Alien Syndrome
There are loads of scientists scattered around the first level (shown on the score panel as companions); find ten and you can progress to the next level (leaving the rest behind to a slow sticky death - sick!). Here the scientists become harder to find, and the aliens are slightly more bent on killing you! The exit from this level leads into another room in which floats a vile and vast mega-monster who does his very best to wipe you all over the floor. These fairly disgusting entities are portrayed beautifully with liberal use of colour and pretty animation, something which is missing from the main part of the game where the figures are tiny, and the quarter scrolling (where the screen only moves when you get close to the edge) can create problems when you're dangerously close to hundreds of mutants just off screen!
Despite the several quite minor problems already mentioned, Alien Syndrome is a wonderful romp through some great carnage. This romp is made far more enjoyable by the two player option, although it would have been nice if the two players were impervious to each other's fire. It does make the game more challenging, though. Thumbs up!
Average Rating: | 7.95 [66 votes] |
Genre: | Action |
Designer: | Tahir Rashid |
Developer: | SEGA |
Publisher: | SEGA |
Year: | 1989 |
Software Copyright: | SEGA |
Theme: | Science Fiction |
Multiplayer: | Simultaneous hotseat |
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More Info: | Mobygames | The Web |
System Requirements: | DOS |
If you like this game, try: | Wreckers, Alien Breed, Chaos Engine |
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