Alien Rampage

I had never heard of Alien Rampage before, but I bought it because 1.) I like platformers and 2D action and 2.) I like to support games that didn't get the commercial success they derserve and support GOG to bring them to a new audience. After playing it I can say that Alien Rampage is really an excellent game, much fun and very unique. Huge variety of level design, very different enemies, unique atmosphere on this alien world, it's gory (nice contrast to other games of this genre and much fun), different cool weapons, etc. It never gets boring, because the levels and enemies are so different from each other, so I was thrilled to play through it. Alien Rampage was released in Dec. 1996 in the 3D era, when 2D was completely overshadowed by the 3D (except maybe a few long established franchises). If Alien Rampage would have been released a few years earlier, it would have been quite successful, no doubt. It didn't get the credit it deserved and was much underrated, but fortunately 2D is popular again and GOG brought this hidden gem back. I have only praise for it and can only recommend it to everyone who likes platformer, action, sci-fi or just appreciates a very unique game.

This is a game I actually played when I was much younger. I was looking through some abandonware site, and my little 8 year old self (or however old I was at the time) glew up in excitement seeing a game that looked as beautiful, explosive, & violent as this one. I ended up loving it even more than I thought I would, and it became something of just a fond memory of mine once my dad got rid of that PC. Now, after finally realizing the name of the game, I found this and I am beyond happy to see that GOG is supporting it! As for the game itself (because that's what you're really here for, right?) It's still an absolute blast to play and it has aged tremendously well; much more than other platformers of the time. The platforming is satisfying, the graphics are very smooth, animations are fluid, weapons are awesome, the atmosphere kicks ass, there is plenty of enemies and things to keep the game from feeling stale,, the game is tough as balls at times but while still feeling fair, just, literally EVERYTHING with this game is done right, and I'm not speaking that way purely out of nostalgia. I think it is still a legitimately good game. I was very close to knocking off one star. Obviously, I decided to keep it upon getting this far. But why would I do that for a perfect game like this? Well, there's no music! NONE at all. No ambient stuff, no metal stuff (which would be really fitting for this), no anything. Luckily: 1. The sound design is still great on its own so you probably won't get bored without the music, and 2. This means you could play whatever the hell you want in the background without it feeling like you're taking anything away from the core experience. I recommend playing The Return by Bathory (especially), anything by Slayer, Scream Blood Gore/Leprosy by Death, or really any kind of metal album that's fast or aggressive. Do yourself a favor and just grab this game. If you like platformers at ALL, then you will surely not be disappointed with this one.

Classic hidden gem, Alien rampage plays surprising well even for today standards. With frenetic gameplay, iconic background and visual design easy to recognize, it comes with a surprise that this game is Unknow by many in its own time. As 2d sidescrolling shooter with some interesting if not clever addition to the gunplay, with multiple types of projectiles and the possibility to aim whenever you want, it delivers some good fun and challenging but without real frustration thanks to well design checkpoints. The only true downside is the absence of background music, however, this can be explained by the fact that the developers were trying to recreate an alien world, and give a sense of estrangement (or alienation... sorry) to the player. All in all, worth the price and the time, if you are ready for the rampage!

This is great game that takes you back in time to peak of dos games. Alien rampage is one of the best run and gun games with beautiful graphics and smooth controls. Only downside is screen scrolling which is terrible. Other than that this is easily 10/10 game definitely worth playing if you love old side scrolling games