PC Version image of Alien Shooter.
Alien Shooter is an top-down shooter video game from Sigma Team created in 2003. It is the first title in the Alien Shooter series to be followed by Alien Shooter: Vengeance. Alien Shooter has two expansions, Fight for Life and The Experiment. They each contain five new levels, including the conclusion to the alien shooter story
Story[]
The year is 2025 AD. The player will play as a marine tasked to clear out an experimental laboratory where teleportation devices have allowed legions of aliens to pour into the world. The player has given explosives to open up the sealed doors into these top secret areas, they had a security measures in place so there will be stationery turrets available to take them out. The government has gave access to all the most advanced weaponry available in hopes of ridding the problem after receiving too many casualties of the previous military assault. A heavy burden is placed on one man.
The mission was simple. Kill all aliens present in the based and destroy all the teleportation devices in the hope to prevent the invasion of spreading. The mission was a failure despite the efforts of the marine, a single alien was capable to escape the facility and spread the invasion causing the war happening in the future games.
Gameplay[]
Is a topdown view allowing the use of a variety of weapons and items, through the use of cash you can unlock more weaponry, restock ammo and obtain expensive biomechanical implants that will make your fighting abilities super human.
Reception[]
GameSpot gave it a rating of 6.4 out of 10, noting that "While the game makes good on its promise of giving you aliens to shoot, the end result is very repetitive."
Weapons[]
- Pistols
- Shotgun
- Grenade Launcher
- Minigun
- Rocket Launcher
- Freeze Rifle
- Plasma Rifle
- Flamethrower
- Magma Minigun
- BFG 9000
Equipment[]
- Adjust Heal
- Adjust Strength
- Adjust Speed
- Adjust Accuracy
- Green Armor
- Yellow Armor
- Red Armor
- Life
- Flashlight
- Night Vision
- Rescue Bag
- Drone
Alien Shooter Revisited[]
In 2009 a new version was released using Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded assets, featuring 10 missions; 9 weapon types; 3 game modes; modern visual effects; upgrading with help of implants; & buying additional gear that carries over to the next level. The game was poorly received.
Logical sequels[]
Theseus - Return of the Hero[]
Main article: Theseus - Return of the Hero
Sequel to Alien Shooter, it was released in 2008. It has new locations, 6 types of weapons, 10 missions, 2 modes and buy additional gears. Also, it was powered by the original game.
Alien Shooter - The Beginning[]
A mobile or handheld version of the original PC game that is ported to iOS and Android with new visual effects and elements.
External links[]
- Sigma Team website Sigma Team's page for Alien Shooter.
- Download Alien Shooter free from Gametop
- Single-player Games Windows. Mac OS X