I remember playing the original version of this game all the time as a kid on the OG Xbox so I was excited to revisit it when this remaster came out. It's fun! A deeply flawed game, one that hasn't aged perfectly in it's writing and has some missions that just are not fun. But this is a good game, even outside of the nostalgia you get that lovely, pulpy theremin music. The fun suite of weapons literally all of which are enjoyable. And the jokes that do land are pretty damn funny. It's not perfect but it's definitely worth a play, and I'm glad a relic from my childhood got remade.

5/5 for how good of a remake it is.
Some nice graphics, thoughtful tweaks to modernize some gameplay elements and appreciation for the source material.

Unfortunately the gameplay is inherently outdated in some aspects. If you didn't love these games on the PS2 I can't imagine you would be too impressed by what is on offer here.

I, however, adored these games as a kid and happily played this game to 100% completion, something I rarely ever do for any game.

Worth a trip down memory lane.

I played the original Destroy All Humans! quite often when it first came out. It stood alone then as being unique - playing the 'villain', piloting space-craft and vaporising humans seemed a new take on a third-person open-world shooter. Its writing was dry and sarcastic, and riffing off 1950s Cold War hysteria and pop-culture was something new for me as a teen. You were humanity's saviour: saving them from their stupid selves, harvesting brains for the good of the Furon Empire.

Does this all translate today? A lot of it does actually, but perhaps not entirely. The writing and performance seems a bit stilted and the complexity of the missions aren't nearly as groundbreaking anymore, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.

Like Spyro and Crash remakes, the differences to the original are predominately visual. Blackforest Games have 'cartoonified' the models here which is a striking difference but works more in the game's favour than against it, I thought. Unlike those PS1 remakes, there are some gameplay control changes which work well for me but might not for others. Some added abilities from the second game like the Transmog are welcome, and an all-new S.K.A.T.E. mechanic for quick traversal on ground as well as better manoeuvrability for the jetpack are both godsends. New side-story challenges are a good addition too.

Definitely worth picking up if you liked the original but may not have legs if you’re new to the games. Honestly, it’s incredible to me that it was even chosen by game developers to be remade as although the games have a decent following, it’s not that huge.

I truly thought I would never see this game series again, and then one day this randomly got announced out of nowhere. Not only that, but it is incredible. It is such a resounding improvement over the original in every way that I can possibly think of. Black Forest Games managed to incorporate all of the best elements of every DAH! game beforehand and turn it into the best release in the series' history. The only thing I really dislike is the new human character designs which are wildly different from the original, but I can look past it since the rest checks out.

Destroy All Humans is an enjoyable ride with some decent comedy, though it falls short in some areas.There's a lot of aspects of this game that feel like they're just a few steps away from being great, but just settle for being decent or good enough. Combat is a bit mindless, while you have a good amount of options to take on enemies, the combat situations themselves are just pretty samey. Shooting in of itself isn't really the most fun either. I found myself having the most fun trying to complete the challenges you gain access to after entering new maps, races especially.

Never owned this when I was a kid and only really played it a couple times over friends houses so I have really little attachment to this franchise. I did enjoy parts of the gameplay such as the half baked stealth mechanics and games funny for the most part with a really fun concept but I didn’t enjoy the mission structure after the first couple hours. I imagine the sequel addresses the issues I had with the gameplay and mission structure so I’ll definitely give that a try down the line. I also found this to be another THQ remaster that looks good in parts but simultaneously really ugly it’s a shame because a game like this could really shine with a decent remaster. Despite my issues this game regularly costs like £2.50 on sale so I’d say it’s probably worth the price of admission.