Alien 3 (NES)

Alien 3 is a run and gun game published by LJN and developed by Probe Software. It is based on the film of the same name.

Originally released in October 1992 for Sega Genesis, it was later ported to many different platforms.

This page will only cover the NES port.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The controls are swapped; B is used for jumping, and A is for firing your weapon.
 * 2) The screen doesn't keep up with the player. Ripley moves too fast, so it's hard to predict when the aliens come to attack you.
 * 3) You can't attack the aliens until they appear on the screen. If they're not present, you may get killed fast.
 * 4) Like many LJN-published games, the game deviates too much from the source material:
 * 5) *You can shoot guns, but you can run out of ammo in the game. According to AVGN, Ripley never shot any gun in the film.
 * 6) *The game introduces a lot of Aliens, which is weird, considering that there is only one Alien in the film.
 * 7) *When you finishes the game, it tells you that Ridley leaves the prison planet, but in the film, she never leaves the planet, and instead drops herself into the furnace and dies as the Alien Queen embryo bursts out of her chest.
 * 8) There are doors, but they can't be opened. Why include a door if it can't be opened?
 * 9) There is even a time limit, which you can't see.
 * 10) Unlike most games, you cannot jump off the ladders.
 * 11) At one point, there is a platform with some items on it, but you have no way of reaching it, so why was it even used?
 * 12) The second stage looks nearly the same as the first, making it feel like you started the game over.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) The music, composed by Jeroen Tel, is amazing and catchy.

Reception
Skyler Miller of AllGame said that the NES version "isn't a mindless shooting fest," and the "atmosphere is appropriately creepy, with a gloomy color palette, foreboding soundtrack, and some semi-gory scenes." While this game received mixed reception, it was panned due to the time limits, frustrating difficulty, and terrible camera screen.

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