Alien Storm (Mega Drive)

For other versions of the game, see Alien Storm.

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Alien Storm
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Team Shinobi
Genre: Action
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Alien Storm (エイリアンストーム) for the Sega Mega Drive is an interpretation of the 1990 Sega System 18 game, Alien Storm.

Unlike other ports of the game, the Mega Drive version overhauls virtually all of the levels from the arcade game, while also changing graphical elements so that the game is more suited to the Mega Drive's hardware. Though the game plays almost identically (save for differing enemy placements and tweaks), it is shorter in length, and drops some audio tracks in favour of brand new ones presumably to fit the new levels. The changes are not as distinct as those found in other early arcade-to-Mega Drive conversions, namely ESWAT: City Under Siege or Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, but they are significant enough for it to be classed as a different Alien Storm game.

History

Legacy

This version of the game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2007/2008, and was also bundled as part of Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360.

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Main Programmer: Top
Sub Programmer: M.R.N.
Game Designer: Valents
Character Designer: Miyapon
Music Composer: Psychedelic Chung, Souseki
Thanks to: Bros.400
Special Thanks to: Team Shinobi
Presented for You by: Sega

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 70 №48, p60/61 Consoles + (FR) 90 №1, p90/91 Computer & Video Games (UK) 78 №118, p52/53/54 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) 70 Games-X (UK) 62 №13 Joypad (FR) 84 №1, p62/63/64 Joystick (FR) 84 №19, p131 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 46 №5, p90 Mega (UK) 50 №9, p19 Mega Fun (DE) 25 MegaTech (UK) 78 №1, p76 Mean Machines (UK) 71 №11, p68/69/70 Player One (FR) 92 №13, p56/57 Power Play (DE) 73 Raze (UK) 88 №12, p34 Sega Power (UK) 83 №23, p40 Sega Power (UK) 60 №23, p52 Sega Pro (UK) 79 №1, p19 Sega Pro (UK) 74 №18, p64

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Based on 19 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 40 ACE (UK) 70 ACE (UK) PAL 25 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 38 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 75 Consoles + (FR) 90 Console XS (UK) PAL 78 Cool Gamer (RU) 50 Computer & Video Games (UK) 78 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 70 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU) 40 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 75 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 73 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 96 Games-X (UK) 62 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 78 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Joypad (FR) PAL 84 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 84 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 46 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 74 Mega (UK) PAL 50 Mega Force (FR) PAL 70 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 63 MegaTech (UK) 78 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 53 Mean Machines (UK) 71 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 78 Megazone (AU) 84 Player One (FR) 92 Power Play (DE) 73 Raze (UK) NTSC 88 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 83 Sega Power (UK) NTSC 50 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 79 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 74 Sega Mega Drive Review (RU) 50 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 72 Tilt (FR) 90 Tilt (FR) 90 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 45 Video Games (DE) 76

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Based on 42 reviews

Alien Storm (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
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Mega-Tech version

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External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
• Alien Storm (Mega Drive) on Steam

1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 17

ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 60

ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 108

Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 144

Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 30

Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 90

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127

Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 13

Computer & Video Games, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 52

Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 288

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 18

Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1

GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 82

Games-X, "18th-24th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-18), page 38

Game Informer, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 112

Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 113

Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 62

Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 131

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115

Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19

Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 88

Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63

MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76

Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 46

Mean Machines, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-27), page 68

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

Megazone, "April/May 1992" (AU; 1992-0x-xx), page 40

Player One, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 56

Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 146

Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 34

Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 40

Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 19

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 14

Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 76

Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 34

Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 12

Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 85