I ordered DESTROY ALL HUMANS and DESTROY ALL HUMANS 2 at the same time, and #2 arrived first. DAH2 proved so fun & intuitive to use, I was delighted when DAH1 arrived a couple days later. Actually I continued playing DAH2 for a couple weeks before getting around to DAH1. And there lies the problem.

Remember the LETHAL WEAPON movies? Where the first one is mostly setup for the better sequels? Same here: after #2, DAH1 feels very undeveloped. The characters don't have as much to say. The controls are more limited. Upgrades are more tedious & less available. Cause & effect seem more remote. The side missions just seem like things to do to fill out the game [destroy all buildings in 2 minutes! now in 1:30! now in 1:00! etc].

In short, everything about it is just less: less interesting, less fun, less meaningful. What does it have more of? "Pox", who quickly becomes as tiresome as MicroSoft's "Clippy". Trying to leave the area? Pox criticizes you until you turn around. Need an upgrade? Gotta see Pox, as salesman. Tedious instructions & bickering? Pox again. Correctly named, I'll give him that.

So, if you've got the original Xbox, and you're wondering if it would be fun to be an extraterrestrial running around with a ray gun, I recommend buying DESTROY ALL HUMANS 2 [which ironically is more about saving humans than destroying them], which is easy to use and fun to play. In comparison, DAH1 seems like merely a beta release -- about as much fun as SYBERIA, and just a few small steps above DESERT BUS
I ordered DESTROY ALL HUMANS and DESTROY ALL HUMANS 2 at the same time, and #2 arrived first. DAH2 proved so fun & intuitive to use, I was delighted when DAH1 arrived a couple days later. Actually I continued playing DAH2 for a couple weeks before getting around to DAH1. And there lies the problem. Remember the LETHAL WEAPON movies? Where the first one is mostly setup for the better sequels? Same here: after #2, DAH1 feels very undeveloped. The characters don't have as much to say. The controls are more limited. Upgrades are more tedious & less available. Cause & effect seem more remote. The side missions just seem like things to do to fill out the game [destroy all buildings in 2 minutes! now in 1:30! now in 1:00! etc]. In short, everything about it is just less: less interesting, less fun, less meaningful. What does it have more of? "Pox", who quickly becomes as tiresome as MicroSoft's "Clippy". Trying to leave the area? Pox criticizes you until you turn around. Need an upgrade? Gotta see Pox, as salesman. Tedious instructions & bickering? Pox again. Correctly named, I'll give him that. So, if you've got the original Xbox, and you're wondering if it would be fun to be an extraterrestrial running around with a ray gun, I recommend buying DESTROY ALL HUMANS 2 [which ironically is more about saving humans than destroying them], which is easy to use and fun to play. In comparison, DAH1 seems like merely a beta release -- about as much fun as SYBERIA, and just a few small steps above DESERT BUS