successful outing. Planning for this eventuality is crucial. The longer they are on a mission, and the more firefights they get in, the more their stress goes up and the less effective they are. The click and beep of the motion tracker, the weapons sounds, the scream of the Xenomorphs and importantly the terror they inflict, even on hardened Marines. This is done by using command points to activate skills or special weapons, to damage targets quickly or buff my troops.Įverything you equate with “Aliens”, is here. To plan safe routes, use stealth where possible and set up ambushes or choke points to defend. My job as the Commander, was to move them through the map, to objectives. This means the squad of Marines I controlled would shoot and target aliens as they saw fit. In design, it has some loose similarities to XCOM, except its combat which is a Real-Time Strategy game, not turn based. I controlled a squad of Marines, akin to “The Commander” in XCOM from the crashed command ship, The Otago. Set 20 years after the Aliens 3 movie, Dark Descent focusses on Tantalus Base, where a Xenomorph outbreak has occurred. Real Time Tactical gameplay, the Aliens I.P and controller friendly! What’s not to like? Unfortunately, it lacks the secret sauce of ‘ fun’ to make it come together into an enjoyable experience. Aliens: Dark Descent was a highly anticipated game by me.

Play descent space with xbox 360 controller