Why you should buy Alien Hominid:

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#1 RedDaemon
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So you've played this game online?  You think that's all this game is?

Wrong.  Alien Hominid HD is just so much more than it's online counterpart.  In fact Alien Hominid HD is almost a sequel due to how much more it has.

First of all the gameplay is similar but now improved:  You have weapon upgrades with shields, you can barrel roll to avoid bullets, and also you have 5 continues (on top of your 8-9 lives). You can now start a new game from any stage once you have reached there: kind of like the checkpoints in Gears of War.

Next the features: The mini-games are just simply amazing! You start out with the PDA games (which include 50 levels more will be downloadable and is multiplayer) and then you unlock more as you progress through the single player.  There are unlockable hats (around 30) that you can customize your player with as well.

The HD part.  Someone said on another thread, "Why buy this, you can play this online for HD for free."
Download the trial and realize the truth that is Alien Hominid HD.  It looks amazing, so much more than the online version... BY VAST AMOUNTS.

Finally Leaderboards: Yeah every game (including single player stages) has a leaderboard.  BUT GET THIS: Behemoth Games says they will give out awards each month based on top leaderboard scorers.  How rad is that?

Bottom line: Alien Hominid is the best arcade game to come around since... well Geometry Wars.  I think it might even be better :).

My score:

9.5/10.

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#2 RedDaemon
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I FORGOT:

You can also charge up your gun like in Megaman.  Oh and pick up enemies and throw them... and dig underground and pull them below... and fly a spaceship... and do a lot of really random fun stuff... BUY THIS GAME FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

Big fan of metal slug games? YOU WILL BE ADDICTED TO ALIEN HOMINID BIG TIME.

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#3 AbbaddA
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http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1295/Alien-Hominid-HD/p3/ This game rocks. Love it. Very very tough though.. although each bosses has its unique way to beat 'em w/o losing too many lives. Got 9.3 from Teamxbox
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#4 stringer4
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i tell, you why the game rocks...

becuase it has aliens in it.

and the game is fun too,

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#5 aphex5
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best arcade game yet.
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#6 UNI8verse
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yeah, great game. How do you get style points????
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#7 ninjaxams
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Yeah, its an awesome game. He reminds me alot of stitch from lilo and stitch ;P
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#8 b11051973
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I would buy this game if you could just hold down the X button and it would auto-fire. My right hand was killing me after the demo having to constantly mash the X button. After playing yesterday morning, I thought the game was too hard. I played it again last night and found it a little easier. It's just the firing of the gun I don't like.
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#9 axillia
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One button is no excuse to keep you from buying an otherwise excellent game. I played the Flash game online and it kicked my ass. The XBLA version was way easier and much prettier. I am definitely going to pick this game up.
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#10 newfg311
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The trial version of the game was really fun so I might pick it up.  I wanna see what other games are coming this month so I can spend the points on the right games.
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#11 b11051973
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Considering that "one button" is the most important button in the game. I think it's a perfectly good reason to not buy it.
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#12 DaveGray
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Can you play cooperatively over Live?

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#13 as9332
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Can you play cooperatively over Live?

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I believe so
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#14 skazbot
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it was alright
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#15 DaveGray
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This game is getting really mixed reviews from game sites.  I've seen as low as 7, and as high as 9.3.  ...also, some reader reviews are saying that you can't play online co-op.

What gives?

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#16 matt3456
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The developer said it would have taken too much work to make it so you can play cooperatively over live.