Underplayed Gems

Alien Crush (1988)

Alien Crush cover
Developer
Compile
Publisher
Naxat Soft, NEC Home Electronics, Hudson Soft, Konami
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Pinball, Arcade
Rating
3.2 of 5, 12 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A surreal, frenetic pinball romp where blasting aliens with flippers feels gleefully out-of-this-world.

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About

Fight against the aliens with your pinball skills! Imagine a living pinball machine...with aliens and outlandish worlds to throw at you. And turbo-charged, speed-of-light pinball action. You control the flippers and ball speed to defeat the Slime, the Tentacloid and Scorpion. Go for the eyes! This is full-tilt, out-of-this-world action! Surrealistic graphics plus true-to-life, earsplitting arcade pinball sound. Achieve the maximum possible score of 10 less than 1 billion and the game ends with the destruction of the table and a congratulatory message. The game is the first installment in the Crush Pinball series. It was followed by three sequels, Devil's Crush, Jaki Crush, and Alien Crush Returns.

Screenshots

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