Commander Keen: Aliens Ate My Babysitter!

aka: Commander Keen in "Aliens ate my Babysitter!"
Moby ID: 1581

DOS version

Best of ALL of the Commander Keen games

The Good
I loved the entire game. The story-line was great, because it was something you might find in a Saturday morning cartoon. The graphics were incredible for 16 colors. They looked like something out of a cartoon, which made the whole game more fun. I liked the controls because of their simplicity. Commander Keen uses his pogo stick to get to places he can't normally jump to (even though I've never seen anybody jump three times there own height). His gun isn't actually a gun, it freezes his enemies and they only unfreeze if it rains (which it never does on alien planets). This makes the game violent and blood free, which means kid-friendliness. The levels are not very hard, but not really easy.

The Bad
I can't really think of anything bad worth mentioning.

The Bottom Line
This game is , I think, the best Commander Keen game ever. It's the best example I know of a really good side-scrolling platform game. Unfortunately, it was released a long time ago, and can't be found anywhere, since FormGen no longer exists. But you might be able to find it on eBay. If you like Commander Keen, play episode 6 in the series. If your new to Commander Keen, this is a great introduction. All in all, a superb game by me.

by Mullet of Death (592) on March 11, 2004

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