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IGDB / 13945

Alien Attack

1985 Shooter
A Space Invaders/Galaxian clone written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software for the Commodore 16 and 4 Plus. In Alien Attack you move a spacecraft left or right at the bottom of the screen, blasting aliens in formation above. You must avoid the bombs that they drop as well as avoid any aliens that swoop downwards or you lose one of three lives if you touch an alien or its bombs. Once you clear the screen, Show full summary

A Space Invaders/Galaxian clone written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software for the Commodore 16 and 4 Plus. In Alien Attack you move a spacecraft left or right at the bottom of the screen, blasting aliens in formation above. You must avoid the bombs that they drop as well as avoid any aliens that swoop downwards or you lose one of three lives if you touch an alien or its bombs. Once you clear the screen, you face another wave of aliens.

World design Linear GameplaySurvival GameplayCombat-focused

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A Space Invaders/Galaxian clone written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software for the Commodore 16 and 4 Plus. In Alien Attack you move a spacecraft left or right at the bottom of the screen, blasting aliens in formation above. You must avoid the bombs that they drop as well as avoid any aliens that swoop downwards or you lose one of three lives if you touch an alien or its bombs. Once you clear the screen, you face another wave of aliens.

GameplaySurvival GameplayCombat-focused GenreShooter ThemeScience fiction ThemeSurvival
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Studio & publishing

Developer
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Publisher
Solar Software
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fiction, Survival
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Platform releases

  • Commodore 16 1985
  • Commodore Plus/4 1985

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