Either Activision were so convinced that only fans of the movie would buy the game they gave Double Helix free rein to include as little plot as they wanted, or they just plain didn’t bother at all. You assume the role of Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Specialist Cole Mathis and begin by jogging about a sunny Hawaiian island defusing a curious amount of carelessly discarded bombs. No sooner have you finished the task when, ‘Oh shit!’, aliens invade and start fucking up everyone’s day.
What little plot there is only serves to barely string the various mission locations together. Each level is preceded by a briefing screen that tells you what to do and gives some reason why you’re to do it, but never reveals anything about a wider plot. Aliens have invaded and you need to stop them. That’s it.
Northern Gamer checks out this console port of a classic board game.
Another classic has been given the console makeover on Switch thanks to Marmalade Game Studio, but is this turn-based naval classic a hit or a miss.
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