Alpha Prime Demo

Asteroids may not seem like the best place to camp out, but if their depths hold valuable resources, they can quickly turn into valuable extraction facilities. Moreover, if this resource is actually a drug, things rapidly descend into chaos and no form of authority can intervene to bring order.

Alpha Prime is a first-person shooter that takes place on an asteroid, where an abandoned “hubbardium” mine registers some unusual activity. Your purpose is to explore this asteroid and find whatever the cause of the disturbance might be, as well as eliminate everything that crosses your path, using a variety of weapons and gadgets to inflict pain on your foes.

As such, you character is very skilled in the art of hacking, which allows you to use a multitude of gadgets to spy upon the enemies and take them by surprise, as well as use remote controlled devices to take them out without having to do it yourself. These skills also allow you to operate certain machinery throughout the game, some of which can help you clear blocked paths or move heavy objects around the environment.

As previously mentioned, hubbardium is a type of drug that has some pretty unique effects on the users. Your character is able to take advantage of it in order to improve his battle abilities, by quickening his reflexes and performing the classic bullet-time maneuver each time he is cornered by multiple enemies at the same time.

The graphic engine is one of the more refined aspects of the game, since it includes a wide range of high-end post-processing effects to make the outer space environments look more eerie. You also get to see its power during the vehicle sections, which enable you to explore the asteroid and gaze at its incredible landscapes. As you might expect, whenever you leave the mine, oxygen becomes scarce and you must refill your tank once every few minutes, if you want to survive.

Although Alpha Prime may not shine when it comes to story line and dialog, it does feature some very interesting ideas, in the form of remote controlled devices and the various machines you can use throughout the levels. The detailed graphic engine gives the game world personality and makes it easier to digest, even without a decent plot at its core.