Fun, fast , fairly easy gameplay, seems simple but it can bite you, plus center drains from the saucer can happen keeping it from being too easy.
Great sci fi theming and art.
Awesome call outs and music. The perfect blend of 50s sci fi and funny, as well as juuuust a little cultural insensitivity?
Deep enough rule set. Killing a couple saucers is simple, Total Annihilation isn't hard... but Rule The Universe? That takes a little work.
MARTIANS!! ATAAAAAACK!! Really wish they could somehow bring those guys back in an AFM3 somehow.
ANYways, IMO MM is still better but AFM is the older brother and deserves it's day.