Alien Swarm Reactive Drop Review

Tackle more aliens with more guns in this action-packed game sporting top-down graphics and plenty of action

Sometimes great games drop when you least expect it, and in many different shapes. In addition, triple-A productions that should theoretically be held to much higher standards sometimes disappoint incredibly hard, so it’s difficult to truly get excited about games beforehand nowadays. Thankfully, some developers manage to deliver even when they do not have a huge budget at their disposal.

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More aliens and more guns to shoot them down with

Alien Swarm Reactive Drop Review Meaning

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is not exactly a sequel to the insanely popular top-down shooter released a few years ago, but it does bring exactly what the fans have been wanting all these years. Hence, it’s more of a standalone update that adds more enemies, more campaign missions, as well as a variety of new weapons to choose from.

Taking its cues from its predecessor, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is a free-to-play action shooter with a top-down view and tons of extra-terrestrial baddies to exterminate. Reactive Drop includes an extensive campaign mode, PvP, and a vast array of deadly weapons to mince and mangle with. App ID, 563560. App Type, Game. Name, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop. Developer, Reactive Drop Team. Publisher, Reactive Drop Team. Supported Systems.

The biggest disappointment in the original Alien Swarm was the fact that there was a single campaign, and it was fairly short. Hence, the whole thing was over very quickly, and there were not many ways to extend the experience. This has been resolved in this one, however, since you can play through multiple campaigns, as well as join multiplayer servers when you are done.

Team-based gameplay and great multiplayer support

The gameplay is a lot more team-oriented this time around, since there are multiple characters to choose from, each one with their own specialty. Marines are obviously much better at shooting things, but medics and techs come in handy as well to deal with various obstacles. Up to 8 players can work together in the co-op mode, which should be loads of fun with the right crowd.

Not much can be said about the graphics, given the fact that they are basically the same as in the original. However, the level design is above the first part, especially since you get to explore much more interesting environments along the way. You can also tackle a variety of new aliens, which is especially exciting when you consider the fact that they all have different attack tactics and special abilities.

A great semi-sequel that’s as free as the original

All in all, it’s fascinating to see that Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop managed to do so much with the elements provided by the original game, and it’s even more surprising to see that it’s free. Hence, the multiplayer component and the new content should be more than enough to keep you engaged for many hours.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • OS: Windows速 XP or above
  • Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop was reviewed by Alexandru Dulcianu
4.0/5
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runs on:
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file size:
3.9 GB
main category:
Freeware Games
genre:
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Co-Op
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gamepad:
Gamepad supported
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About the game:
Title: Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Status: Released Graphics: 3D
Genre: ARPG
Developer: Reactive Drop Team
Publisher: Reactive Drop Team

Alien Swarm Review

Taking its cues from its predecessor, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is a free-to-play action shooter with a top-down view and tons of extra-terrestrial baddies to exterminate. Reactive Drop includes an extensive campaign mode, PvP, and a vast array of deadly weapons to mince and mangle with. Play alone or with friends and mow down the alien hordes!

In addition to fast and frenetic gameplay, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop also includes a number of quality-of-life features. You can track your stats or compare them against the community’s; race to reach the top of the leaderboards by clearing missions quickly; and take part in the Steam Workshop for the game, which is filled with mods to enhance and extend your game.

Explosive Features:

  • Solo and Co-op Modes
  • Campaign Mode
  • Leaderboards and Stat-tracking

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System Requirements

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows® XP or above
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory Ram: 2GB
Hard Disk Space: At least 10GB of free Space
Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better

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