Alien Resurrection
A PlayStation first-person shooter based on the Alien film.
Where Alien Resurrection comes up1 episode or test
- 1Second stick barely usedMostly Ape Escape's net swinging
- 2Developers spot camera controlSecond stick drives the camera
- 3Fluid first-person shootersMedal of Honor Underground, Alien Resurrection
- 4Players struggle to adaptGamespot 2000: almost unplayably difficult
From Alien Resurrection page note; Gamespot 2000 review
What was said about Alien Resurrection
1Alien Resurrection and the second analogue stick
Alien Resurrection used the DualShock's second stick for camera control in a first-person shooter. The DualShock's second stick was barely used at first, apart from swinging the net in Ape Escape. Developers later realised it could control the camera, which led to fluid first-person shooters like Medal of Honor Underground and Alien Resurrection.
Players needed time to adapt to the scheme. Gamespot's 2000 review called Alien Resurrection's controls almost unplayably difficult. The lesson drawn is to pair new control hardware with a design that exploits it.
Controllers Control Everything
Used the second stick for the camera, but Gamespot's 2000 review called it almost unplayably difficult to control.
Alien Resurrection used the DualShock's second stick for camera control in a first-person shooter. The DualShock's second stick was barely used at first, apart from swinging the net in Ape Escape. Developers later realised it could control the camera, which led to fluid first-person shooters like Medal of Honor Underground and Alien Resurrection.
Players needed time to adapt to the scheme. Gamespot's 2000 review called Alien Resurrection's controls almost unplayably difficult. The lesson drawn is to pair new control hardware with a design that exploits it.
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