Featured Game 07.16.2007: Alien Syndrome

[OatBob]

Alien Syndrome

Console:     NES
Region:       North America
Year:    1989
RFG ID #:    U-027-S-00310-A
UPC:    
Publisher:    Tengen
Developer:    
Rating:    N/A
Genre:    Shooter
Sub-genre:    
Players:    1-2
Controller:    Standard Controller
Media Format:    Cartridge

Game Page Address: http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-027-S-00310-A

This year's mini-E3 was seriously lacking in the blasting-of-aliens department.  Let us know what past alien video games you like.

[nester]

I wish that would've been the SMS version of this game. It's much better than the NES version. That's the way I feel about it anyway. I haven't played the NES one nearly as much.

[Mezmoron]

Talk about the SMS version!  I don't know anything about it!

Ken

[Tynstar]

I have never played either. I have the SMS version but not the NES version.

[captain_nintendo]

I added some missing information to the page 

I've played the NES version once (maybe a few times?)

It's an ok shooter.

[nester]

Well the SMS version is everything an SMS version usually is. It is more colorful, difficult, non-linear, and interesting. The controller makes it more difficult though. It was the first SMS game I remember playing all that much, although one of those bosses (I think it's in level 5) is practically impossible and I've never been past it.

[Tynstar]

Well the one thing the NES version did better was the box art. Damn SMS box art sucks

[DarthKur]

Well the one thing the NES version did better was the box art. Damn SMS box are sucks

Yeah, there's really no comparison there. I never have understood why Sega chose to skimp in the box art department. I also thought it was lame that they usually gave the main character in the picture childlike features. I figure that was the age bracket they were targeting but I think it would've been much wiser to go the more artistic and mature route as is shown in the NES artwork.

 As for the game, I only have the SMS version. It's a fairly good shooter but it's a bit more difficult than I think it needed to be.

[OatBob]

yeah, I agree.  Its easy to make your way around, but you are cut way short on the number of lives.