Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 14: Alien Syndrome (2004)

Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 14: Alien Syndrome cover

Developer: h.a.n.d. Inc.
Publisher: 3D Ages
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Arcade

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A darker, slower-paced reimagining of a classic arcade shooter that lets you strafe and blast enemies in every direction with twin-stick precision.

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About

Alien Syndrome acts as a re-imagining of the 1987 arcade release of Alien Syndrome, with much darker visuals presented entirely in 3D. Though it is a slower game, the player can take more than one hit and can fire in any direction using the right analogue stick (similar to Robotron 2084 or Smash T.V.). You can also rapid-fire in a single direction while moving in any direction.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.