Alien Ambush

Alien Ambush is a vertical arcade shooter in which you pilot a small space fighter against waves of alien spacecraft.

Gameplay

The game begins with four separate waves of slow-moving motherships. Shooting a mothership releases two faster shuttles, and advancing requires destroying the mothership and both shuttles while avoiding enemy fire and collisions. Later stages place two motherships on screen at once, with movement speed gradually increasing. The action continues in an endless loop until all lives are lost.

Credits and Platforms

• Developer: Peter Fokos
• Publisher: Micro Distributors
• Released: December 31, 1981
• Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800