Alien Deathstorm Is A Fun Shooter That (So Far) Needs More Deathstorm

Alien Deathstorm is a brand-new action-horror-shooter game from Rebellion. Following the gameplay trailer's reveal at Gamescom, GameSpot was able to go hands-on, and it definitely has a retro feel with interesting-looking mechanics tied to the titular deathstorm that I wish we saw more of in the demo. Alien Deathstorm puts players in the boots of a combat engineer, who becomes stranded on an devastated off-world colony. The planet is being ravaged by a cataclysmic "deathstorm," and it's also overrun by very aggressive aliens. In my interview with producer Martin Bellingham, the developer said it was keeping the location of the colony's planet a secret for now, but I at least recognized the area I explored to be a dilapidated nuclear reactor site. This specific mission required me to survive the stormy conditions and relentless waves of aliens as I fought my way inside the location's reactor core. Navigating to the objective was difficult, as I was often swarmed by waves of the colony's alien threat. The aliens are attracted to sound and any perceived disturbance to the space immediately around them, attacking on sight. Bellingham explained that Alien Deathstorm isn't a stealth gam…