BEN 10 GUIDE

Ben 10, and the series Ben 10: Alien Force, are some of the more popular animated
television shows found on Cartoon Network. Considering the success of the Ben 10 franchise and its subsequent spinoffs, videogame adaptations were inevitable and several have already hit the market. 

One of the most recent additions to the Ben 10 family is the multiplatform game, Ben 10: Alien Force, which follows hero Ben Tennyson, his cousin Gwen and their mutual friend Kevin Levin, as they attempt to track down pieces of alien technology hidden on Earth as well as unravel the mysterious disappearance of Grandpa Max and the suspicious activities of
the Plumber called Gorvan.

The Ben 10 series reminds a very popular tv show that airs on a few tv networks as the first series ended back a few years ago but now it has returned in the new series Alien Force as Ben has aged five years and now
the battles are more dangerous.

The story is based on the Action Force series that has Ben and his cousin Gwen and their former enemy now friend Kevin are on the look out to finding Grampa Max disappeared some time ago so they continue to look for him
but soon take on his mission of finding out who or what the strange creatures known as the DNAliens and HighBreeds as they are doing something that cannot be good so with the power of the alien device called the Omnitrix that allos 

Ben to change into different aliens must battle to keep the planet Earth from getting into danger once again or any of the gamers should know that this game plays alot like the game before it titled Ben 10: Protector of Earth as you play in the levels as there are a total of eight as you must get to the level to finish then move on with the story but keep a eye open when you move through the levels for secrets as there are a few of them that can be found that there are items that can increase either Ben's health or his alien energy as he needs that to keep him in his alien form for the most time period and there is also the DNA points that can be collected from breakable items or enemies that you can use to upgrade one of your alien forms with a new attack skill plus a thing to mention
that there are secret areas that you can find but some of them you may need a certain alien form to get to it.

Like the other game before it you can only transform yourself into five aliens as you are now playing as any of the aliens that appeared in the old series but a brand new alien group as they include Spidermonkey who can use his spiderweb shot to reach higher locations , Big Chill can use his wings to glide safely and also to freeze enemies in theor tracks , Swampfire has the power over plant life and can shoot foreballs from his hands to burn objects that is in his way , Jetray is the only one that can swim underwater to reach locations the other forms can't reach and finally Humungousaur who has super strength that can crash anything plus there is a time in the game that you can play as Gwen as she can use his magic to battle and then there is Kevin who can take n the power of either wood , metal or other objects to power himself up to take on enemies.

This game was alright as I liked playing through it and do enjoy watching the show and it did remind me of playing the other game plus it was fun playing as more characters so if your a fan of the series or even if your the type of gamer that just likes a game to master then give this a try

Ben 10: Alien Force is not a good game. If you had to put a label on it, Alien Force is a mix of traditional arcade brawling action peppered with a light amount of platforming. Of course, cutscenes are also present to deliver the game's lackluster narrative, which is toted as being a "new story" in the Ben 10: Alien Force universe. 

The entire affair is incredibly uninspired and does little to develop the characters presented
(though I suppose that's to be expected, considering the fact that they've been developed via the television show)
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It doesn't help that the pre-rendered cutscenes are terrible looking and almost fall into the "laughable"
Alien Force could have been a fun, kid-friendly take on the series, but those cutscenes just don't cut it.

You'll spend most of your time in Ben 10: Alien Force controlling Ben Tennyson and his five alien forms.
Most levels are linear in nature and have you moving down a path towards some uneventful end goal or confrontation
that completely lacks

While most of the levels have sections of ridges or pillars to jump across
(and a few executed puzzles), most of the terrain is boring and acts as a battleground for
the constant fighting you'll be doing against the HighBreed and their minions.

Ben is useless on his own but the five alien forms and their varying powers do come in handy.
Ben, using his patented Omnitrix, can transform into Swampfire, Big Chill, Spidermonkey, Jet Ray or Humungousaur --
creatures of varying sizes, each with its own set of special moves to make use of. 

This is where the whole idea of "missed opportunities" really comes into play. Transforming, multi-combo battle
sounds like a great idea but it just isn't executed well here... at all. Hit detection and basic character
physics feel horrendously cheap and you really don't get any reward for plowing through enemies,
besides unlocking more combos to use.

The biggest weakness of Alien Force is the sheer amount of battle you have to engage in, coupled with how repetitive the experience is in general. Levels drag on for what seems like hours and they really should have been
adjusted for pacing.

By the end of the game's eight stages, combat really does become a colossal chore and that's
made even worse when you consider the fact that you're forced to fight (and defeat) every single alien
that comes your way. The game erects invisible walls constantly to prevent you from progressing
through the level, just so you can spend time pummeling away at the poor alien fodder of the HighBreed.

Playing with a second player is also a joke because, instead of letting one player control Ben while the other player controls either Gwen or Kevin, you both play as the same character. There isn't even a palette swap tell the two apart, making for some very confusing battles.