Alien Arena 2008 is the ultimate freeware deathmatch game!

Included are 25 total levels, 9 detailed characters, 8 weapons, 2 vehicles, 5 gameplay modes(DM, TDM, CTF, All Out Assault, Deathball), and much more!

New for Alien Arena 2006 are five mutators(instagib, regeneration, vampire, rocket arena, and low grav), and Deathball, a mode in which you get points by capturing a ball and firing in into a goal.

Eight new levels have been added, as well as alternate firing modes for several of the weapons. The game now runs on version 4.03 of the CRX engine, based on the id Software GPL source codes, and adding nextgen features such as reflective water, shaders, light bloom, improved lighting, and much more, while optimizations allow it to still run extremely fast even on modest systems.

The game now features colored names, an improved console, and an enhanced in-game server browser.

Also available is the "Nightmare Bots" patch, which adds a fourth skill level to the in-game bots, which will challenge even the best players.

What's New in This Release:

· seven new/rebuilt maps
· improved lighting and visibility
· optimizations for performance increases
· map voting system
· contrast filter
· a number of bugs have been addressed as well