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Alien Breed: Tower Assault

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This top-down shooter challenges you to survive a crash-landing and investigate a hostile alien facility.

Alien Breed: Tower Assault was developed by Team17 and released for Amiga and MS-DOS in 1994; the DOS version is a commercial release of the same game, so both the DOS release year and original release year are 1994.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1994
Genre
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
2.35 MB
Version
ta.exe
Rating
0 votes

About Alien Breed: Tower Assault

Alien Breed: Tower Assault is a top-down shooter set on a remote planetary outpost. The facility has been overrun by an unidentified alien force, severing all contact. Two marines, Nash and Jordan, survive a crash landing after their approach is met by erratic defensive fire, forcing them to confront the invasion alone.

Players navigate through a mix of interior and exterior environments, with a significant focus on exploring multi-story towers. The structure is non-linear, offering multiple exits on most levels and allowing progression through different routes. A key objective involves triggering a self-destruct sequence, after which a swift escape becomes necessary.

Gameplay involves shooting through enemies while gathering resources like credits, ammunition, and keys. Credits can be used at computer terminals to purchase upgraded weaponry. A tactical addition to the combat is a retreat function, enabling the marine to fire while moving backward.

Alien Breed: Tower Assault Screenshots

10 images
Main Title (from intro cinematic)
Commander informs about Military Research Unit attacked by unknown aliens.
Special team of tough marines is sent immediately to planet Azarin 2E.
They are travelling through the tractless voids of space.
No one expected fully operational defense lasers.
One by one, every ship is shot down - only one marine will survive.
Title screen
Crash landing site.
Map.
Smartcard reader.