You play as a martian about to take over the planet Earth in entertaining fashion.
I haven't had this much playing a game in a long time. "Destroy All Humans" by THQ is a bonified cult classic for games. Yeah the themes have been done before but not to slapstick comedy of this magnitude. Seeing as the game is supposed to take place in the 50's during the paranoid McCarthy era, the mentality is still here in 2006 with the polarization going on this country.
You play as Crypto from the Furon race whose mission is to invade Earth. Crypto is a riot. He sounds just like Jack Nicholson actually (intentional).
As Crypto you find out about the human race, it's strength's and weakness and use that data for your advantage. As you progress through the game you realize that humanity isn't what it's cracked up to be. You learn that the government is brainwashing it's citizens, and of course the Furons can't have that because it's the Furons jobs to destroy humanity!!!! LOL
The graphics in this game are very good. While assuming a generally linear model, they made into a full fledged interactive experience. Crypto looks like a real alien, and his features are shown in terrific demeanor.
The explosions, laser blasts, and destruction that come from your flying saucer all Look marvelous darling, simply marvelous!!!!
The sound is equally enjoyable. Crypto has a long array of vocal dialogue. When you move around earth, you get to all the daily stupid jargon that people in the 50's might have talked about. Obviously some of it's exaggerated but it's still great how THQ was able to capture so much digitized speech here.
Controls are simply than even an idiot could grasp. You browse through the controls which include a zaptomic, anal probe, a flame thrower, detonators and other goodies. The fun really comes in when you upgrade Crypto and make him do incredible alien feasts like tossing tanks around with his psychic powers!!!
It's not the hardest game for sure but once you get into the military levels and destroy the army, airforce and other government goofballs that get in your way the game becomes pretty challenging.
After the game the PS2 comes loaded with special features. There is a good featurette which is a sort of mockumentary of course, a display of the game during the E3 expo, commentary by the THQ makers themselves and other goodies.
All in all this is a great game. If you haven't picked up this game, I'd highly suggest you do it.