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| Alpha Mission | |
| File:Alpha Mission Cover.png | |
| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Designer | |
| Engine | Engine Missing |
| status | Status Missing |
| Release date | NA 1985 (Arcade) NA 1986 (NES) |
| Genre | Vertical Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Age rating(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES |
| Arcade system | |
| Media | |
| Input | 8-way joystick, three buttons |
| Requirements | |
| Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough | |
Alpha Mission (ASO: Armored Scrum Object in Japan) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by SNK in 1985. It was later ported to the NES/Famicom in 1986. The game spawned a more successful sequel in 1991, Alpha Mission II for the Neo-Geo arcade and console platform.
Gameplay
Alpha Mission is a one-player scrolling shooter game, similar to Xevious 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.
-With a pair of LS-30 rotary joysticks, Ikari Warriors can be played on the same hardware.
See also
- List of Famicom games
External links
- Alpha Mission at Arcade-History
- 'Alpha Mission' at MobyGames
- Alpha Mission wiki guide at StrategyWiki
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Title screen