Alien Carnage
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Alien Carnage, originally released as Halloween Harry, is a
Plot
The cartoon-style game features agent Halloween Harry, who has to save the world from aliens that want to take control of Earth by turning its population into green-skinned
Gameplay
In the game, the player has to shoot zombies and aliens with his
Development
Alien Carnage was originally titled Halloween Harry, and was released under this title for its first two versions. After v1.2, Apogee suggested to the developers that the title should be changed because it might be viewed as a seasonal Halloween-themed game, limiting sales during the rest of the year.[2] They renamed it to Alien Carnage, and was re-released as "Alien Carnage v1.0" in 1994. Along with the name change, missions one and three were switched, and with Apogee's shareware model, this meant that half of the game could be played for free.
Halloween Harry was originally written and released commercially in 1985 by John Passfield as a game for the Australian
Legacy
In 1996 a sequel called Zombie Wars was released. This game takes place three years after the original story. The aliens return to Earth to try to enslave its population. Harry and Diane, who has been promoted to field agent and is now also a playable character, have to save the world again. A number of other friendly characters have been added as NPCs.[citation needed]
Gee-Whiz Entertainment (formerly Interactive Binary Illusions) made plans for an
References
- ^ "3D Realms News: Alien Carnage Released as Freeware". Legacy.3drealms.com. 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ^ "Halloween Harry: A John Passfield Interview". 1morecastle.com. July 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Halloween Harry's 21st Anniversary". Passfieldgames.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
External links
- Alien Carnage page at 3D Realms
- Alien Carnage freeware
- Alien Carnage at MobyGames