Unreal Engine is gorgeous and it really comes out with the PC. Having played this on the PC the graphics seems to be superior from what I gathered with those who played it on Playstation who complained about the graphics being foggy.
Having to see soldiers in contemporary US military equipment battling aliens in some western desert in small town America is somewhat a rarity in video games with Half-Life 1 from 1998 the only thing that comes close to mind. alien" shooters that are always set in the future in space in some planet far away. The game is set on the present day which is refreshing seeing all these popular "human vs. The characters are likable and engage in funny small talk. These aliens range from humanoid types, insectoids to gigantic worm and tentacled creatures that looked like they came out of the 2007 movie, The Mist. The game has several alien designs and I personally find them really well done. But if there was an action packed episode of the X-Files filled with government troops, an assortment of aliens both big and small then this game would be closer to that. I like the game and it gives that sci-fi action movie vibe like the 2011 film Battle Los Angeles.
Old school style first-person shooter that plays on the Area 51 urban legend.