shoot 'em up
Alien Breed 2: Assault
By Team17, released 1 Jan 2010
- Microsoft Windows
- science fiction video game
What it is
Alien Breed 2: Assault is a science-fiction arcade shooter from Team17, released in 2010 for Windows. You play as Conrad, a ship’s chief engineer, fighting through a damaged spacecraft while trying to restart its engines and escape. The campaign combines shooting, survival-horror elements and tactical weapon upgrades against swarms of alien enemies. The game also includes Survivor modes and two-player online co-op battles. Its setting moves through the vessel’s dark interior, where the alien horde is not the only threat. On Steam, it lists single-player and multiplayer, achievements, stats, leaderboards, family sharing and partial controller support. The game is published and developed by Team17, and its listed genres are action, shoot ’em up and science fiction. Steam lists a September 22, 2010 release date.
What players like, and what they don't
- Single-player campaign and Survivor modes
- Two-player online co-op battles
- Tactical weapon upgrades and customisation
- Steam achievements, stats and leaderboards
- Partial controller support
- Listed for Windows only
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a science-fiction shooter with a single-player campaign or two-player online co-op. The listed partial controller support may matter to players choosing how to play.
Alien Breed 2: Assault pairs an alien-filled survival-shooter campaign with online co-op and Survivor modes. Its listed Steam platform is Windows, and controller support is partial.
