Alien Breed

STORY / GAMEPLAY Moving around an alien-infested complex in a top-down view, you must find the lift down to the next level, occasionally setting the self destruct sequence to blow up the level above it. The player collects or purchases a variety of weapons from the space station's computer terminals. You must (at all times) check your energy level but and also be conservative with your ammunition since they are easily depleted! On each floor you must be careful not to get locked outside a room that contains the remaining keys needed to complete the level. There are several computer terminals through which you can purchase ammunition, extra energy, a full area map or even...try a classic PONG game(!); pleasantly odd don't you think?

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The game supports VGA graphics only, featuring nice 256 colored screens which look a little better than the original Amiga version, though both offer great graphics of similar quality. Note that the PC version was released 2 years later. The sprites move fast, as long as you have a 386/486 CPU, while the scrolling is pretty smooth. The sound is also good supporting AdLib and Sound Blaster sound cards that offer nice in-game effects (a few being sampled) while there is a nicely composed music score at the main menu. Both music and sound effects cannot compete the original (Amiga) version, since Commodore's home computer is using awesome sampled sound effects and a great sci-fi intro theme.