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Changed my life...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 21
Date: September 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wow. And I thought immersing myself in the world of SD-6, Credit Dauphine and the CIA was a weekly TV adventure. The ALIAS game lets you LIVE the adventure. Whether you're Sydney on a pulse-pounding, techno-supported mission... or you're Sydney discovering a new piece of the puzzle, the ALIAS game never stops the action. That collection of pixels IS Jennifer Garner, and you won't be the same once you pretend to be her in a 3D universe. Get the game, pop it in your Xbox and prepare to turn down social invitations... it will be your life!

wow, nice game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: March 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

takes a while to beat, but fun all along. looks just like the tv show.

This review is from "theage.com.au"

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: April 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The late-night action show Alias is part espionage drama, part soap opera. The svelte American operative, Sydney Bristow, follows in her father's footsteps, fighting international terror while becoming embroiled in implausible romantic trysts.

Made in close co-operation with the creators of the series, the Alias game sets out to be a window into the new world order of spy television.

The original actors revisit their roles, with Jennifer Garner supplying the voice of Sydney. The player controls her from an ample third-person view in which she is always large enough on screen to show off her elaborate costumes. Changing between ensembles is an integral part of play.

Sydney must assume different roles to infiltrate top-secret locations around the globe. Or, if one feels pugilistic, she can dispose of wandering guards with elaborate attack combos.

Sydney also comes with a range of gadgets for hacking into security cameras and for eavesdropping.
This game is clearly geared towards casual fans of the show and even borrows some of its storytelling techniques. Often the screen will split into multiple frames to highlight important incidents in different areas.

While the graphics are adequate, they are something of a let-down.
Character movements seem forced and unnatural. Combined with fixed facial expressions, it makes everyone look like humanoid robots. Some of the puzzles are arbitrarily difficult, but otherwise the game is quite easy to play.

Endgame: (...) Fans will get the most out of this authentic but limited adaptation.

NO DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I found the graphics and storyline of this game to be great!
It is wonderful that the all of the actors from the show loaned their voices for this game. Definitely worth checking out!

fun...a little lacking

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of Alias you will love this game. It is a lot of fun, and plays as if you are in the show. Graphics are fantastic. With the exception of two characters, they all look like their tv counterpart.

A few problems:

When the characters talk it looks a bit strange. Would have looked better if the lips stayed still.

The controls/movement are a bit awkward. Especially when fighting, and the controls don't seem logical at times.

Still a lot of fun to play. I am on the second mission. Not to hard and not too easy so far.

Amazing...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I am a hardcore "Buffy" fan, and I have both of the video games. I have always watched "Alias" and once "Buffy" ended, I fell back onto it and it is now my favorite show. I was very excited about the "Alias" game and I checked the site almost everyday, and even preordered it. I got it the day it came out and started to play it that night. I was very surprised at how good it was. This came as a shock to my parents, but I even said it was better than the "Buffy" games! The character graphics are great, they look just like the real people. (Except Sark... he could look a little better.) The game draws you in just like the show. I am on the second to last mission and I am enjoying every minute. It is pretty easy, but there are some tricky parts. The combat is good, and there are a lot of weapons and attacks to utilize against your attackers. All in all the game is great and I recommend it to any gamer, "Alias" fan or not.

Not that challenging, but fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

So I bought this game on a lark, after trying it out for a few minutes. Not too bad. I think that this game is similar to Splinter Cell in that you hug walls, are stealthy, etc. but it's not to that extent. And there is more action, like punching, etc. In terms of gameplay it's a little easy (much easier than Splinter Cell) though your character controls are a little awkward sometimes. The puzzles are not all that challenging. Sydney relies more on using random weapons (i.e. brooms) she finds in the room more than firearms -- you start off unarmed, actually, and you run out of ammo on the rifles you take off of people you beat up. So in terms of character motion control, weapons, stealth moves, it's pretty good, but somewhat limited.

That being said, I think that the reasons why you might buy and like this game are different from why you might like Splinter Cell, etc. This game feels TOTALLY like the TV show. In gameplay mode your character actually looks and moves like Sydney Bristow. Plus they have all the main characters complete with voices, even the tech guy Marshall. The soundtrack is great -- the techno sound makes each mission feel like a real episode of the TV show. Some of the situations are a little fantastic (you beat up a guy and 10 feet away is another guy who doesn't hear the pounding) but you have to let that go.

So I think if you're a die-hard fan of Alias, you'll have a good time with this game. If you're more into action, intellectual challenge or even games that require tactical abilities then Max Payne, Splinter Cell, or the Jedi Knight series might be better. This game is not inferior per se, it's just different. I like it because it feels so much like you're actually in the show.

Alias took me by Surprise.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Alias was awsome! The environments and character designs were great. The combonation of stealth and action was a relief of having just stealth or action. This game is worth getting! Anyone who knows what Alias is or has heard about it will love it. The cast of the show lends their voices to this game and is pretty itchen!!!

Absolutely Amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was an excellent portrayal of the show. I absolutely love Jennifer Garner and Alias so when I heard about this game's release, I was exstatic! The missions are realistic and the characters look pretty darn close to the real thing, Anna and Sark are a little off but other than that, it's great! It's got the real actor's voices and Sydney even walks and runs like the real thing. It's perfect for the die-hard Alias fans out there.

Review Based On Demo

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Even though I may not have been at the store long enough to play much of the demo, I still enjoyed it.... You start off in a museum, unarmed. Even though you are unarmed you can still punch, kick, and do some pretty cool combos... and once you knock out a guard you can pick up their weapon by simply pushing B.

Graphics: 8/10
Not the best I've seen... but still pretty good...

Gameplay: 9/10
Very fun and easy controls to get used to... Y to crouch, B to pick up weapons, etc. The only problem is she walks way too slow when going up stairs...

Sound: ??/10
I don't really know because I really couldn't hear it.

Overall: 8.5/10
I might have to go out and buy this game... I really enjoyed the demo.... even though I was only in the store for like 5 minutes... my brother didn't find what he was looking for so we had to leave... Too bad... I wanted to play some more..

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