This is really quite a good game. It is an example of a game that is clearly better than its average score on this site. The maps are rich and varied with excellent attention to detail. The landscape reminds me of what it might be like in a Nuclear Winter. The wind howls and the snow blows. You really get the sense of freezing your tail off (or is that the wind coming under the window frame of my study). The creatures are really frightful and well done. Sometimes you can see them lumbering off in the distance and if you are really careful you just might not draw their attention. Good luck! The battle action is fast and furious. The grappling hook is a great idea and can get one out of many a tight spot. You can play this game in the first person or the third person...and I might add it is nice to have the choice. Personally I kind of go back and forth between the two. It is not an easy game to play..one encounters a series of very challenging situations. It is often best to think ahead and pick routes that might give you some protection. In this game energy is an issue. One cannot survive long in this hostile alien climate without thermal energy. You must continue to collect and husband the thermal energy as you progress through the game. This is a brilliant touch. This is the kind of game where I like to look at the landscapes around me because they are so well done. This tendency has resulted in more than a few crunching blows from Dongo's, Acrid's and the other dangerous indiginous creatures on this forbidding planet. Have fun!
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