Alien Rain
A game based on the Alien movie. Alien Rain (also called Apple Galaxian) is a clone of the arcade game Galaxian. It is a shoot-'em-up where a formation of aliens attack your starfighter at the bottom of the…
Alien Rain is a puzzle developed by StarCraft, released 15 March 1981 on Apple II.
What Alien Rain is
Alien Rain is a puzzle game developed by StarCraft and released in 1981. It was published by Brøderbund Software. It is available on Apple II only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A game based on the Alien movie. Alien Rain (also called Apple Galaxian) is a clone of the arcade game Galaxian. It is a shoot-'em-up where a formation of aliens attack your starfighter at the bottom of the screen. The alien peel off from the group, singly or in formation and attack you, the pattern depending on what type of alien it is. Once all aliens are killed, you move to a new level, indicated by a flag at the bottom. The game was released for the Apple II as Alien Rain.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Alien Rain launched on 15 March 1981, within three weeks of Defender and Asteroids Deluxe.
Released around the same time: Defender, Asteroids Deluxe.
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