The Alien
Heavily inspired by the sci-fi movie "Alien", you task is the capture or the killing of the alien on board your ship or the activation of the self-destruct sequence. In order to accomplish that you have to…
The Alien is a turn-based strategy (tbs) developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc., released 31 December 1982 on Apple II, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.
What The Alien is
The Alien is a turn-based strategy (tbs) game developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc. and released in 1982. It was published by Kiya Overseas Industry. It is available on Apple II, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Slowly the U.F.P. Research Vessel Thrasybulus breaks orbit. The planet below shows on the screens as a seething hostile mass of browns and greys. You relax as your crew starts the procedure to prepare the ship for the long voyage through interstellar space. Suddenly an alarm rings. You quickly call the crew to the bridge, where Professor De Vries reports that the alien creature found on the planet below has escaped while she was running some tests on it. In the confusion of its escape, several of the lab animals also got away. It is important that the creature be recaptured, and you quickly give orders to search the ship. A few short hours later your are crawling through the port…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
The Alien — frequently asked questions
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