“Alien Syndrome” is an update of a 20-year-old arcade game. Instead of sticking to that game’s pure action roots, this version adds some role-playing elements. The game works kind of like “Champions ...

Stupid video-game logic, rule no. 154: When thousands of fugly, bloodthirsty aliens take over a spaceship, it’s best to send in a lone woman with a flamethrower. That’s the entire plot of Alien ...