Aliens: Arcade | |
Konami | |
Konami | |
1990 | |
side-scrolling shooter | |
singleplayer, co-op | |
n/a | |
Arcade | |
Arcade | |
Contents
Release
Release date for the game Aliens: Arcade;
North America 1990 Europe 1992 Brazil 1992 Japan 27th May 1994
Plot
Aliens is an arcade game based on the horror movie of the same name. In the game the first player controls Ripley and the second player controls Corporal Hicks. The only difference between the two characters is the graphical design, since the weapons and abilities are the same for both.
This is a different game from the 1987 Aliens developed by Square for the MSX.
Gameplay
Gameplay is set in three areas that are linked and featured in the film, a journey in the APC links these areas, they are Hadley's Hope, Atmosphere Processor buildings and the USS Sulaco. Hadley's Hope is made up from the living quarters, laboratories and corridors while the atmosphere processor buildings include the factory installation, vents, corridors, lifts, gantries and landing pad and the Sulaco only includes the landing bay and airlock. During the first APC level a girl appears and a flying alien flies off with her in the second APC level she is there greeting you as you finish.
Game modes
You can play in the following modes;
Easy.
Normal.
Hard.
Gameplay modes
Single Player, Co-op.
Single Player/Co-op Maps
North Lock
Corridors
Living Quarters
Laboratories
APC
Vents
Lift
Factory Installation
Corridors
Lower Flooded Area
Factory Installation
Vents
Hive
APC
Gantries
Vents
Stairs
Corridors
Lower Flooded Area
Gantries
Hive
Atmosphere Processor Gantries
Landing Pad
Landing Bay
Airlock
Walkthrough
Location:
Abandoned space settlement
on LV426 Acheron:
Scenario:
Special marine task force
has just landed:
The nightmare is just about
to begin.... again...
Objective:
Hunt down and destroy the ALIENS....
if you can keep yourself alive long enough...
You arrive an Hadley's Hope in an APC, making your way through the
installation and then towards the Refinery, another journey in the APC battling through xenomorphs to get to the Atmosphere Buildings. After killing the Queen in her Hive, a number of gantries link to the landing pad.
Finally using the Dropship and making your way to the Sulaco, by killing the final Queen by blowing it out of the
airlock you complete your mission.
Bosses
Arachnoid Alien (Hadley's Hope)
Spinner Alien (Factory)
Multi-armed Alien (Factory)
Multi-egged Alien (Atmosphere Buildings)
Jumping Aliens (Atmosphere Buildings)
Electric Aliens (Gantry)
Queen (Hive)
Multi-egged Alien (Landing Bay)
Queen (Loading Bay)
Weapons
Flamethrowers
Smartguns
Bombs
Super bombs
Equipment
Aliens
Aliens
Arachnoid aliens
Royal Guard
Chest Bursters
Snake aliens
Flying aliens
Electric aliens
Eggs
Face huggers
Flying face huggers
Alien queen
Praetorian
Prison inmates
Alien bosses
Toxic waste
Alien acid
Vehicles
APC
Powerloader
Dropship
Sulaco
Publishers
Konami Corporation is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games. Konami is famous for games such as the Metal Gear series, Dance Dance Revolution series, Castlevania series, Contra series, Pro Evolution Soccer series, Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Silent Hill series, Gradius series, and Frogger series.
Developers
Konami Corporation is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games. Konami is famous for games such as the Metal Gear series, Dance Dance Revolution series, Castlevania series, Contra series, Pro Evolution Soccer series, Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Silent Hill series, Gradius series, and Frogger series.
Achievements
Prisoners released or saved.