Alien

**kingoffighters** · 20 Jun 2006, 12:55 PM

The only Aliens game I have played/finished is Alien Vs. Predator on the Jaguar. I loved it then, it is methodical and scary, and the graphics was better than anything out there at the time (for consoles anyway). But obviously, it has not aged well at all.

**Tristam** · 20 Jun 2006, 01:22 PM

I've played one of the SNES ones and the MSX one. If you want more info on the MSX one by Square (which is arguably the most obscure Alien game) I wrote the Wikipedia article for it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_..._video_game%29

Be warned, though, that it's the worst article I've written. It's just not the type of game you can write much about, and it's hard to look up background info for it if you can't read an ounce of Japanese. The only thing I like about the article is the box art, which I really doctored up to look nice.

**Dolemite** · 20 Jun 2006, 01:37 PM

Not a bad article, considering it's about a really obscure game. Fuck, you even put in pics of the weapons/items. Hardcore, nigga.

**Kev** · 20 Jun 2006, 01:41 PM

I've noticed TNL has attracted a couple fairly decent new folks as of late.

**NeoZeedeater** · 20 Jun 2006, 01:46 PM

I didn't know Uematsu did the MSX game's soundtrack. Interesting stuff.

**Dolemite** · 20 Jun 2006, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Kev

I've noticed TNL has attracted a couple fairly decent new folks as of late.

Ssshh! Don't tell them!

**Grave** · 20 Jun 2006, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Tristam

I've played one of the SNES ones and the MSX one. If you want more info on the MSX one by Square (which is arguably the most obscure Alien game) I wrote the Wikipedia article for it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_..._video_game%29

Be warned, though, that it's the worst article I've written. It's just not the type of game you can write much about, and it's hard to look up background info for it if you can't read an ounce of Japanese. The only thing I like about the article is the box art, which I really doctored up to look nice.

Good shit! This answers a lot of questions I had about it, though I do think I'm going to give it a shot anyway. I mostly just wanted to see the Alien Queen sprite, and you covered that much.

Was it really Square's only platformer, though? I mean, you could consider FM Gun Hazard one, I guess. I'm having trouble thinking.