Alien Storm

Alien Storm is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles Golden Axe, with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special attacks. The player (one player only on the Master System version, up to two players on the Mega Drive version, three on the arcade version) selects from the three different characters to embark upon a quest to save the Earth from an alien invasion. All of the Busters are playable from the beginning of the game. There are 6 missions to complete (8 in the Mega Drive version) with several stages, and each mission has the player blasting aliens, from the streets to the mother ship, where the mother of all aliens can be found. This task becomes increasingly difficult with each new mission, and the aliens are capable of hiding inside objects such as plants, postboxes, trashcans, drums, and other items. Each mission has an objective such as rescuing people or destroying an UFO. When dealing with a few ...

Alien Storm
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Details

  • IGDB 6.9
Release date
31 Dec 1990
Genres
  • Shooter
  • Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
  • Arcade
Developers
Platforms
NintendoPC (Microsoft Windows)MacLinuxXboxArcadeAmigaAmstrad CPCAtari ST/STECommodore C64/128/MAXSegaZX SpectrumPlayStation
Platforms
  • Wii — 27 Mar 2007
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) — 26 Oct 2010
  • Mac — 26 Oct 2010
  • Linux — 26 Oct 2010
  • Xbox 360 — 31 Dec 2007
  • Arcade — 31 Dec 1990
  • Amiga — 31 Dec 1991
  • Amstrad CPC — 31 Dec 1991
  • Atari ST/STE — 31 Dec 1991
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX — 31 Dec 1991
  • Sega Master System/Mark III — 1 Jul 1991
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis — 28 Jun 1991
  • ZX Spectrum — 31 Dec 1991
  • PlayStation 3 — 31 Dec 2007
Game modes
  • Single player
  • Multiplayer
  • Co-operative
Perspectives
  • First person
  • Side view
Alternative titles
  • エイリアンストーム

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