Alekhine's Gun proves that ambition can only get a game so far. There are good ideas from both a gameplay and narrative perspective, but Maximum Games' implementation of all those features stops at the inclusion. The stealth aspect is never fully developed or utilised, while the gunplay has had the bare minimum of effort put into it. The story jumps...
Alekhine's Gun2016
Alekhine's Gun
2016 Maximum Games42Bad
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 20 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Available on
- −90%$1.99
- $14.99
- $19.99
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Details
- Launch
- February 9, 2016
- Developer
- Maximum Games
- Publisher
- Maximum Games
Overview
Alekhine’s Gun takes you deep into the tense, complex heart of the mid-20th century Eastern Bloc conflict, where you’ll encounter double-crossing, treachery, and looming nuclear threats. Unravel the conspiracy. Uncover the truth. Save the world.
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Reception
Press35
Players54
TerribleMediocre- Metacritic40from 12 reviews
- OpenCritic32from 16 reviews
Want a Cold War stealth game? Play Metal Gear. Just not this.
I cannot recommend this game at all, to anybody, for any reason.
Alekhine�s Gun is named after a sharp and refined move in chess, that requires thinking and weighting.The lack of these skills in a stealth game that carries his name, would probably make Alekhine turn in his grave, and disappoint every fan of this genre.
These were moments of mild fun in an otherwise desperate game, and none of it justifies the time or money one might spend playing it. Alekhine's Gun occasionally reminded me of the fun I had with Hitman: Blood Money, and for that it deserves some credit. Then again, I could have been replaying that game -- or for that matter, earlier, better Death to...