Alien Syndrome (0)

Alien Syndrome
First release date
1986-12-31
Platform
Amiga Game Gear Sega Master System Amstrad CPC Atari ST Commodore 64 MSX ZX Spectrum PlayStation 2 Nintendo Entertainment System Arcade PC Sharp X68000
Developer
Sega Sanritsu Softek International Ltd.
Publisher
ACE Tengen SUNSOFT Mindscape, Inc.
Theme
Alien Syndrome
Franchise
Alien Syndrome

Overview

It's up to you and your friend to save your comrades!

In the game the characters Ricky and Mary have to blast their way through scores of vicious aliens, release all the captives and reach the escape hatch before the time bomb explodes in 6 large levels. After succeeding in getting to the escape hatch, the player will suddenly get attacked by a terrifying end boss.

Quotes

The bosses in this game are just downright nasty.

The arcade version of the game features several voice samples including "The time bomb is set," "Go to the exit," and "Your mission: Your comrades have been captured by the aliens. Destroy the enemy and rescue them."

New Life

The game has been ported to several consoles and is featured on some Sega game collections including where the arcade version is available as an unlockable.

In 2007, released a reimagining of the shooter with the same name for the and . (2007) takes place 2 decades after the first game and introduced role-playing elements to the series.