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Alien Syndrome

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Arcade maze-shooter featuring a deep-space rescue mission

The briefing

About this game

Alien Syndrome is an action arcade maze-shooter released in 1986. Players take the role of Ricky, an Earth Command trooper sent to infiltrate an alien fleet and rescue captured hostages.

Armed with a combat rifle, Ricky must search each alien ship, confront enemies that can appear unexpectedly, and escape before a time bomb destroys the vessel. The game combines shooting with time-limited hostage rescue and escape objectives.

Game Details

  • Genres: Action, Arcade, Maze / Shooter Large, Shooter
  • Release date: December 31, 1986
  • Developers: Sanritsu, Sega, Sega Enterprises, Sega Enterprises Ltd., SIMS
  • Publishers: ACE, Sega, Sega Enterprises, Sega Enterprises Ltd., Tengen

Platforms

Alien Syndrome was released for Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Final Burn Alpha Neo, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III, and Sega System 16.