Aleste
Aleste | |
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Midlet[2] | |
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Scrolling shooter | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Aleste (アレスタ) is a vertically
Plot
The story of Aleste concerns the manmade supercomputer DIA 51, which has been infected by a hybrid virus that is spreading like wildfire, eventually leading DIA 51 to eliminate the human race. When Yuri, Ray's girlfriend, gets injured in DIA's assault, Raymond Waizen has all the reason in the world to get rid of DIA 51 once and for all in his Aleste fighter.[3]
Releases
The game was originally released for the Master System in February 1988. This version was released outside Japan, as Power Strike. The US release was initially a mail-only limited edition, however it did later see some retail distribution at Toys R' Us and other chains in North America. The European release was a regular retail package.
An
A version of the game has been released on phones by Square Enix, presumably based on the MSX2 version. The MSX2 version has been re-released on Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console service in Japan. It along with Aleste 2 had also been rereleased through the now-defunct WOOMB service.
Reception
The Master System version called Power Strike received positive reviews.
Aleste series
Aleste was followed by several sequels:
- Aleste Gaiden (MSX2, 1989)
- Aleste 2 (MSX2, 1989)
- Mega Drive, 1990)
- GG Aleste (Game Gear, 1991)
- Super Aleste (SNES, 1992)
- Mega-CD, 1992)
- GG Aleste II (Game Gear, 1993)
- Game Gear Micro, 2020)[6]
- Senjin Aleste (Arcade, 2021)
- Aleste Branch (TBA)
Cancelled games
- Mega-CD, cancelled)
Related games
There is also a number of similar games, some of which various Aleste entries are based on; for example, Gunhed would inspire Super Aleste on the SNES. Zanac is the game that set down the template for the Aleste series and nearly all of Compile's future shooters.
- FDS, NES, 1986)
- The Guardian Legend(NES, 1988)
- PC Engine, 1989)
- Gun-Nac (NES, 1990)
- Seirei Senshi Spriggan (PC Engine CD, 1991)
- Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project (PC Engine CD, 1992)
- Mahou Daisakusen (Arcade, 1993)
- Power Strike II(Master System, 1993)
- Sylphia (PC Engine CD, 1993)
- Spriggan Powered (Super Famicom, 1996)
References
- ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. January 1989. p. 12.
- ^ "Square Enrix and Macrospace Team Up to launch mobile versions of Aleste, Actraiser and Drakengard in Europe". Midlet-review.com. 8 July 2004. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ Zanac USA Manual
- ^ "Complete Games Guide" (PDF). Computer and Video Games (Complete Guide to Consoles): 46–77. 16 October 1989.
- Console XS. No. 1 (June/July 1992). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing. 23 April 1992. pp. 137–47.
- ^ How M2 went back to the Game Gear for its magnum opus • Eurogamer.net
- ^ "Zanac". at Hardcore Gaming 101.