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433:- the links provided above to Moby Games, etc. are all directory entries with boilerplate descriptions likely pulled from press kits. They are not significant coverage such as a game review or article abouot its development. I was unable to find any such sources but I can be persuaded to keep if anybody can find this coverage. --
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when this game was released. Gamespy and Moby games were established in 1999; IGN, in 2002. Full reviews of a game that is no longer available when the reviewers first begin their website is treatment that only the most popular of games can hope to receive; it is significant that Alien Earth is
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