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System:
Sega Genesis
Publisher:
SEGA Enterprises
Developer:
Treasure Co.
UPC: 4974565541509

Year:
1995
Players: 1

Game Genre:
Action
Game Perspective:
3rd-Person Perspective, Side-Scrolling
Genre Sport:
Arcade, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, ShooterArcade, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Shooter
Genre Non-Sport:
Arcade, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, ShooterArcade, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Shooter

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Rarity:  9/10

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Alien Soldier

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Rating: 8.8
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Plays: 1,918
M:98%
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Filesize: 1,093kb

Alien Soldier Box Description

As Epsilon-Eagle, you are an alien soldier who has been genetically engineered to produce maximum intelligence and strength. You were once a member of the criminal organization Scarlet, but when you decided to break from the group, you were forced into a showdown with Scarlet's new leader Xi-Tiger, who kills a hostage in his attempt to destroy you. Now it's up to you to take revenge against the bad guys in this side-scrolling action game!

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Alien Soldier Review by: pollution_skunk - 10/10

VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! NOW IS TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE!
You all are probably already familiar with Treasure, the small Japanese company responsible for such classics as Gunstar Heroes and Dynamite Headdy, two of the best (and craziest and also prettiest) games on the Genesis, aren't you? If so, good - this means you're a retrogamer all right! But if you're a hardcore retrogamer like me, you also know that, as good as these two games are, they are merely a tiny fraction of the company's long and awesome history, and that what Gunstar Heroes did - crazy explosive action that focused on huge boss battles and pattern memorization while also offering players a huge degree of freedom due to the absurd numbers of weapon combinations and special moves that your character can perform, incredible system-pushing graphics and sound that wow players up to this day, a quirky band of characters that are all peppered with an absurd sense of humor and a nutty, barely-comprehensible and overly-deep storyline that is completely unnecessary (in the Japanese version, at least; the international version's plot is fairly straightforward) -, this game, Alien Soldier, did much, much better. How? Let's check it out!

GAMEPLAY (DEPTH + ADDICTIVENESS + DIFFICULTY): 10/10

After a loooong, slooooow and completely unnecessary opening text crawl and a very simple yet attractive title screen/main menu (whose Japanese version has this review's engrish-y title emblazoned on it), the first thing you see in Alien Soldier is the weapon select/character customization screen, which presents you with six "Force" weapons and, for some reason, a whopping twenty-six HUD configurations, some of which even hide important data from the player for an extra-hardcore challenge (if the game itself wasn't hard enough). After picking four weapons out of these six (you can occupy your loadout with more than a single copy of any weapon, too, and this quirk actually becomes important later on the game, when ammo is scarce) and your HUD of choice, you see yourself confronted against the game's brief tutorial screen, where you can move freely to practice a bit.

However, as brief as it may be, this screen sure has a lot of information to digest! Hover-jumps, double-jumps, Counter-Forces, Zero Teleports, shoot mode changes... When trying your moves for the first time here, you may think that at least one of them is completely unnecessary and that a whole dedicated movelist is maybe just a bit too much for a boss-rush run-n-gun, but this is where Alien Soldier's brilliance lies: every single move and ability you have at your disposal is MANDATORY for mastering the game's many massive and complex boss battles.

Not knowing this, you finally push START to proceed into the game's first stage, and it's right there that the last paragraph's realization strikes you. You first notice that Epsilon-Eagle (yep, that's the protagonist's name!) can't move while shooting in his normal state, so you push DOWN and A to switch your Shoot Mode and color pallete, thus enabling you to lock your shots' direction while moving left and right (and up and down in free-flying segments), and in a few steps you meet your first enemies, and a whole lot of them to boot! Noticing that no weapon besides the weak, three-way Ranger Force will take care of them, you push A to call upon the Secret Of Mana-esque weapon select screen, moving through the circular menu quickly so that you can get the weapon you want without major effects on your life bar (this is handled in real-time, so be sure to pick your weapon as fast as you can!). After plowing through them almost effortlessly, your path of destruction gets blocked by a weird and very tough bomb-spewing enemy, and this is where the game's huge amount of possibilities first show up:

1. If you picked the Flame Force back at the weapon selection screen, you can quickly burn it to ashes, as such weapon works very well against organic enemies (and not at all against most robotic enemies); OR

2. You can use the Zero Teleport (DOWN + C) to just zoom through it, also defeating it in one swift flaming bird-alien-parasite of doom if you manage to land a Phoenix Strike (full-health Zero Teleport) in it; OR

3. You could even deflect some of its bombs back at it with your Counter-Force (double-tap B), literally hoisting it by its own petard!

And so, after using almost all of the awesome tricks the game offers you just to defeat some measly enemies, you finally feel ready to take on Alien Soldier's many, many boss battles (this game is actually in the Guiness World Records Videogame Edition as the game with the most boss battles in the history of gaming - go look it up!), and unsurprisingly, the first boss, a huge, organic, bouncy snake-thingy known as Jetstripper (all of the game's twenty-five bosses actually have unique names that you can check out at the post-game high-score screen - some of them are pretty weird and/or funny!), pops up soon after, and while he's pretty easy to beat, even the second boss, the anthropomorphic ant Antroid, already isn't! So try to master the game's control scheme and gameplay as soon as you can, and soon a mind-numbingly difficult game becomes an awesomely intense one that will probably keep you glued to the screen for a few hours as you try to memorize each boss' intricate movement patterns and weaknesses!

There's always room for improvement in Alien Soldier, so keep trying again and again, and never quit!~ (just be sure to select SuperEasy difficulty on the options menu, since SuperHard, with its limited continues, is a bit too brutal even for me, Vizzed's #1 Hardcore-Gaming Furry! :P)

GRAPHICS: 10/10

Treasure's knack for pushing the limits of the consoles they work on both graphically and gameplay-wise has been one of the company's many trademarks ever since their big debut with Gunstar Heroes - which featured, among other things, fast and fluid rotation effects and real-time sprite and background scaling, the SNES' two biggest trump cards against its competition, on the Genesis, which, on a hardware level, couldn't do any of the fancy graphical effects that Nintendo's 16-bit console could pull off -, and no other game in their long history shows this better than Alien Soldier.

Right from the start the game applies fluid real-time scaling on its intro and weapon select screen, and right after that the player establishes visual contact with Epsilon-Eagle's huge, massively detailed sprite, which will probably bring to many players' minds the image of a fighting game's character/protagonist rather than a run-n-gun's, since player sprites in games of this genre tend to be pretty small to accommodate all the chaos that ensues on-screen (Epsilon-Eagle actually kind-of sort-of cameos in Treasure's wacky PS1 party fighting game, Rakugaki SHOWTIME!, along with Marina from the company's beloved N64 shake-em-up/puzzle-platformer Mischief Makers). And that's before experiencing the game's explosion-filled and action-packed frantic gameplay, which stuffs as many enemies as it possibly can on-screen with absolutely no slowdown and very occasional flickering, something very few games can claim to do even on the super-fast Genesis! This feat only gets even more impressive during boss battles, as ALL of the game's massive end-level enemies are actually composed of several moving sprites jointed together and programmed to move in sync, in true Treasure style (rumor is that Seven Force was the very first boss to be implemented and shown to SEGA in Gunstar Heroes, and that it got its now-famous name not only because of its seven forms, but also because of how Treasure's sprite-jointing tricks enabled the Genesis to pull out MODE-7-like effects).

You might think that that's all the game has to offer, but much like Treasure's other games, Alien Soldier always has incredible new tricks under its sleeve that it shows off in the most awesome and unexpected ways possible. With all the crazy graphical effects that this wonderful game pulls out, soon enough you'll be thinking that your Genesis is actually a 32-bit console running some kind of alternate company equivalent to Konami's Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night!

SOUND: 10/10

Another trademark of Treasure's games are their consistently great soundtracks, be they epic, bombastic orchestral masterpieces like Radiant Silvergun's or unpretentious, silly synth symphonies like Dynamite Headdy's, with most of them being composed by Norio "NON" Hanazawa, who in his career as the company's go-to composer has accumulated quite a few awesome songs under his belt, especially during the 16-bit era.

Much like how it shows all of the company's collective programming genius in the graphical department, Alien Soldier is Treasure's 16-bit musical masterpiece, opting for a dark and evil yet equally upbeat and energetic techno soundtrack that is not only unique, but also a perfect fit for the Genesis' FM/PSG/PCM soundchip. The first world's theme, "RUNNER/AD 2025", is probably the best, most bombastic and energetic first-stage tune in videogame history alongside Contra Hard Corps' "The Hard Corps" and Gunstar Heroes' "Military To The Max Power!", setting the mood for some explosive tail-kicking perfectly, while the second area's theme, SolType, fills the player with dread and fear in anticipation for the game's first major (and tenth overall) boss battle; these are just two of the many, many songs and moods that Alien Soldier features, and while its soundfont is technically the same one that's used in all of Treasure's Genesis games, the compositions here sound much deeper and more complex than in, say, Gunstar Heroes or Dynamite Headdy, probably because of stylistic choice (as it's a more mature game) rather than a technical upgrade.

Either way, this game's soundtrack is one of the best that the Genesis has to offer, fully exploring all of the console's capabilities with some groovy dark-techno tunes, so be sure to listen to it the way it was meant to be listened: with some good, high-quality stereo headphones and with the volume cranked up to eleven!

STORY: 9/10

OK, so here's where things get a bit complicated. Despite always being fast-paced, action-packed arcade-y action games, Treasure's games have always had, for some reason or another, incredibly complex plots with lots of symbolism and/or hidden meanings/morals, often dealing with the wrath of God and other religious concepts (Radiant Silvergun, Silhouette/Mirage) or with the eternal cycle of life, death and rebirth (Ikaruga, Astro Boy: The Omega Factor). However, back in the company's early days, these crazy stories were reserved almost exclusively to the games' manuals, but Alien Soldier is the first to break this mold (actually the second, if you count Dynamite Headdy's Japanese version, although that game's plot was equally deep and meaningful as it was crazy and tongue-in-cheek).

Now try to keep up with me... *takes a deep breath*

"The year is 2015 (yep, you read that right!), and planet A-Earth/Sierra is under the iron-fisted rule of the terrorist organization SCARLET, a secret society of A-Human/Sierran super genetic experiments gone horribly wrong whose parasitic relationship with both organic and mechanical beings prevents the planet from making contact with the rest of the universe that also plans to exterminate A-Human/Sierran civilization soon. Its leader is Epsilon-Eagle, an evil, ruthless alien soldier that was caught in a surprise superhuman attack coordinated by A-Earth/Sierra's human resistance and subsequently thrown back in time and space without a body of its own. When Xi-Tiger, Epsilon's old second-in-command and self-appointed new leader of SCARLET following his old boss' apparent death, becomes isolated from the rest of the organization due to inner protests against his even nastier rule, he decides to exact revenge on his old partner-in-crime, raiding an A-Human/Sierran superhuman research lab and taking an innocent yet very powerful girl known as Kaori as his hostage. Enraged by the situation he and his superhuman friends found themselves in, a boy in the lab who was infected by Epsilon's parasitic form eventually metamorphosed into the evil terrorist alien mutant himself, but much to Xi-Tiger's anger, his evil will manifested itself in a completely separate body who named himself Epsilon-1 and flew away into the sky as soon as it is assumed physical form. Furious with the new, heroic Epsilon's refusal to fight him, Xi-Tiger ruthlessly murders Kaori and runs away to search for the birdman's dark side, so that he can defeat him once and for all and prove himself worthy of the position of SCARLET's leader. The new Epsilon-Eagle, still filled with the infected boy's superpowers and heroic will, promises to his friends and to all of A-Human/Sierran civilization a better future, also flying away not only to chase Xi-Tiger and Epsilon-1, but also to crush SCARLET's reign of terror once and for all!"

...That was a bit hard to keep up with, wasn't it? As nonsensical and completely confusing as it may be at a first glance, Alien Soldier's plot makes a lot of sense once you think about it for a bit, and especially interesting is the fact that the folks at Treasure actually tried to create a sense of plot progression via how the game is structured!

Although it isn't explicitly stated in-game, it's pretty obvious that Alien Soldier is divided into four "chapters", the first three focusing on Epsilon tracking down and defeating each one of its old enemies (Xi-Tiger, Epsilon-1 and Kaori, who wishes to exact revenge on the alien for not saving her from Xi-Tiger, respectively) and the last and shortest one focusing on the birdman's attempts to crush a new, universe-threatening evil.

However, if it wasn't for the previously-mentioned unique boss names, extensive knowledge of the game's lore and some guesswork, nobody would be able to decipher this game's incomprehensible (and very few) text-free cutscenes and terribly-written opening text crawl (seriously, it absurd levels of engrish have to be seen to be believed!), so this sadly means that I must give this aspect of the game - and this aspect ONLY - a 9 out of 10.

OVERALL: 10/10

Despite previously stating that Contra: Hard Corps was my favorite game of all time and the most impressive technical achievement on the Genesis, I actually think that Alien Soldier is much more  worthy of both of these titles.

My review - and the game itself - certainly explains why! If you like crazy, unique and extremely awesome action games, you absolutely NEED to check out Alien Soldier!~
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Depth 10   Story 9   Difficulty 9

Alien Soldier Game Description

In the year 2015 the planet Sierra is in the grips of Xi-Tiger's Scarlet terrorists. All hope now lies with Epsilon-Eagle, a fearsome warrior with a lethal arsenal. Armed with all the hardware you can carry, blast, shoot and burn through level after level of incredible cyber-action before confronting the mighty Xi-Tiger.
Various weapons to pick up and loads of boss battles. Each boss has it's own weakness, which you must exploit. You can change forms to vary your attack pattern.

Alien Soldier Reviews

Overall 8.8    Graphics 10    Sound 10    Addictive 10    Story 9    Depth 10    Difficulty 9


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VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! NOW IS TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE!   pollution_skunk
You all are probably already familiar with Treasure, the small Japanese company responsible for such...
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Story 9   Depth 10   Difficulty 9

      Review Rating: 4.8/5     Submitted: 07-12-15     Review Replies: 2

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Comments for Alien Soldier

ramziel 01-13-15 - 05:34 PM
 Woah man! This game is tough as nails.
godzillaguy2000 07-29-13 - 10:14 AM
 OH MY GOD! That was intense!
dragonslayer444 05-07-13 - 03:01 PM
 Seriously this game deserves more plays awesome underrated game
MoonwalkMonster 04-09-13 - 09:32 PM
 Okay, so this is a cool game and all, but guys, think about this, this game takes place in TWO YEARS!
crazyblaccguy 01-28-12 - 11:27 PM
 me either
randomguy909 12-15-11 - 01:32 PM
 never heard of it.
robbmann 01-02-11 - 04:15 PM
 COOL GAME
sonicfan3388 08-05-10 - 06:57 PM
 rely epic
odin881 02-27-10 - 11:21 PM
 Pretty Cool

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