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Heiankyo Alien

The player controls a Heian period police officer who must defend the capital city from an alien invasion by digging holes in the ground and filling them back up after an alien falls inside. The player scores…

1 February 1979

Heiankyo Alien is an indie developed by Mindware Co.,Ltd., released 1 February 1979 on Arcade.

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What Heiankyo Alien is

Heiankyo Alien is an indie game developed by Mindware Co.,Ltd. and released in 1979. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a Heian period police officer who must defend the capital city from an alien invasion by digging holes in the ground and filling them back up after an alien falls inside. The player scores points for every alien trapped, and the quicker the hole is filled up after the alien falls in, the higher the number of points are scored. The aliens increase in number as the levels progress, and they can escape from holes after a certain period of time elapses or if another alien passes above their hole. The player loses if he comes in contact with an alien. There is a time limit for each level, and the number of aliens increases drastically when this limit is reached, essentially…
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How it plays

Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Heiankyo Alien come out?
Heiankyo Alien was released on 1 February 1979 for Arcade.

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