Alien Syndrome by Sega
Synopsis:
Generally recieved as the most graphically most awesome coin-op of the past year. Sega's Alien Syndrome is also one of the most imaginative coin-ops ever! Lurking about are the hideous monsters from outer space, survive, rescue and escape!
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Original Instructions
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GETTING STARTED
Alien Syndrome is a multi-load game, so be ready to stop the tape when prompted. On a one player game the player can use either Joystick or keyboard controls, and on the two player game one player uses the Joystick and the other the keyboard.
Keyboard controls are...
Q and A - UP and DOWN
O and P - Left and RIGHT
H - PAUSE/RESTART
R = QUIT
PLAYING
Play either on your own, or as a two player team. Each Level has two parts...
Part 1 - The time bomb has been set! Your objective is to rescue your trapped comrades from the station complex, then escape via the Exit - all the while defending yourself against the hideous mutant hordes - and with only a short time before the bomb goes off!
You start armed with a basic Shot blaster, but scattered around the complex are weapons bays from which, by touching them, you can change to other weapons - Laser, Bomb, Flame Thrower or Fire Ball, plus (Spectrum version only) Option - a protective droid which guards your rear and fires backwards. There are MAP points which, when touched, flash up a map of the complex, showing the location of your remaining comrades. There are also Bonus bays, marked with a ? that you can touch for extra points.
On each Level the complex is totally different - you may have to run along causeways or watch for holes in the floor! The EXIT will not open for you until you have rescued the required number of comrades (indicated by the Comrade Counter - a row of heads in the score panel). Once through the EXIT you go on to Part 2.
Part 2 - At the end of each Level you will have to tackle a huge and grotesque monster that you must destroy, still within a time limit, before you can proceed. There is a different one on each Level - each with its own vulnerable points, and each with its own bizarre method of attack! You enter Part 2 with the weapons that you brought with you from Part 1, and it is always best to face the big aliens carrying the best weapons possible.
If you succeed you go onto the next Level.
If you die during the Levels contained in the first load, you can start again without reloading. If you die subsequently, you must start again at Level 1 - turn the tape over to Side 2, rewind it, and then start the tape.
DISC VERSION - The appropriate parts of the programme will be loaded automatically.
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Amstrad CPC Version
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khisanth says
"Actually quite good! The graphics are better than expected and it plays very well. A nice coin op conversion that is well worth a look at."
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britnostalgic says
"The worst arcade conversion of the 8-bits... much better on the C64."