Alien League

[table][th] Review by Sven Evil - Steam's best local 4-player curator! See 100s of more local 4-player reviews at my [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/8485829-SvenEvils-Playground/] curator page[/url]! [/th][/table] King of the mini games! I have never seen that many different mini games in one party game! The game is for 2-4 local players. Each round (out of 20 rounds in total) sees each player taking a turn on the board, and when all players have taken their turn one of the 50 mini games starts. The mini games are short, (mostly) easy to understand and fun! The result is always one winner who gets some coins. Players can also receive coins as a result of the movement on the board. Coins can at certain points be swapped into totems, and after the 20 rounds each player uses his totems to upgrade his character (health, speed, bullet size and bullet speed) for the FINAL SHOWDOWN! In the final showdow, all players fight a little Battle Royale (last man standing) to decide the game winner. Theoretically players who bought/stole lots of tokens and improved their character the most are favorites during the final shodown... but in reality even a player who slept through the 20 board rounds/mini games before can win the final showdown with skillful fighting! Great replayability due to the large amount of minigames. X-Box One pads perfectly supported. [u][b] Conclusion:[/b][/u] Great party game if you have the time to play it. A playthrough takes around 30 mins with 4 players.

A solid entry in the steps of [i]Mario Party[/i]. [h1]The Nintendo social experience on PC[/h1] The party games era on PC started with 4-Player arenas trying to recapture the thrill of [i]Super Smash Bros[/i], then later on indie games tried to recapture the fun of the [i]Mario Party[/i] series. At first it was with mini-games only, but now a few of them are appearing with the board game layer on top. Alien League is one of those. https://youtu.be/WWet06Zmtlg [h1]Managing your expectations[/h1] It’s important to know that this game cannot be played online; furthermore, there are no bots so it’s mandatory to be 2-4 local players in order to launch the game. A whole session lasts 30-45 minutes depending on the number of players, and we would have liked to see that length slightly reduced with a few less turns to play, but that was alright. With that out of the way, let’s see how this game works. [h1]Alien Royale[/h1] There is an ultimate end-goal, being the last survivor in an arena to stand as the winner of a session. Before that final showdown starts, players can use tokens (named “Totems” here) to upgrade the stats of their alien: health points, speed, bullet size, and bullet speed. This means that the overall objective of the board game is to collect as many Totems as possible to get a slight edge during the last battle, but it’s still possible to win the match without having the highest stats. The Totems are obtained or lost when stopping on specific tiles, and they often require to be purchased in exchange for coins. Thus, earning coins on the board or through winning mini-games is the best way to collect Totems (basically, the Totems are the Stars of [i]Mario Party[/i]). [h1]Board game[/h1] The first phase of each round consists of players rolling dice and moving on the board in turns. The tiles trigger all sorts of events, and coins or even Totems can be purchased, won, lost or stolen. There are also shops to buy useful items, such as a warp to swap position with another player. There are many branching paths that allow the players to have some control over their trajectory rather than simply being at the mercy of RNG. Once everyone completes their turn, the second phase begins and it consists of a mini-game that will earn coins for the winner. The game picks from a hefty pool of 70 mini-games, some are free-for-all while others pit one player against the other three. [h1]Mini-games[/h1] In terms of intensity and duration, it’s always pretty spot-on, which is a rare feat (I have reviewed lots of party games). There is a lot of variety in terms of the objectives: catching other players, surviving environmental hazards, playing alien football and so on. It’s always easy to control, and graphically follows the same mold, which is both a curse and a blessing. A blessing because everyone can quickly see what is going on, a curse because it does not become too crazy or surprising, the mini-games all feel kinda similar despite their impressive number and variety, simply because they look similar. Nonetheless, it was rare to find a mini-game that we didn’t like: the game was consistently fun and engaging. Even the boardgame had us sometimes shouting and laughing as we sabotaged each other! Actually, more of that would have been better, I wish that we could lay traps. [h1]Verdict[/h1] [i]Alien League[/i] is accessible and solid. Despite the high number of mini-games, their quality is good all across the board, and the board game layer makes for a fun time with friends. However, keeping a similar perspective from mini-game to mini-game tones down the experience rather than surprising us with flashes of unexpected difference or bursts of greatness: it’s fun, but not exactly hilarious. Nonetheless, it’s one of the better [i]Mario Party[/i]-like party games on PC, and definitely the most kid-friendly. https://youtu.be/S4KyU68ZjuU

This game is so much fun! It is a really good party game to play with friends. It has cute graphics, the controls are simple and it has great replayability due to the large amount of minigames. It is only local multiplayer but me and my friends play online using Parsec Gaming and it works like a charm. I definitely recommend getting this game.

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It was a little unclear what some of the board icons actually meant. But we eventually got the hang of things. Somehow this is simultaneously one of the most chillax, and most frustrating Mario Party-likes in recent memory. Chill in that everything is super straightforward, and accessible for all ages! Frustrating in that this game might actually somehow be MORE punishing than the old school MPs. Seriously, you will loss everything more than once likely! It scratches that itch that some of us sadists had, who missed that old cruelty and unpredictableness. It also cuts out all the time-wasting, slow BS from newer MPs. Turns are SUPER quick. Your guy flies across the board, with no unnecessary inbetweens that only exist to make a game take longer.

it's just not grand enough. Need better gameplay. Played the game with family but we tired of it way to quickly. 4/10

Game is pretty good for local 4 player. It's like Mario Party but without the boring board part. Buy it!

A great party game! With the new game mode (minigames only) it's became really fun to play with friends. :)

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Cute party game styled after mario party, however it comes up short. characters are cute and the games are fun, however lack of options and stability turned family game night into a mess. you have to play the board game with 20 turns, no options for a change of length of a game, as well as no option to just play some minigames. My biggest issue was 7 turns into our first game and after selecting an item from the store the game stopped working. Not crashed, the game continued to run and even accepted i had hit pause, but nothing would work. this happened 3 turns into a new game we started without items involved this time. I wanted to enjoy it but in 40 mins having to restart twice and just trying to enjoy a single game made this a chore that shouldnt have been.