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Aliens

by Konami·published by Konami

1 March 19901
Arcade

Reader score

6.9/ 10

24 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

1h

Rushed

main story only

3h

Normally

story and some extras

5h

Completionist

everything in it

Trailer

Gallery

13

Screenshots

Key art

About

Aliens is an arcade game based loosely on the 1986 movie Aliens. You and a friend play female Marines and you must explore and destroy all aliens who have taken over a now abandoned space settlement LV426 Acheron. If you can find any survivors try to rescue them. As well as your normal gun there are other weapons that can be used to help you. A Caterpillar P-5000 can also be found and used.

Aliens is mainly a side view horizontal shooter where the screen scrolls as you move from left to right. Some parts of the game require you to look behind the hero firing into the screen as aliens come towards from the distance as well as moving in other directions like in a lift. You can also be driving into the screen trying to shoot aliens.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerCo-operativeSplit screen

Together

Split-screenLocal co-opCo-op campaign

Perspective

Third personSide view

Ported as

Aliens

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Facts

Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

Released

1 March 1990

Series

Alien

Platforms

Arcade

Standing

Top 30% by want to play

Tags

Behind viewSide view2D scrollingSci-fi / futuristicLicensed