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Many of you probably know Alien Hominid as a cult-classic Run-n-Gun Shooter for the GameCube and PS2. It was built out of flash, uses very basic cell-shaded graphics, and includes ridiculous over-the-top action, blood, and bullets that result in constant deaths. Bottom line: it's awesome. What's interesting is that very few people seem to know that the game was also released on the Game Boy Advance.

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If you've never played Alien Hominid, you control an alien who has crash landed on Earth and is trying to escape a constant mob of Feds. It's an interesting concept as many Run-n-Guns are about humans killing aliens. Instead we've got a friendly looking ET loaded to the teeth with artillery and blades, and is definitely not afraid to use any of them. He burns up agents one second, and freezes and shatters them the next. It's really quite amazing to witness the comic-book-come-to-life art style.

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Of course it was a European exclusive, which is a shame since it's an incredibly great port. The Game Boy Advance actually loses very little in translation from its big brother console versions. Sure the 2Player Co-op had to go, but graphically, audibly and control-wise this edition is spot on. All the insane bloodshed is included, as well as the awesome sound effects (like the knife cutting FBI agents in half) are here as well. Although the GBA port is much harder to find than the console editions, if you're a Game Boy collector you might want to put in the effort to find this one.

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