SP Review: Alien Engine (PlayStation 4|5)

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SP Review: Alien Engine (PlayStation 4|5)

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TRASHFALL FINAL II (PART XVI)
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED



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Thank you for purchasing the Trashcom Technologies® Bydotron 5000™.
Please follow the instructions before utilizing toy.


Alien Engine's objective is simple: Build a self-sustaining machine. For what reason? is not mentioned and they didn't care to say who wants you to build it. Just press square to get 1 dollar income until you get for an upgrade. Unlike Webnetic's trash, this game will require you to tap the Square button non-stop rather than "Press and hold". The first thing to buy after upgrading the "Square income" is a tentacle. They will grant you a few bucks until you can buy something else or upgrade that part.



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It is very possible that your Bydotron 5000™ suffers issues during its lifespan.
When that happens, use the Megistus-Arm™ that comes included with your set
or call 01-800-TRASHFALL toll free for technical assistance.


Like everything in life, "Shit happens", and in this game your machine is prone to breakage. This will discount you a small amount of money per second. You might consider lose a couple of bucks based on the "Lose $2 against Winning $10000", but the number will increase from 2 to 4 to 16 and beyond as you keep ignoring the warning.



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Your new Bydotron 5000™ will provide you countless Bydo fun to you and your children.
However, Trashcom Technologies® is not responsible if an outbreak of war is caused
if the product is used incorrectly.


As you install more parts, these will increase your income per second. This is when the game loses the fun completely as the only thing to do is to wait. You can consider to upgrade the installed parts and even invest on "Education" to research more technologies that will add more money to the game.



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Trash game, trash ending.
No refunds.


After building this monstrosity and reaching the 1,000,000,000 dollar objective, this is what you get: A crappy ending result screen. After that, the game resets.
Let's talk about the graphics: Everything is dark and lifeless. I know you're building a bio-mechanical structure, but I've saw more lively things in R-Type. The "Engine" reminds me of the "Phage" midboss from Super Nova, as if it was an evolved version of this enemy and turned into a bizarre structure of some sorts. The ambient music is also boring as well and is not worth to talk about.



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I agree with Shizuka, Nina.

While it is a little bit more entertaining than Breakthrough Gaming's monstrosities, Alien Engine has almost nothing more to offer than cheap trophies, falling in the group of "Anything for a buck". I can only recommend this to people with low self-steem 'cos it's impossible to lose here. You'll always win.


The final score of this game can best be described with a good-old Mafalda comic strip.

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Felipe: ¿Have you seen that new puzzle game commercial on TV?
Mafalda: ¿Which one?
Felipe: The one that says...
"KIDS! ¡THE HAPPINESS FOR EVERYONE IS NOW HERE!"
Mafalda: ¡Ah, yeah!
Felipe: Well, have a look at the happiness they're selling on TV.
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