Software:Alien Gate
| Alien Gate | |
|---|---|
 European cover art | |
| Developer(s) | SPC Vision |
| Publisher(s) | Philips |
| Producer(s) | Franc Beernink Rob Hormann |
| Programmer(s) | Stefan Posthuma Tim Moss |
| Artist(s) | Niklas Malmqvist |
| Platform(s) | CD-i |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
Alien Gate is a fixed shooter developed by SPC Vision and published by Philips for the CD-i. The background gives the impression of a vertically scrolling shooter, but the attackers stay in position relative to the player's ship.
Gameplay
Alien Gate is a shooting game.[1]
Development
Alien Gate was developed by Dutch studio SPC Vision and was primarily designed by Stefan Posthuma.[2][3] The code and graphics were all written using the Atari ST.[4] The project began as a demo provided to publisher Philips who were so impressed that they commissioned a full release as well as a five-game contract with the developer.[5]
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the CD-i version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "Those who actually want shooting action from their CD-i will do better to stick with games like Mystic Midway than to delve into this painfully deficient travesty."[1] Power Unlimited gave the game a score of 82% commenting: "Alien Gate is very difficult. You will have to practice for a long time, because if you don't know the levels by heart, you won't get very far. If you're a stickler this game will have a long shelf life."[6]
Reviews
- Joystick - Sep, 1993[7]
- Defunct Games (2006-03-19)[8]
- The Video Game Critic[9]
- The World of CD-i (2020-03-28)[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Finals". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (2): 93. February 1995.
- ↑ Karsmakers, Richard and Posthuma, Stefan (July 26, 1996). "THE ULTIMATE "ST NEWS" REFERENCE GUIDE". ST NEWS Disk Magazine 11 (1–2). https://st-news.com/issues/st-news-volume-11-issues-1-2/features/the-ultimate-st-news-reference-guide/part-1-1st-word-drinknuts.
- ↑ Software Gids staff (November–December 1994). "Steel Machine" (in Dutch). Software Gids (Uitgeverij Herps): 44. https://archive.org/details/software-gids-nr.-28-nov-dec-1994/page/44/mode/1up.
- ↑ Karsmakers, Richard and Posthuma, Stefan (November 15, 1992). "EDITORIAL". ST NEWS Disk Magazine 7 (13). https://st-news.com/issues/st-news-volume-7-issue-3/regulars/editorial/.
- ↑ Retro Gamer staff (January 2007). "Retroinspection: CD-I". Retro Gamer (Imagine Publishing) (32): 44. ISSN 1742-3155. https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-raspberry-pi-buenos-aires/Retro%20Gamer%20032/page/44/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Power Unlimited Game Database" (in nl). November 1994. Archived from the original on October 22, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031022173402/http://www.powerweb.nl:80/database/img/index.php?page=database&&query%5border%5d=datum&ending=DESC&query%5bstart%5d=4000. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero041/Joystick%20041%20-%20Page%20170%20(septembre%201993).jpg
- ↑ "Alien Gate Review for CD-i (1993) - Defunct Games". http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=review-676.
- ↑ "Philips CD-i Reviews A-D by the Video Game Critic". http://www.thevideogamecritic.net/cdiad.htm#Alien_Gate.
- ↑ "Chronicle 8: Alien Gate – Review – the World of CD-i". https://www.theworldofcdi.com/console-purist-chronicles/chronicle-8-alien-gate-review/.
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