Invasion Earth II: The Mothership

by Kiminski

This level is a great follow-up; it’s better than its prelude in every aspect. The objects are intricate and the environments are varied. The human sanctuary and the alien mothership are futuristic-looking in their own ways. The space flight between them is plain as you would expect, but it adds variety and builds anticipation.

The level has cool set pieces like a decompression chamber and anti-gravity tubes, and the aliens look like the Xenomorphs from the Alien movies. The choices for colors, decorations, and materials are predictable, but like the aliens, they create a sense of familiarity. The music selection is perfect in my opinion.

With one exception, the camera helpfully focuses on areas that have just become accessible. The level is fairly long and its boss fight is tough, but it’s never confusing or unfair. Not many levels have this balance of being easy to beat and hard to ace.