Shadowgrounds Survivor

If you want a feeling of a bullet heck (Uncertain what words can be used so apologies), however the downside is the save system that is one save per chapter/level, though unlike the original shadowgrounds, you play as 3 different characters who carry their own weapons. It is, ok.

Due to issues with Physx and driver link being dead the game is impossible to play.

The first Shadowgrounds was underwhelming, but serviceable. This one is much the same, with similar controls. The voice acting is much better, you play as three different characters now and they have a little more personality (though not as much as pretty much any mainstream video game character), and everything looks low-budget, but slightly less so than the original. The game is less derivative than the first one, without as many things that are obviously directly lifted from Robocop and Aliens, but everything has a generic, uninteresting flavor. We never see more than three or four types of enemies, we never find out anything interesting about them, there's exactly ONE boss fight near the beginning, and the gameplay is bland and without any of the strategy the first game allowed for. They managed to make it prettier, but even more shallow than the first one. If you buy it, expect an experience similar to what you'd get from a mobile phone game. Even if you liked the first one you'll probably be a little disappointed with this sequel.

Shadowgrounds 2 is basically Alien Breed, only with better graphics. So it does nothing new, but what it does I find enjoyable, having rarely come across such games. The story is pretty forgettable, but adds an extra layer to the game - a military base is attacked by a horde of aliens, and you seem to be the only person capable enough to do something about it. It doesn't make much sense, but it adds to the experience. There's also enough attention to detail to make walking around that base a tad creepy, and the music is just good enough to add to the entire experience. It isn't scary, but it's the closest you'll get to it, considering you have a top-down view, and can see things coming from a distance. But as fun as this game is, levels are short enough & enemy behavior is predictable enough for the game to become stale after a while. Just kill horde after horde of enemies & move on. There aren't that many types of enemies (many of them are unoriginal), so after a few levels you get to see them all. And there aren't that many weapons you can use. You are given more characters to play the more you advance, which are interesting, but by the time they're introduced you already invested so much time on the main character that they feel more like an unwanted distraction. And by the end of the game you realize there's no purpose to them being there. You can level them up & level up their weapons, but not in a unique way, so it feels more like a pointless distraction than a bonus. The game also feels rushed - levels are short & sparse of interactable items, there's only one boss battle, and the plot you're trying to advance gets resolved suddenly & unexpectedly. Playing the three characters, you're trying to get them to meet one another, but when that happens it's more of a surprise than a feeling of accomplishment. The odd graphical glitch or slowdown doesn't help either, as well as the ugly character animations & bad unresponsive AI. Also, Normal is almost too easy.

I enjoy the game. Its way better than I thought it would be. I caught it on a GOG sale and its worth the price and then some. Pros: Shooting action, and lots of fun cons: AI is a bit dumb and controls seem a tad bit loose on XBOX 360 controller. Overall for a cheap game its fun