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Alien Syndrome

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Also known as
エイリアンシンドローム

Rescue captives and reach the exit before a time bomb detonates, then battle the mother alien.

Alien Syndrome was originally released in arcades by Sega in 1987. The NES version was released in North America in 1988 by Tengen (unlicensed) and in Japan in 1988 by Sunsoft. The legacy year 1987 refers to the arcade original, not the NES version.

About Alien Syndrome

Alien Syndrome is a scrolling shooter. The player's objective involves locating and freeing captives within a time limit, after which an exit must be reached.

Successfully completing these tasks allows progression to a confrontation with a challenging mother alien, which serves as the level's conclusion.

Alien Syndrome Screenshots

9 images
Title screen
Japanese title screen
The opening sequence
Choose a character
Starting a new game
An end of level boss
Level cleared
On to the next level
Rescue your comrades