Alien: Resurrection (PlayStation)

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Source: http://www.megalextoria.com/wordpress/index.php/2017/02/22/alien-resurrection-playstation/

The above ad is from the July 1998 issue of GamePro. You'll notice it says "DUE THIS FALL". This was truly an ad ahead of its time because the game was not released until October 2000, more than two years later.

Apparently, the game was originally intended to be a third-person survival horror type game but this plan was scrapped during development and a first-person shooter was created instead. Also, while it is not indicated in the ad, this game was exclusive to the PlayStation. However, the original intent was to port it to the PC and Dreamcast as well but poor sales resulted in a change of plans.

There were a number of reasons sales were poor. First, because of the two year delay, this game was released long after the movie had been released. Second, the movie generally got poor reviews so was not a particularly good advertisement for the game anyway. Also, the game got mediocre reviews. It was praised for its atmosphere but criticized for its graphics, difficulty and control scheme. Ironically, this game is credited with inventing the modern first person control scheme on consoles (move with one analog stick, turn with the other). Finally, this game was ultimately released more than six months after the release of the PS2.

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