Alien³

The Good
The time limit restriction can be lessened by playing on easy. You will have more time, but everything else is the same as in normal or hard. This takes the frustration out of the game without sacrificing challenge. Well, most of the frustration.

Level design is better than the Nintendo and Commodore versions, but monsters still appear way too fast.

The Bad
Even by playing on easy, the time limit still too short for first-time players. I don't think anybody got all the prisoners and find out where the exit was on the first try. Or the second. Maybe the third. And that's for every level.

Nowadays that's not a problem. By playing with an emulator, you can save the game, learn where everything is after several tries, and then you pass the level and save again. But back in the day, people only got a maximum of nine tries and then they had to start all over again. It was too much to ask.

The Bottom Line
It's not as bad as other Alien 3 games. It's good enough to play it a few times.