Alien Breed (video game)
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Alien Breed | |
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Run and gun | |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Alien Breed is a top down
Alien Breed is based on the
Gameplay
Players must find the lift down to the next level, occasionally setting the self-destruct sequence to blow up the level above them. The players collect or purchase a variety of weapons from the space station's computer terminals. In some versions of the game, these so-called Intex terminals provide additional features such as a clone of the classic video game
Release
Team17 made an "intro disk" available, containing a short animated introductory sequence with on-screen narration which follows events leading into the start of the game. After the introduction is finished, the player is prompted for disk one of the game, effectively making the introduction disk "disk zero". Team17 produced a similar introduction disk for Superfrog, animated by Eric W. Schwartz, although this was included with the retail edition of the game.
Reception
Amiga
Alien Breed was released to generally favorable reviews.
MS-DOS
The MS-DOS port's reception was mixed.
In a critical review, Computer and Video Games pointed to the port's bugs such as the screen flickering. The more serious bugs included not being able to buy weapons from any Intex terminal and the game crashing nearly a quarter of an hour into it. The reviewer concluded that the bugs overshadowed what was otherwise a faithful conversion of an Amiga classic.[9]
Legacy
Alien Breed Special Edition '92 was an expanded version, published in 1992, at budget price. It was hugely popular, staying in the British software charts for more than a year. It also featured a
Both the original and the Special Edition did well enough to merit further sequels, almost all of which have been commercial and critical successes.
The player characters in this game and its sequel were named Johnson and Stone. By the third game (Alien Breed: Tower Assault), the player characters were named John and Nash. In keeping with the Aliens theme, a female voiceover (the voice of Lynette Reade) provided warnings and other messages to the players.
In 2012, a port of Alien Breed for smartphones and tablets was released for iOS[18] and Android,[19] to very favourable reviews.[20]
References
- ^ "Interview with Rico Holmes of Team 17". Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
- ^ "Review of DOS version of Alien Breed at Mobygames". Retrieved 16 April 2007.
- ^ Upchurch, David (November 1991). "Review: Alien Breed". ACE. No. 50. pp. 76–81. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Bunker, Alan (December 1991). "Review: Alien Breed". Amiga Action. No. 27. pp. 106–107.
- ^ Whitehead, Daniel (January 1992). "Gamer: Alien Breed". Amiga Computing. No. 44. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Spoutro – Alien Breed". Amiga Format. No. 29. December 1991. p. 126.
- ^ Pelley, Rich (December 1991). "Game Reviews – Alien Breed". Amiga Power. No. 8. pp. 52–53.
- ^ O'Connor, Frank; Boone, Tim (November 1991). "Review: Alien Breed". Computer and Video Games. No. 120. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b Rand, Paul (February 1994). "Review: Alien Breed". Computer and Video Games. No. 147. p. 82.
- ^ "Reviews – Alien Breed". GamesMaster. Series 1. Episode 6. 11 February 1992. Event occurs at 6:55. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Sharp, Brian (31 October – 6 November 1991). "Review: Alien Breed". Games-X. No. 28. p. 17.
- ^ PC Gamer US. Vol. 1, no. 1. p. 88.
- ^ Finlay, Toby "Doctor" (January 1992). "Review: Alien Breed". Zero. No. 27. p. 55. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ CU Amiga. No. 20. pp. 96–98. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Presley, Paul (October 1991). "Review: Alien Breed". The One. No. 37. pp. 73–74. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Taking A Peek". Computer Gaming World. March 1994. pp. 174–180.
- ^ Cirulis, Maritin E. (April 1994). "Yet Another Bug Hunt". Computer Gaming World. p. 90.
- ^ "Alien Breed hatches on iOS this August | Joystiq". Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Team17's top-down Amiga shooter Alien Breed blasts onto Android". 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Alien Breed". Metacritic.
External links
- Alien Breed at Amiga Hall of Light