Game Company’s Description: Alias is a third-person action adventure containing a unique blend of action and stealth that puts you under fire and under pressure. Whether you’re up against the clock or being hunted by the enemy, fighting against the odds or fleeing for your life, the action is relentless. Utilize your incredible spyware and array of disguises to complete the most dangerous covert missions across the globe. Experience all the heart-stopping action and tension of the award-winning TV series.
The main character is Sydney Bristow, an active field agent for the CIA specializing in infiltration and data retrieval. Young. Female. Deadly. When CIA agent Sydney Bristow is called in to work on her day off she knows there must be something serious going down. The order has come from the CIA’s best mind–her father, Jack Bristow.
A fellow operative, Agent Jacobs, has gone missing in suspicious circumstances. His last communiqué to the CIA contained highly sensitive intelligence regarding Sydney’s arch nemesis, Anna Espinosa, formerly a top agent for a rival agency, now gone rogue. The trail starts in a Monte Carlo casino, Jacobs’ last known location, but Sydney is soon in a global race against time through Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, and beyond. If that weren’t enough, it seems Anna has teamed up with both the formidable and sinister talents of Mr. Sark and Arvin Sloane–but why, and for what purpose? How are the “Followers of Rambaldi” involved? And what is “The Machine”?
Game features include multiple ways to complete levels and objectives, an intriguing, twisting plot crafted by the writers of the “Alias” television series, and close ties to the TV show using official script writers, costumes, and voices.
Look: The only aspect of Alias that is worthy of a PS2 game are the animations. Many of the characters are lacking and the face models are weak. The scenes and environments look good, for the most part, but you never know when you’ll go from excellent to average.
Feel: As with the television show there are a lot of cool gadgets—each gadget has a rhyme and reason. Stealth is important and is faithful to the television show. There are some really cool moves that can be orchestrated when hiding from the enemies, like reaching around a corner to take them down. It’s very useful in eliminating enemies without getting caught—even though you will be seen and that’s when you have to fight. There are many different moves when going hand-to-hand from punches to kicks and launching an enemy into a wall. Hand-to-hand combat is tough when you are surrounded so you better find a weapon. The coolest aspect is the ability to use anything that is lying around.
Hear: Thankfully the cast lent their voices to the game instead of some hack imitating the real deal. The rest of the game isn’t up to par with the voice acting.
Frankly: Alias is almost too easy. It has a good deal of depth and its fun—however it can be finished in a day between breakfast and dinner.
+ Ralphie Wright
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