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Alien Gate

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Alien Gate
European cover art
Developer(s)SPC Vision
Publisher(s)Philips
Producer(s)Franc Beernink
Rob Hormann
Programmer(s)Stefan Posthuma
Tim Moss
Artist(s)Niklas Malmqvist
Platform(s)CD-i
Release1993
Genre(s)Fixed shooter

Alien Gate is a fixed shooter developed by SPC Vision and published by Philips for the CD-i. The background gives the impression of a vertically scrolling shooter, but the attackers stay in position relative to the player's ship.

Gameplay

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Alien Gate is a shooting game.[1]

Development

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Alien Gate was developed by Dutch studio SPC Vision and was primarily designed by Stefan Posthuma.[2][3] The code and graphics were all written using the Atari ST.[4] The project began as a demo provided to publisher Philips who were so impressed that they commissioned a full release as well as a five-game contract with the developer.[5]

Reception

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Next Generation reviewed the CD-i version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "Those who actually want shooting action from their CD-i will do better to stick with games like Mystic Midway than to delve into this painfully deficient travesty."[1] Power Unlimited gave the game a score of 82% commenting: "Alien Gate is very difficult. You will have to practice for a long time, because if you don't know the levels by heart, you won't get very far. If you're a stickler this game will have a long shelf life."[6]

Reviews

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  • Joystick - Sep, 1993[7]
  • Defunct Games (2006-03-19)[8]
  • The Video Game Critic[9]
  • The World of CD-i (2020-03-28)[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 2. Imagine Media. February 1995. p. 93.
  2. ^ Karsmakers, Richard and Posthuma, Stefan (July 26, 1996). "THE ULTIMATE "ST NEWS" REFERENCE GUIDE". ST NEWS Disk Magazine. Vol. 11, no. 1–2. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Software Gids staff (November–December 1994). "Steel Machine". Software Gids (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Herps. p. 44.
  4. ^ Karsmakers, Richard and Posthuma, Stefan (November 15, 1992). "EDITORIAL". ST NEWS Disk Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 13. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Retro Gamer staff (January 2007). "Retroinspection: CD-I". Retro Gamer. No. 32. Imagine Publishing. p. 44. ISSN 1742-3155.
  6. ^ "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on October 22, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero041/Joystick%20041%20-%20Page%20170%20(septembre%201993).jpg
  8. ^ "Alien Gate Review for CD-i (1993) - Defunct Games".
  9. ^ "Philips CD-i Reviews A-D by the Video Game Critic".
  10. ^ "Chronicle 8: Alien Gate – Review – the World of CD-i".
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