The Top 7... alien invasions

Get ready to get your ass handed to you by a twisted menace from across the galaxy... seven times over

Words: Christian Nutt, GamesRadar US
7 Comments
Email this article
Bookmark
Email this Article
Close

6. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2003, PlayStation 2)

One of the freakiest alien invasions in game history comes in the overblown epic Xenosaga. The first several hours of the cutscene-heavy RPG detail the crisis brought on by the appearance of the Gnosis. These disturbing, malformed aliens do most malicious space races one better - they can't even be touched by conventional weapons. The first several hours of the game is consumed by a tense battle as the Gnosis engulf - and, eventually, destroy - the research ship Woglinde.

Though the Gnosis are completely impervious to guns, and use their bizarre powers to crystallize and shatter human beings, the most disturbing thing about the invasion is how the mask of sanity on the embattled soldiers cracks. Fortunately, badass, beautiful android KOS-MOS can take on the menace. Don't hope to catch your breath, though: the Gnosis keep on coming for the rest of the three-game series.

 
7 Comments
thebigmo1  - 1 month 22 hours ago
first not that i care
Report
thebigmo1  - 1 month 22 hours ago
first not that i care
Report
Smeggs  - 1 month 17 hours ago
Yay, Half-Life. Y'know, I can't belive this but after play HL1 I belive I liked it more than its sequels O_O...Not that the sequels weren't the bomb.
Report
The_Tingler  - 1 month 7 hours ago
Halo 2 - yes, but then they screwed it up but then just going to another boring Halo for the rest of the game.
Report
BooyaBuda  - 28 days 22 hours ago
you forgot earthbound
Report
Predator428  - 28 days 19 hours ago
Kind of a short article...
Report
Marioninja1  - 24 days 22 hours ago
I love Half-life 2 and all the sequels, mostly 2, never played the first though
Report
Showing 1-7 of 7 Comments
Related Games
Destroy All Humans
Xbox
Destroy All Humans
PS2
Xenosaga: Episode #1
PS2
Halo 2
Xbox
Halflife
PC
Latest Features
Who fights a Bill of Rights?
PC Feature
Oct 3, 2008
Primetime to real-time
PC Feature
Oct 3, 2008
Games vs Movies: 20 cutscenes compared
DS Feature
Oct 3, 2008
TalkRadar 21 – riddles, rudeness and reviews
360 Feature
Oct 3, 2008
Epic game plots made simple
360 Feature
Oct 3, 2008
» More Features
Latest News
NBA 09 The Inside: The Jukebox N4G
PS3 News from N4G
Oct 6, 2008
I Got Excited Over Footwear? N4G
360 News from N4G
Oct 6, 2008
Funcom: Age of Conan server merge was requested... N4G
360 News from N4G
Oct 6, 2008
SOE: All of our future MMOs will appear on... N4G
PS3 News from N4G
Oct 6, 2008
Valkyria Chronicles BoxArt Revealed N4G
PS3 News from N4G
Oct 6, 2008
» More News