Software:Alpha Mission
| Alpha Mission | |
|---|---|
 Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Koji Obata |
| Artist(s) | Rampty |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES |
| Release | Arcade NES |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Alpha Mission, known as Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). in Japan, is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by SNK for Japanese arcades; it was released by Tradewest in North America. It was later ported to the Famicom in 1986 and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.[1]
The arcade game was a commercial success in Japan, where it was the seventh highest-grossing table arcade game of 1986. A sequel, Alpha Mission II, was released for the Neo Geo arcade system in 1991.
Gameplay
Alpha Mission is a one-player scrolling shooter game in its segregation of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons. Missiles are used to destroy ground enemies, while laser-like weapons are used for aerial opponents. Throughout each of the levels, the player must fight off waves of enemies that threaten several space stations and a boss must be defeated at the end of each. Like most early games in this genre, when the player dies, all weapons are lost and the player is moved to a point slightly before the point of death. The player's craft can also be upgraded to have more powerful weapons by picking up various power-ups throughout the level.
Release
Alpha Mission was released on the PlayStation Portable as part of PSP Minis via PlayStation Store in 2011.[2][3][4] Alpha Mission was also released on the Nintendo Switch in the Nintendo eShop on October 25, 2018 and on the PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store on July 18, 2019 by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series.[5][6] The game is also included on SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, containing both the original arcade and the NES version.[7] It includes both the Japanese version and the Western/international version.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed ASO as the second most successful table arcade cabinet of November 1985.[8] The magazine later listed it as Japan's fifth highest-grossing table arcade game during the first half of 1986,[9] and the seventh overall highest-grossing table arcade game of 1986.[9][10]
Notes
External links
- Alpha Mission at Arcade-History
- Alpha Mission at the Killer List of Videogames
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 18–9, 133–8. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n19/mode/2up.
- ↑ Says, Onmode-Ky. "Alpha Mission Review—Finding Pleasure in Pain | PSP Minis" (in en). http://www.pspminis.com/7345/alpha-mission-review-finding-pleasure-in-pain/.
- ↑ "Alpha Mission (PSP Minis) Review for PSP (2011) - Defunct Games". http://www.defunctgames.com/courant/549/alpha-mission-psp-minis.
- ↑ "Three SNK PSP Minis Reviewed". 20 September 2011. https://www.tech-gaming.com/three-snk-psp-minis-reviewed/.
- ↑ Lane, Gavin (2020-03-13). "Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks" (in en-GB). http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks.
- ↑ "Arcade Archives Alpha Mission PS4 HAMSTER Corporation". 18 July 2019. http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/aso.htm.
- ↑ "SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION: ALPHA MISSION | OFFICIAL WEBSITE". https://snk40th.com/games.html?p=alpha.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (273): 23. 1 December 1985.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '86 上半期". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (288): 28. 15 July 1986. https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19860715p.pdf#page=15.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '86 下半期". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (300): 16. 15 January 1987. https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19870115p.pdf#page=9.
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