- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: October 10, 2007
- Total Downloads: 760,426
- Downloads last week: 5,831
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- Average user rating: stars out of 239 votes
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Publisher's description
From COR Entertainment :Alien Arena 2007 is a multiplayer online deathmatch game based on the GPL id source code. Powered by version 6.10 of the CRX engine, this game features incredibly smooth and fast game play with next-generation engine features such as shaders, real-time lighting and shadows, lensflars, light bloom and reflective water. The game over thirdy maps, nine weapons (with alt-fire modes), eleven player characters, mutaters, six game play modes, and an in-game server browser. With modes like Team Core Assault, Cattle Prod, Duel, Deathball, Capture the Flag, and All Out Assault, Alien Arena has an endless replayability factor. Version 6.10 includes a number of new maps, new weapon, and major engine enhancements.
Note: This is a very large (167MB) file and may take several hours to download via dial-up modem.
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Version 6.10 includes a number of new maps, new weapon, and major engine enhancements.
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User reviews of Alien Arena 2007 6.10
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 239 votes
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Alien Arena 2007 6.10
Pros: This game has continually improved itself with each new version. It's always been easy to pick up and play, and 6.10 still delivers in this department. Also, although it might not be on par graphically with commercial titles just yet, it can still be quite beautiful if you want it to be (one of the great things about this game is that you can turn eye candy off for low-end computers, or you can crank it up for high-end computers). All in all, AA is a fun game that I'd recommend to anyone.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Alien Arena 2007 6.10
Pros: great improvements over the last version. the new map design is superb, both in terms of gameplay and eye candy. there is finally a melee weapon implemented and it works quite well. no more running around panicking with the blaster. this release really puts the game quality up there with commercial gaming.
Cons: of course it isn't Quake Wars or Bioshock but it's very respectable that a free game can bring this kind of quality.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Alien Arena 2007 6.10
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Alien Arena 2007 6.10
"Nothing New, But Does it Well"
Pros: What are you expecting for a free game? Peanuts?
I honestly can't say this would be my full opinion, however, because this game still plays exactly like Quake II...except with a few more shots you can take to the body before your alien bites the dust. Quake II was a good game, to be fair, but that was in 1998. But I'll get my fair share of ranting in later; this is the pro section.
I run a fairly nice laptop, but it really can't handle much other than the occasional Rise of Nations campaign due to a lacking video card. Alien Arena has a sweet tooth for taking whatever computer its on and making the most of it, so even on a GeForce 2 this baby will shine. Things that I would have to turn off in most other games (I'm looking at you, Nexuiz) can stay on and the game is still playable.
The community is a nice bunch, if a little earnest (I got sick of hearing the nonstop happiness and see-no-evil attitude that the forums are bathed in). Help is a few mouse clicks away, and the documents are very professional.
In fact, the entire game is very professional. From this release the entire game gets to the point that they could see it for the $5 jewel case rack and no one would be disapointed, and soon even the $10. For a free game, it beats down the competition in terms of polish, because the devs have been constantly polishing the spots that most people will want to see.
Cons: But the people saying this game looks "Next Gen?" Where are your eyes? Certainly not looking at Crysis, World of Conflict, or Bioshock, I'm sure. For a laptop standard this game is a worth the grins and giggles, but past that if you really must go to this level then you need a new computer. This is more of a fault of the Quake II engine, which is fien for the laptop, but, again, if you're looking for top-of-the-line this is not the place to be.
Again, the gameplay. It's Quake II, with a little bit of the speed of Quake III. Certainly not as fast as, or faster, than Quake III, which I actualy prefer. The weapon set isn't very likable and do much too little damage (compared to the Unreal games), and many of the smaller weapons make the game horridly unbalanced. Once a level one bot gets a rocket launcher, I noticed quickly with a grimice, the game turns into a dodge and run. You're only hoping that you can grab another weapon similar to the rockets, because the blasters are laughably weak.
That, as well: it's newb un-friendly as well. If you want a good FPS to start the genre for, go play something like OpenArena or Quake III. To play this game competively, you must start learning the maps very well and get deep into the roots of the game itself, something that most casual FPS gamers will not want to do.
I said that the devs are polishing the game; the problem is the places they polish. The GUI, the HUD, and the graphics are all great. The sound is excellent, the game oozes cool...for a few minutes. Then you realize that it's just the same game you played nine years ago, and we go back to playing Unreal Tournment 2004, Nexuiz, and Halo. What it does, it does extremely well, but what it does well isn't exactly the best you can get on the internet these days.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Alien Arena 2007 6.10
Pros: Every time I think its not possible to make this game any cooler, The Dev Team proves me wrong!! Smooth flawless graphics, new & upgraded weapons...and of course my favorite....a behind load of sweet new maps. Woot!!
Cons: The software, nothing. I just need some more experienced FPS players to fight. But I guess I am to good, and nobody can handle my uberness. :(
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