The number of aliens the game throws at the player is simply ludicrous, numbering on any given mission well into the two and three thousands and higher. This, in part, makes up for the complete lack of A.I. in the game. The aliens only response, ever, is to charge right at the player, making it pretty simple to mow down 50 or 60 at a shot, but moderately more difficult when 600 aliens appear from all different directions at once. Should the aliens only be coming from one or two directions, the best choice is often to simply retreat and continually shoot at them.

Despite the game’s complete lack of intelligence and plot, it is a blazing good time, and if you like shooters it’s definitely up your alley. There’s unquestionably a certain sense of accomplishment to mowing down the full complement of 2,477 aliens on a given level, even if I did just stand on a catwalk they couldn’t reach, while a drone took out the aliens below as I walked away for five minutes to get a cup of coffee. Seriously. I left the computer, went to the kitchen, made coffee, and came back while a computerized drone buddy of mine took out all the aliens (they were still coming when I got back).

In the mood to mindlessly blast away 3,000 aliens on any given level? Alien Shooter: Vengeance is most definitely for you. It’s not terribly difficult, but the levels are long enough, and the number of enemies plentiful enough that it’s more than distracting for a few hours. Good times.

Alien Shooter: Vengeance is rater M by the (ESRB) for Blood, Language, and Violence.