Falling Skies: The Game (Sony PlayStation 3, 2014)

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Set between the 3rd and 4th seasons of TNT's popular alien invasion TV series, Falling Skies: The Game finds players joining the cast of the show as they attempt to build a weapon powerful enough to repel the Espheni invaders. Gamers take four-person squads into turn-based battles against aliens on randomly generated grid maps. Soldiers who die are gone for good, but those who survive can return to their home base to level up and restock their supplies. Players can also earn resources by sending units on an endless number of Dispatch side missions.

Product Identifiers

PublisherLittle Orbit
MPN815403010330
UPC0815403010330
eBay Product ID (ePID)183231330

Product Key Features

RatingT-Teen
GenreStrategy
PlatformSony PlayStation 3
Game NameFalling Skies: the Game

Additional Product Features

Release Year2014
Number of Players1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick
ESRB DescriptorBlood, Violence

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  • Obscure but Good Turn Based Strategy

    See full review at The Grand Emperors Video Game Blog Falling Skies: The Game is a PS3 and XBox 360 title based on the alien invasion TV show that was on TNT. It's a third person tactical squad based game, which as you may know I'm not a huge fan of but in this instance it's not too bad. Perhaps they have come a long way from XCOM and the first Rainbow Six on PC, or maybe it's just that I liked the TV show enough to cut it some slack. Graphics wise the game isn't exactly a stunner, and has a slight PS2 look to it, but you have to figure that this game was never meant to be a AAA blockbuster and might have been made with a very limited budget. Playwise it works well with the PS3 controls, but than again tactical squad games are by nature stiff and grid based but I feel it works smoothly. As far as originality it stays pretty close to the TV show and actually brings in the voice talent of a few of the shows actors like Noah Wyle, and that's something the Defiance game didn't really follow through on. The game concept itself though isn't all that original otherwise and it's also kind of funny that based on the TV shows premise they decided to go with a game genre synonymous with that sub-genre in games, thanks to XCOM. As far as lining up with the series, the games fits nicely and is suppose to take place between seasons 3 and 4. Despite not having access to the full cast the game's voice talent is enough to immerse you in the series. The games also takes enough elements from the series, like class of fighters, and fighting tactics, as well as plot lines to make the game feel like a lost season and to explain the 2nd Mass’s actions between Chicago and Charleston. As a fan of the series the game didn’t feel out of place, and was comfortable to settle into. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of tactical squad based games so i do wonder if another genre might have worked better, like and FPS, or RTS. With that said though I think the former would have seem out of place, and the latter unable to truly capture the small squad deployment that the series itself actually plays out

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  • Fan of show will enjoy game

    The game starts at about season 4 of show, so it's action time straight off. Graphics are good and game play is pretty straight forward. Enjoy playing characters from show.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Only play if you liked the show or like strategy games

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  • ok

    good

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New