Aliens have always gone hand-in-hand with video games, from the classic Space Invaders to practically every sci-fi first person shooter. Certainly when you think about science fiction, one of the first things likely to come to mind is the presence of aliens. Whether they are the monstrous, egg laying, acid spitting variety or those gray-skinned humanoids with the big eyes and no noses, those mysterious beings from another world have always been a staple of the genre. It is no surprise, then, that a massively multiplayer online role-playing game would use these extraterrestrials as the new threat fueling its gameplay. Bringing this idea to light is the development team responsible for Anarchy Online, the first sci-fi MMORPG. Following on the heels of their success with the expansion Shadowlands last year, FunCom has decided to release another expansion pack focusing on many elements its dedicated fan base had been requesting, including a massive alien threat. The result is Alien Invasion, an add-on that focuses on group interaction while providing additional elements of gameplay to the three year old Anarchy Online franchise.