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Fight off an alien invasion in American Dad: Apocalypse Soon.

American Dad! Apocalypse Soon

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If you’re into provocative US series American Dad!, you’ll be into this.

The maker of Apocalypse Soon has worked with the long-running cartoon’s writers to really nail the risqué humour of the show in this cheeky blend of base-building and battling.

The set-up is that there’s an alien invasion, and to save the world you must build a formidable underground base full of Roger clones – the sarcastic, cynical alien of the TV show – and then send them off to save America.

All the familiar scenes from the TV show are here. Oh, and a huge underground bunker full of Roger clones.

So, as obnoxious, jingoistic CIA agent Stan Smith you’re directing the action, building an army of Rogers by building cloning rooms, training facilities and other types of spaces deep underneath the Smith family home.

The more you build up your base, the more formidable your army of Rogers will be.

Outside of all that base-building, there’s progress to be made through battles out in the wastelands of Langley Falls, the show’s suburban setting. Here your Rogers fight automatically based on the abilities and weapons you’ve given them – so don’t send them into battle under-prepared.

The whole thing is shot through with the knowing humour from the TV show, plus that same over-the-top aesthetic it shares with Seth MacFarlane’s other cartoon creation, Family Guy.

Apocalypse Soon has buckets of subversive sass – more than enough to keep you returning to Langley Falls again and again.