Alien Breed + Tower Assault

I have played Alien Breed back in the day on my Amiga 500+ so I knew what to expect, on the other hand I did not have the opportunity to play Tower Assault, this was my first encounter. These games are the products of a different era, they are not easy, they are trying to hurt you. The main difficulty is not even the shooting part - in both games you have to complete most levels by finding the exit in a maze under time pressure. If you can't find the exit, no matter how many lives do you have, it is game over immediately. You have to memorize the levels trial-by-error. There is no save option - only passwords to continue the game from a specific level. In case of Alien Breed you loose all your weapons, keys, ammo - but you will get a decent amount of money and you can re-arm yourself. Now let's talk about my main problem with Tower Assault. A big difference between AB and TA is that the latter is nonlinear - this might increase the replay value of the game, however, maybe it is my version, maybe it is a known problem, but I can grind through 6-7 levels without getting a password. So if I get lost in the maze and cannot exit a level it does not matter that I have zillion lives, it is game over, and I have to grind the previous levels as well. Besides that I consider this a serious issue, I simply don't have 2 hours straight to sit in front of Tower Assault. By the way, I can also get stuck on the store deck levels. It is possible to enter between two obstacles but then it is impossible to leave - hit escape, game over, grind again. Just no. I had no such problems with Alien Breed.

It looked nice, I like old pixel art, why not? Well, it's one of THOSE games: You don't get to enjoy most of it because it's overkill difficulty on level 1.

I like the game, but the bugs are ruining the experience. Random freezes, sometimes I can play 5 minutes and it freezes, sometimes I can play more than 1 hour and it's running fine. Password system is bugged, after you use a password, you won't get any passcodes after that. If you play the game from the very start without exiting, you get the passcodes. Another bug: I got the password after reaching Military deck 3, I had the Refraction laser upgraded to max damage, I quit the game to continue later. When I applied the passcode, the maxxed out refraction laser disappeared and I got heat seeking missiles instead. I don't know if this is intended or not, but it's not cool.

Like my title says, OH MY GOD! i loved this game when i was younger, i played it fanatically even if i was terrible at it, the creepiness and the quietness of the game with the aliens coming from everywhere, scared the hell out of me when playing it. This is a fantastic game, one that i would highly recommend to everyone.

Grab your Keys, ammo packs and guns - login to intex systems and blow those aliens away!! I loved to play this one - it's creepy, it's quite hard (for an RTS lover like me ;) and the setting is simply ALIENS (the movie). Gauntlet/Commando 86 style you and maybe a good friend crawl through the levels to encounter a boss alien, close firedoors or simply blow everything up. To escape means to enter the next level. Sometimes aliens spawn a lot, espacially when you hesitate and the alien's spawn point is right outside to the screen's border. Master the labyrinth, prepare to run and manage those rare equipment parts, then you will be fine...