Alien Breed

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Moving around an alien-infested complex in a top-down view, you must find the lift down to the next level, occasionally setting the self destruct sequence to blow up the level above it. The player collects or purchases a variety of weapons from the space station's computer terminals. You must (at all times) check your energy level but and also be conservative with your ammunition since they are easily depleted! On each floor you must be careful not to get locked outside a room that contains the remaining keys needed to complete the level. There are several computer terminals through which you can purchase ammunition, extra energy, a full area map or even...try a classic PONG game(!); pleasantly odd don't you think?

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The Amiga (OCS/ECS) version features some nice graphics with good colors and detailed environments, inspired by the Alien blockbuster movie series. The sprite animations are smooth, though they do not feature too many frames per second. Compared to the PC (DOS) version, the Amiga visuals are quite similar except that the PC version uses a few more colors (as it runs on a VGA). But the Amiga offers better sound, composed of excellent digitized sound effects like gunfire, explosions etc, but lacks an in-game music score (which would be much appreciated). The only music score is at the intro sequence (at the menu screen) and it's simply AWESOME! So, switch on your Amiga, connect it to a Hi-Fi system (if available), grab your joystick and...enjoy one of the best action shooter games ever created during the 90s gaming scene!