The research and development of new technologies, while a requirement in certain areas of the game to advance specific ship or colony capabilities, isn't always seamlessly integrated into the plotline, and practical, immediate use of technology isn't guaranteed. Combat in Alien Legacy is not a complex affair, so if you're looking for Tie Fighter or X-Wing arcade action-style maneuvering, you won't find it here this is more a case of strategic ambush through placement of a missile-toting shuttle. Mouse-driven with keyboard directional controls used mainly for shuttle craft combat sequences, the interface relies mostly on the point and click-on-the-right-icon system. While the interface can be slightly obtu se and awkward at first, once you've learned and mastered it, game play flows nicely. Even though Alien Legacy has a definite game-ending goal, it is an open-ended adventure that allows you to continue your space-faring adventure after the ultimate game mystery has been solved. Advisors don't always dispense particularly sage advice, which keeps you on your toes and gives you the feeling of decision-making and being in control, since you have to sift out the bad or weak advice from the good. The game doesn't always intricately integrate these components in an obvious way but there is enough of each element to keep interest high and involvement worthwhile for the most part.
There's a very fine balance that includes the popular advances-in-technology theme, colonization, combat, exploration, and mystery. In fact, by introducing and maintaining a solid storyline with elements of adventure, strategy, and puzzle solving, designer Joe Ybarra has struck a happy medium between the extremes of hard and soft science fiction.
In a rather unusual twist from similar games in the space exploration/world-building genre, Alien Legacy emphasizes game enjoyment and story involvement first and foremost above technical brilliance and futuristic space hardware.
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