The Game Boy version of Alien³ differs significantly from the console games based on the third Alien film. Unlike the more shooter-oriented action on the consoles, this title is played from a top-down perspective, with a greater emphasis on exploration, acquiring items to beat limited puzzles, and survival.

As Ripley, you must navigate the corridors of the Fury 161 prison, searching for items to aid your escape. Unlike the film it is based on, multiple Aliens are running loose and attacking the prisoners, plus an Alien Queen nesting in the furnace. The player must map out the labyrinthine halls and ventilation systems to easily move around the complex. They must also find weapons to defend Ripley from the Aliens, along with a flamethrower and fuel to torch their eggs. Only after destroying the Queen and her eggs, may Ripley activate the crashed escape pod and leave the planet.

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Alternate Titles

"Alien 3" -- alternative spelling
"エイリアン3" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform
	Alien 3	Game Boy
	Alien³
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User Reviews

Great game, despite the monochrome display

*Katakis* (37458)

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The Press Says

Nintendo Acción	1993	90 out of 100	90
Nintendo Magazine System UK	Jan, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Joypad	Oct, 1993	82 out of 100	82
Power Unlimited	Jul, 1993	8 out of 10	80
Total! (Germany)	May, 1993	3.25 out of 6	55
Power Play	Feb, 1993	55 out of 100	55
Nintendo Magasinet (Denmark)	1993	3 out of 10	30