- Alien Brigade
Infobox VG
title =
developer =Ken Grant
publisher =Atari Corporation
designer =
engine =
released = vgrelease|NA=1990
genre = Shooting gallery
modes =Single-player
ratings =
platforms =Atari 7800
media =Atari 7800 Cartridge
requirements =
input =Joystick ,Light gun "Alien Brigade" is a side-scrolling shooting game, released in 1990 for the Atari 7800 Prosystem. Similar in style to "
Operation Wolf ", "Alien Brigade" tells the story of a soldier that is forced to do battle with aliens are invading the planet and taking over the bodies of fellow soldiers in the process. One of the last releases for the Atari 7800, "Alien Brigade" is a sought after title due to its relative scarcity, above average graphics and Nintendo-like gameplay."Alien Brigade" is 144K in size, making it one of the largest commercially released Atari 7800 games.
Gameplay
Like "Operation Wolf", the game is played from the point of view of your soldier. The game scrolls horizontally in two directions as various enemy creatures, possessed soldiers, human vehicles and alien vehicles attach mercilessly. Alien Brigade can either be played with the Atari 7800 joystick or with an Atari light gun.
The game takes place over five scrolling levels. Initially, your mission is to rescue hostages from an enemy camp, but the game then progresses to a waterfront battle, an underwater melee, a showdown in an underground mine, and then a final mountaintop battle. Adding to the challenge, the player is forced to be careful not to accidentally shoot innocent bystanders.
Between levels, you are briefed by your commanding officer, who advises of the situation and of your performance in the level.
Reaction
Despite being released late in the Atari 7800's life cycle, "Alien Brigade" is unique in that Atari Corporation made more efforts to market the game than it had with other Atari 7800 titles. The game was advertised in its own print advertisement [ [http://www.flipsiderunner.com/7800/gameproalienbrigadead.jpg|Alien Brigade Print Advertisement] ] and was also referenced in Atari's 1990 shooter, Planet Smashers (Alien Brigade, when completed, would return the favor by advertising PLANET SMASHERS). The game was also reviewed several times, including reviews in GamePro Magazine [ [Alien Brigade review| http://www.flipsiderunner.com/7800/gameproalienbrigade.jpg] ] and the September 1991 issue of their own Atari Explorer magazine [Atari Explorer, September 1991. Page 61]
The reviews for the game have generally been positive and the game is fondly remembered among Atari 7800 fans.
External links
* [http://www.atari7800.org/manuals/Alien_Brigade.htm| Alien Brigade - User Manual]
* [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=723| AtariAge - Alien Brigade product information page]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
