Metacritic Games

Alien Hominid (Xbox)

Massive existing fan base, the prototype flash game has been downloaded over 8 million times. Yeah it’s Multiplayer! Two-player co-op main game and 1-4 player mini-games. Totally distinctive hand drawn and animated style courtesy of cult artist Dan Paladin. A shovel full of multiplayer mini-games with over 200 ‘PDA’ puzzles, including an editor and 25 of the best US fan generated levels. [Zoo Digital]

Zoo Digital Publishing
Action, Shooter
Players: 4
T (Teen)
Developer: The Behemoth
Released May 27, 2005

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

76 / 100

Critic Reviews

90 AceGamez
It's a shame that Alien Hominid ends - that's my only gripe with the whole game. It ends. But then, you can play through it again and again with friends, turning up the difficulty a notch each time.
83 Pelit (Finland)
A fun and fast-paced 2D side scroller. The graphics are nice and everything runs smoothly, but the game is extremely difficult. Be warned. [PELIT June 05]
83 TotalGames.net
Annoyingly, the game is slightly harder than it should be thanks to one glaring omission: there is no diagonal shot.
80 Times Online
The game moves along swiftly, the controls are immediate and the blast of sound effects adds to the general silliness to ensure fast- moving fun.
70 PALGN
Good game for those looking for something a little different, so long as you've got the jacobs to handle the difficulty level.
60 EuroGamer
This is very much for the hardcore. And, as the hardcore eventually does when it takes over any genre, it ruins the game for anyone but the hardcore. Leave it to them.
60 Computer and Video Games
Hominid has an abundance of style, spread thick over a fairly brief game. This is cute, blood-thirsty and very old-skool; exactly the kind of thing that makes you want to buy the T-shirt and plush Hominid dolls. It's only a matter of time. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]