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Destroy More Humans!

TUESDAY APRIL 18 2006 8:44 AM

Submitted by WilWheaton. Edited By WilWheaton.

In THQ's Destroy All Humans!, players assumed the role of Crypto 137, a sarcastic alien invader hell bent on, uh, destroying all the humans in various locales from Area 51 to Washington, DC., in 1950's Red Scare America.

Destroy All Humans! does McCarthy-era paranoid repression right. A secret government agency naturally blames Communists for everything weird that Crypto does in his pursuit of our precious DNA. The Jazz Menace is denounced as a corrupting influence. And while folks might like Ike, they're not sure he's got what it takes to fight the Russkies.

It was insanely fun, and one of my favorite games from last year. In fact, my only complaint was echoed by virtually every review I read:

Destroy All Humans! really could have used more stuff . . . as it's yet another well-designed, good-looking game that can be finished in about 12 hours. Considering that playing the latest installment of Grand Theft Auto, which started the whole sandbox-game trend, takes at least 70 hours just for the main story, this seems pretty weak.

There's good news, everyone, for players who loved sucking brain stems out of hapless humans, but longed to wreak more havoc on the unwitting little monkeys: THQ will release a sequel to Destroy All Humans! for PS2 and XBox.

The sequel, which is set in the 1960s will apparently mean destroying Soviet Russia, Japan and Blighty. This means killing hippies, communists, ninja warriors and Godzilla-style genetic mutations.

Dude. Seriously. Godzilla-style genetic mutations and motherfucking ninja warriors. Seriously. According to the game's developer, the sequel will have much more for players to do than the first installment in what could become a GTA-like series of games, and will be available in the Fall.

 

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Bastardo

Bastardo

Boston, MA
January 2005

APR 18, 2006 08:48 AM

In an unrelated story, The_Bastard has just announced the impending demise of his social life.

J24U

J24U

Danvers, MA
February 2006

APR 18, 2006 08:48 AM

I want it now!

Brixton

Brixton

SUICIDEGIRL

Guam

APR 18, 2006 08:49 AM

oh holy crap. too cool.

WilWheaton

WilWheaton

Los Angeles, CA
June 2005

APR 18, 2006 08:54 AM

It looks like I'll be having a mistress to Guitar Hero, once Autumn arrives.

J24U

J24U

Danvers, MA
February 2006

APR 18, 2006 08:59 AM

WilWheaton said:
It looks like I'll be having a mistress to Guitar Hero, once Autumn arrives.



Man, I won't even pick up guitar hero. I have to actually accomplish something day to day with my life...

d20

d20

San Francisco, CA
September 2003

APR 18, 2006 09:01 AM

you know, i might actually have to take a few nights off of WoW once that comes out.

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Edmonton, AB
November 2002

APR 18, 2006 09:01 AM

Oh my god. Yes. Yes. YES!

Oren

Oren

United Kingdom
January 2006

APR 18, 2006 09:02 AM

I LOVE this news. *bounces*

[Edited on Apr 18, 2006 by Inamourada_Flux]

Narghile

Narghile

Birmingham, AL
October 2005

APR 18, 2006 09:03 AM

*Orgasms*

ChezGeek

ChezGeek

Puyallup, WA
January 2004

APR 18, 2006 11:30 AM

i may need to upgrade from my snes now biggrin

zoton

zoton

Kuwait
November 2005

APR 18, 2006 11:34 AM

schweet !!!!

SonOfAPunk

SonOfAPunk

Maple Ridge, BC
January 2006

APR 18, 2006 12:39 PM

The_Bastard said:
In an unrelated story, The_Bastard has just announced the impending demise of his social life.



Unrelated my ass!

I harsh got a boner for the sequel. I love the first, but it just got tame after a while. Not a whole lot to see and experience. Just lots of shiny, funny, stuff! biggrin

Hooraydiation

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA
October 2005

APR 18, 2006 12:42 PM

I don't really like the GTA games because combat is terrible, but I'd probably love something similar if they took care of that one issue.

DeathByOpus

DeathByOpus

Saint Louis, MO
March 2006

APR 18, 2006 09:34 PM

i thought it was a fun game

Alecks

Alecks

Visalia, CA
October 2004

APR 19, 2006 03:31 AM

J24U said:

WilWheaton said:
It looks like I'll be having a mistress to Guitar Hero, once Autumn arrives.



Man, I won't even pick up guitar hero. I have to actually accomplish something day to day with my life...



hrrrrm pretty sure i beat it on expert thus giving me "the axe"... is quite an accomplishment lml

=-> Alecks

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