Surprisingly Fantastic. Great game to play in the dark :]

User Rating: 10 | Yuusei Kara no Buutai X: Episode II PS2
When you first pick up any game, you may turn it over and read the back, glance at the rating, the pictures (to determine the graphics of course), maybe even take out the instruction booklet and read it. but nothing does this game justice. This game is far more unique than i could have ever realized.

I bought this game on a 3 for 10 rack at a store that sold what can only be described as recycled rental games. I kinda figured it would be just an impulsive buy that I would play once, set onto a shelf, and never touch again. For a while, that's what happened. The game starts off slow, and I got a little confused navigation wise in the dark winter environment of the game.

I picked it back up about a month later and just figured i would try to get past the raging winter opening level. I realized that it wasn't that hard, and upon finding a crashed alien aircraft, I was hooked. And that was far before blasting the guts out of my first alien scum.

The game has a rather captivating storyline. I've never seen the movie, but I love this game. The environments are all equally disturbing and rather uncomfortable if you stand there for a long amount of time. The team play in the group is very complex, and the AI is incredible.

Trust me, if you are into survival horror, give this game a chance.

Even if it takes you an extra month before you decide to slide it into your console, I promise, its worth a play.