History VideoGame / AlienBreed

* NintendoHard: The 2D games have reputation for being tough, mainly stemming from [[RespawningEnemies the never-ending supply of Aliens]], [[ResourcesManagementGameplay having to manage the finite supply of keys, credits and ammunition]] and a number of [[TimedMission self-destruct sequences]] that put your routing/memorization skills to test.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: If the character select screen in ''The Horror Continues'' is to believed, Stone - one of the human characters - looks suspiciously like [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Bakula]].

Fast forward to December of 2009, with the release of the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Unreal 3 engine-driven]] ''Alien Breed: Evolution'' on [[Platform/XboxLive Xbox Live Arcade]], later released as ''Alien Breed: Impact'' on Platform/{{Steam}} and the Platform/PlaystationNetwork in June of 2010. This reboot of the series stars [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness Joseph Conrad]], chief engineer aboard a diplomatic ship called the Leopold. After suddenly dropping out of {{Hyperspace}}, the Leopold impacts a far larger derelict spacecraft in a decaying orbit around an uninhabited [[SingleBiomePlanet ice world]]. With most of the crew dead, it's up to Conrad to find out what went wrong and attempt to rectify the situation. Reviewers praised the game's look but complained "ItsTheSameNowItSucks," stating it was no different than its Amiga predecessors. A sequel, ''Alien Breed 2: Assault'', was released in September, followed two months later by the final part of the trilogy, ''Descent''.

Fast forward to December of 2009, with the release of the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Unreal 3 engine-driven]] ''Alien Breed: Evolution'' on UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, later released as ''Alien Breed: Impact'' on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork in June of 2010. This reboot of the series stars [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness Joseph Conrad]], chief engineer aboard a diplomatic ship called the Leopold. After suddenly dropping out of {{Hyperspace}}, the Leopold impacts a far larger derelict spacecraft in a decaying orbit around an uninhabited [[SingleBiomePlanet ice world]]. With most of the crew dead, it's up to Conrad to find out what went wrong and attempt to rectify the situation. Reviewers praised the game's look but complained "ItsTheSameNowItSucks," stating it was no different than its Amiga predecessors. A sequel, ''Alien Breed 2: Assault'', was released in September, followed two months later by the final part of the trilogy, ''Descent''.

* TakeThat: Few of the jokey cheat codes - to be inputed on any of the Terminals - in the first game were this, including "US GOLD" which resets the score to zero, "[[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC EMULATOR]]" which disables all terminals and [[UsefulNotes/AtariST ST EMULATOR]] which downgrades the graphics.

* CompilationRerelease: The UsefulNotes/AmigaCD32 version of ''Tower Assault'' comes bundled together with ''The Horror Continues''.

* CameraScrew: Unlike, say, ''VideoGame/AlienSwarm'', the maps in this game are designed in such a way that you can't always see what you're doing, requiring you to manually rotate the camera view to maintain perspective on the action.

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* BlackoutBasement: The dark levels.

* CollisionDamage: In the 2D games. Oddly enough [[TakingYouWithMe it also applies to the Aliens as well]].

* FanRemake: In form of ''Obliteration''

* LateToTheTragedy: Especially ''Tower Assault''.
* MadeOfExplodium: The Aliens explode upon death. So do [[CriticalExistenceFailure you]].
* MookMaker: In the form of the holes in ''Tower Assault''. Though there were no shortage of Aliens in the earlier entries either.
* MovesetClone: Stone and Johnson in ''The Horror Continues''
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* ReflectingLaser: Some of the weapons can bounce off walls.

* ASpaceMarineIsYou: Unless you are one of these Dinosaur-like beings in ''The Horror Continues''.

* UpdatedRerelease: In the form of ''Alien Breed:Special Edition 1992''

* WeakTurretGun: Subverted, these could withstand quite a lot of punishment.

* XenomorphXerox: The aliens in the first game strongly resemble Xenomorphs.

* FateWorsethanDeath: [[spoiler:Mia gets hijacked by Klein.]]

* BaldOfAwesome: Conrad has nary a hair on his head.

* StandardStatusEffects: Conrad can toss stun grenades.

''Alien Breed'' is a series of top-down {{Shoot Em Up}}s by Creator/Team17, perhaps better known as the creators of the ''VideoGame/{{Worms}}'' series. The original Alien Breed was released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS. The game was based heavily - [[{{Expy}} and unofficially]] - on the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' films, specifically ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', and also on the 8-bit-era games ''VideoGame/LaserSquad'' and ''VideoGame/{{Paradroid}}'' and was compared to ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' and ''VideoGame/AlienSyndrome''. The formula was simple enough. The player(s) controlled a SpaceMarine on an alien-infested SpaceStation, attempting to locate elevators leading to lower levels while battling aliens, gathering ammo and money and buying things from store terminals. The style of gameplay, i.e. rampaging from point A to B, was considered a direct precursor to the FirstPersonShooter, namely VideoGame/{{Doom}}. It was followed by ''[[NumberedSequels Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues]]'' in 1993, ''[[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo Alien Breed: Tower Assault]]'' in 1994 (the last 2D entry), ''Alien Breed 3D'' in 1995 (in conjuction with Creator/{{Ocean}}), ''Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds'' later that same year. All were highly praised. A PC/Dreamcast FirstPersonShooter sequel called ''Alien Breed: Conflict'' was planned, but was eventually canceled.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Courtesy of ''Impact'''s [[EnergyWeapon Laser Rifle]]. It's essentially the series' SniperRifle, though it does not reappear in later episodes- justifiable, given their more intense, close-range fights.

''Alien Breed'' is a series of top-down [[ShootEmUp Shoot Em Ups]] by Team17, perhaps better known as the creators of the ''VideoGame/{{Worms}}'' series. The original Alien Breed was released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS. The game was based heavily - [[{{Expy}} and unofficially]] - on the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' films, specifically ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', and also on the 8-bit-era games ''LaserSquad'' and ''VideoGame/{{Paradroid}}'' and was compared to ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' and ''VideoGame/AlienSyndrome''. The formula was simple enough. The player(s) controlled a SpaceMarine on an alien-infested SpaceStation, attempting to locate elevators leading to lower levels while battling aliens, gathering ammo and money and buying things from store terminals. The style of gameplay, i.e. rampaging from point A to B, was considered a direct precursor to the FirstPersonShooter, namely VideoGame/{{Doom}}. It was followed by [[NumberedSequels Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues]] in 1993, [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo Alien Breed: Tower Assault]] in 1994 (the last 2D entry), Alien Breed 3D in 1995 (in conjuction with {{Ocean}}), Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds later that same year. All were highly praised. A PC/Dreamcast FirstPersonShooter sequel called Alien Breed: Conflict was planned, but was eventually canceled.

Fast forward to December of 2009, with the release of the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Unreal 3 engine-driven]] Alien Breed: Evolution on UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, later released as Alien Breed: Impact on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork in June of 2010. This reboot of the series stars [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness Joseph Conrad]], chief engineer aboard a diplomatic ship called the Leopold. After suddenly dropping out of {{Hyperspace}}, the Leopold impacts a far larger derelict spacecraft in a decaying orbit around an uninhabited [[SingleBiomePlanet ice world]]. With most of the crew dead, it's up to Conrad to find out what went wrong and attempt to rectify the situation. Reviewers praised the game's look but complained "ItsTheSameNowItSucks," stating it was no different than its Amiga predecessors. A sequel, ''Alien Breed 2: Assault'', was released in September, followed two months later by the final part of the trilogy, ''Descent''.

* AnnouncerChatter

* NintendoHard

* {{BFG}} The Ion Spike, essentially a LightningGun, found in ''Impact.'' It's actually not all that large, but it packs a hell of a punch. More to the spirit of the trope, the Hyper Blaster and Rocket Launcher in ''Assault'' are both fairly sizable.
** ''Decent'' adds "Project X", which pretty much shoots a huge burst of lighting forward that kills anything in it's path.

* CaptainErsatz: One of the enemies in ''Alien Breed 3D'' and ''The Killing Grounds'' bears a strong resemblance to the [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Cacodemon]].