Alien is a game produced by Argonaut Software in 1984 and released by Argus Press - it is based on the sci-fi movie of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. The game uses very simple black and green graphics, with a little extra color for some text and for the location of the characters.
Alien is a slow moving but suspense heavy strategy game. An omniscient menu driven game, the player is put in charge of all of the crew members of the Nostro...
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Alien is a game produced by Argonaut Software in 1984 and released by Argus Press - it is based on the sci-fi movie of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. The game uses very simple black and green graphics, with a little extra color for some text and for the location of the characters.
Alien is a slow moving but suspense heavy strategy game. An omniscient menu driven game, the player is put in charge of all of the crew members of the Nostromo. The game starts with one of the crew members being killed by the alien, which mirrors the death of Kane when he gives birth to the alien in the movie. The player moves the characters around on a map-grid representation of the ship as they search for the alien. Littered around the map are various objects that are useful such as nets, incinerators, laser pistols, and oxygen tanks. The player can order one of the crew members to pick up such objects and use them when needed.
The gameplay is challenging in that, based on the current...
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