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Alien Breed: Tower Assault

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About

A scientific outpost on a far-off planet has been attacked. Nothing is known about the attackers since all communications have been destroyed. A team of marines is dispatched to investigate and destroy the unknown invaders. As their dropships enter the atmosphere and approach the base, the defense lasers, damaged in the onslaught, move into action. They launch wild bursts of laser fire at the approaching marines, who are not prepared and take heavy losses. Rookies Nash and Jordan crash-land and must fight off the alien force.

As with the previous Alien Breed, the gameplay is viewed from above. Your soldier shoots his way through the levels, collecting keys, ammunition, and credits along the way. Computers can be logged into to buy new weapons. A new 'retreat' mode allows you to fire while moving backward.

The game is largely non-linear, as most levels have multiple exits, and the game can be moved through in different ways. There is a variety of indoor and outdoor levels, although you spend most time inside some of the multi-level towers. After activating a self-destruct mechanism, you must escape the building quickly.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Multiplayer Options

Same/Split-Screen

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel i386 SX

Min. OS Class Required

DOS 4.0 to 6.22

Min. RAM Required

4 MB

Video Modes Supported

SuperVGA, VGA (Tweaked)

Sound Devices Supported

Gravis Ultrasound / ACE, Microsoft Sound System, PC Speaker, Pro Audio Spectrum, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster Pro

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Facts

Developer

Team17

Publisher

Team17

Released

1994

Series

Alien Breed

Platforms

PCDOSAmigaAmiga CD32BlackBerryAntstream

Age ratings

USK16ELSPA15+

Standing

Top 38% by want to play

Tags

Top-down2D scrollingShooterSci-fi / futuristic