Aliens: The Computer Game

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Description

Based on the science fiction movie Aliens from 1986. After the contact got broken to the base on LV-426, Ripley and a group of soldiers make their way to this planet. While the Electric Dreams version of Aliens is a simple action game, this version features six mini games which are related to the movie.

Two of those are action sequences in which the player has to find his way through the complex. He has control over four marines and can switch between them instantly. The other sequences are landing the ship, finding a way through a air duct maze, fending off alien hordes and fighting the alien queen.

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Alternate Titles

• "Aliens - US Version" -- European Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Alien(s) licensees
• Inspiration: Horror movies
• Inspiration: Movies

User Reviews

Much better than its Electric Dreams counterpart

Commodore 64

*Katakis* (37850)

The Press Says

Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1988	9 out of 10	90
Commodore Format	Commodore 64	Feb, 1994	85 out of 100	85
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Apr, 1987	8 out of 10	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Feb, 1987	8.2 out of 12	68
Zzap!	Commodore 64	May, 1987	66 out of 100	66
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Nov, 1992	60 out of 100	60
Zzap!	Commodore 64	May, 1992	60 out of 100	60
Happy Computer	Commodore 64	Feb, 1987	42 out of 100	42

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Trivia

European Release

The European release had an attached "US Version" to the title. This seemed necessary since Electric Dreams, the publisher of the Activision title in Europe, developed their own Aliens game at the same time.

Innovations

Aliens was the first game to sport digitized cutscenes in a home game.

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