Aliens is a singe player top-down shooter. The player is a solider on an alien planet. Using the joystick, the player moves and shoots at both mobile and stationary enemies from a top-down perspective. Most enemies take several shots to defeat and will add to the player’s overall score. Getting hit by enemy bullets or touching an enemy will cost the player a life. The player is initally given three extra lives. Losing all three will restart the game. There is a lengthy initial load time.
Original game created for Commodore 64 by Matthew Hall and released into the public domain circa 1985. More info on Matt Hall’s games can be found at: http://www.ourdigitalheritage.org/archive/playitagain/bedroom-coders-matthew-hall-15-commodore-64-games-rescued-from-decaying-cassettes/
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