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Instruction booklet · May 1993

Alien 3

ShooterPlatformAdventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Alien³ was released after the Alien 3 film. After success on the Super Nintendo and Genesis platforms, the game was built and ported to other systems, including the Commodore 64 and Game Gear. The game is set on the world of the film, Fury 161, but the gameplay has more in common with the film Aliens, throwing wave after wave of enemies at the player.

Specifications

Released
May 1993
Developer
Probe Entertainment
Publisher
LJN
Players
1
Genre
Shooter · Platform · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Alien
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Horror
View
Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
68/100 (47 ratings)
Nintendo Power
3.85/5
AllGame
4.5/5
Official Nintendo Magazine
94/100
Super Play
84%
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