Overview and Gameplay
Ripley races through the prison colony of Fiorina 161, rescuing trapped prisoners while xenomorphs, facehuggers, machinery, and a strict timer block the way. This Sega Genesis adaptation of the 1992 film is a side-view action platformer with large, maze-like stages, limited ammunition, hidden rooms, and separate Guardian battles.
The campaign contains 15 objective stages and five Guardian encounters. Missions mix prisoner rescues, combat-focused Mayhem objectives, exploration, and a final dash to the exit before time expires. Route planning becomes increasingly important on later maps.
Controls And Mechanics
- Directions: Move, crouch, crawl, climb, operate lifts, and interact with doors or switches.
- A: Cycle between the pulse rifle, flamethrower, grenade launcher, and hand grenades.
- B: Fire the selected weapon.
- C: Jump.
- Start: Pause.
Ammo, medical packs, and motion-tracker batteries are limited. The tracker reveals nearby passages, prisoners, and threats, while scoring rewards rescues, enemy defeats, remaining time, ammunition, and difficulty.
Version Notes
This English cartridge revision is cataloged for both USA and Europe as Rev A, also known as REV01 or version 1.1.
Release And Credits
- Year: 1992
- Developer: Probe Software
- Publisher: Arena Entertainment
- Music and sound: Matt Furniss
- Players: Single-player
