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Aliens

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Aliens

Jan 1, 1990

Main game

3.53 average rating based on 34 ratings

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Aliens is an arcade game based loosely on the 1986 movie Aliens. You and a friend play female Marines and you must explore and destroy all aliens who have taken over a now abandoned space settlement LV426 Acheron. If you can find any survivors try to rescue them. As well as your normal gun there are other weapons that can be used to help you. A Caterpillar P-5000 can also be found and used. Aliens is mainly a side view horizontal shooter where the screen scrolls as you move from left to right. Some parts of the game require you … More
Aliens is an arcade game based loosely on the 1986 movie Aliens. You and a friend play female Marines and you must explore and destroy all aliens who have taken over a now abandoned space settlement LV426 Acheron. If you can find any survivors try to rescue them. As well as your normal gun there are other weapons that can be used to help you. A Caterpillar P-5000 can also be found and used. Aliens is mainly a side view horizontal shooter where the screen scrolls as you move from left to right. Some parts of the game require you to look behind the hero firing into the screen as aliens come towards from the distance as well as moving in other directions like in a lift. You can also be driving into the screen trying to shoot aliens. Less
Developers
Konami
Publishers
Konami
Franchises
Alien
Series
Alien
Platforms
Arcade
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Release Dates
Jan 1990 Full Release (Europe)
Arcade
Feb 1990 Full Release (Japan)
Arcade
Mar 1990 Full Release (North_America)
Arcade
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User Stats
81
In Collection
9
Wish Listed
1
Playing
17
Backlogged
How Long Is Aliens?
Main story: 1.0 hours
Total completions: 1
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kupomog337
kupomog337 gave Jul 2, 2023
kupomog337 gave Jul 2, 2023
This game is mostly alright...mostly.

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having never seen alien (but having absorbed what the basic premise is through pop culture shite) I think this is a alright as a video game, but I can't judge it as an Alien(s) game.

The gameplay is simple and repetitive, but fun nonetheless. The bosses need some work though. Many can just be beaten by spamming the shoot button, and I think aside from the light gun segments, the game needs more variety, I don't have much more to say. I guess the music is alright, it definitely succeeds in being atmospheric. The graphics aged somewhat decently, and the power loader segments are awesome, but the final boss is really disappointing. Overall I'd be inclined to brand this game with an 'it's fine I guess, 5/10' score.

It serves it's purpose as good mindless shooting fun, but to go in hoping for anything more than that is not a good approach.

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