13/09/2022
If you missed out on the wacke and randy play of the Destroy All Humans! games back in the early 2000s, their gamemakers want you to know that you needn't feel, uh, deprived. THQ Nordic has recently released updated and retooled remakes of the originals, this one being the second game in the series called Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed.
Fans of the original PS2 entry can essentially expect a game that’s pretty loyal to the original with a number of new story-expanding locations and missions, a handful of new space-alien weapons and an overall graphic update.
For those who don’t know what to expect, well, Reprobed is something of a wackadoodle comic story about aliens who are attempting to take over Earth. The first game, Destroy All Humans!, centered in on a bulbus-headed alien invasion in the 1950s and this follow-up continues the tale some ten years later in the ‘60s.
Players amble and zap their way through 1969 as a somewhat murderous little red-eyed dude named Crypto (or Crypyospordium 187, if you want to be formal), who sounds much like a bad imitation of actor Jack Nicholson and who can navigate his way in earthly society by slipping into the bodies of weak-minded humans.
In this episode, the soviet KGB has gotten wise to this disguised space invader and destroyed his alien mothership. That missile attack has rained bits and pieces of mothership tech and weapons down on the fictional Bay City, as well as destroying Crypto’s long-running disguise as the President of the United States. And now that he can no longer party with groups of carefree hippie chicks, the little gray protagonist must set out to wreak revenge on the Soviets, resecure his techy dominance of humanity and maybe start up a s*x cult—all while killing as many humans as possible along the way.
Despite having a plotline that might seem rather gruesome, Reprobed is designed to be as humorous as possible (though much of the giggling does feel a tad dated these days). To that purpose, the quests are focused on humor, and alien weapons and gadgets granted throughout the story are equal parts destructive and zany.
For example, there is a lightning zapper that makes victims jitter with electricity. A “dislocator” sends anyone it makes contact with bouncing off the walls and floor. Other devices make their human victims dance around or (in true alien form) cause them to be probed against their will and have their heads pop off. And, of course, Crypto is always up for loads of sarcastic commentary in every situation. He can also read people’s minds when he pleases, which generally leads to snarky and s*xual reference-filled quips.
Gamers roam through an open-world map and follow up on a wide variety of relatively short story quests. They can also compete in one-on-one battles with friends and play through the game in multiplayer.
In the early 2000’s the Destroy All Humans! games were dubbed crude and sardonic classics. And whether you agree with the “classic” laurel or not, they’re still rocking their coarse and clownish claim-to-fames … only with better graphics.
Visit our website to read our full review of Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed, available for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X gaming: https://bddy.me/3U2t0HC
Some call it a classic. Others prefer the word “crude.”
