Line #6 VideoGame/AliensGoHomeRun


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Thwarting an AlienInvasion, one home run at a time.]]
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4	''Aliens Go Home Run!'' is a combination of ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}'' and the ShootEmUp genre with a Baseball theme. The game was developed by ANIM•ACE and released for PC in January 2017.
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6	The game puts you in the shoes of Sally, a young girl with a passion for baseball. When she hits a home run so hard, the ball flies into space and crashes into a faraway planet belonging to an alien race called the Gui, creating a crater in the process. Now, the Gui are invading Earth as revenge, and its up to Sally to save the day!
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8	A beat 'em up sequel called ''Homeworld Run'' was [[https://twitter.com/HomeWorldRun/status/1649140928534179858 announced]] in 2023.
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10	!!Play ball!
11	* AlienInvasion: The main invading force.
12	* BagOfSpilling: Averted. Powerups are kept between levels, so you'll find yourself back at 1-1 a lot later on.
13	* BatterUp: The protagonist is a batter after all. You can aim your hits towards the sides or straight up and fire projectiles when [=BatWave=] is active.
14	* BigBad: Commander Malloc is the leader of the alien invaders.
15	* BossArenaIdiocy: The final battle starts with no ball for you to use, but Guis you can knock around soon walk by.
16	* BossRush: Unlocked after clearing the game.
17	* BreakingOut: You must clear every block on the screen while avoiding enemy fire. A combination that's been hardly heard of other than the very first ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' game.
18	* BulletHell: The grey Radix can fire bullet spreads towards you. The ''danmaku'' can get pretty dense later on.
19	* DegradedBoss: The Big Theta shows up as a normal enemy in World 5, but it's hard to call it degraded when it can respawn and is backed up by the rest of the enemy cast.
20	* DroughtLevelOfDoom: Powerups become much rarer towards the end of the game, where most blocks take three hits to destroy and the enemies are relentless.
21	* ExcusePlot: A young batter named Sally accidentally provokes an alien invasion and now must fight them off. This involves clearing walls of colored blocks for some reason.
22	* GeneralRipper: Commander Malloc, as evidenced in the opening cutscene where he's the only one intent on invading Earth as retaliation for the ball crashing into their planet whereas the other aliens couldn't care much until he "persuades" them to. His Steam card outright describes him as ruthless to the point that he makes even the rest of the Gui's military force worried, but unable to do anything about it due to his high rank.
23	* HelpfulMook: Guis that come on foot to take shots at you can be used as free multiballs.
24	* HitPoints: Three "strikes" and you're out. Using the first slot in the powerup gauge or landing a hit on a boss will recover your health.
25	* LevelEditor: Available from the beginning.
26	* MercyInvincibility: Both you and the enemies get a period of invincibility after getting hit.
27	* PersonalSpaceInvader: Floats are green blobs that float towards you in groups. They take damage from any of your actions but will trap you if they do manage to catch Sally. SmashingSurvival will set you free, but often not quickly enough to avoid damage from something else.
28	* PowerUp: The game uses the ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' powerup system. Items spawn from blocks or the sky seemingly at random and must be picked up to change the active slot at the powerup gauge. By activating the gauge, you can heal yourself, set a bubble shield, spawn a temporary multiball or get 30 projectiles to use.
29	* RazorWind: The [=BatWave=] powerup allows you to fire 30 projectiles.
30	* RespawningEnemies: Destroyed enemies will come back after a while.
31	* ScoreMultiplier: You get bonus points for every block you clear without letting the ball hit the ground.
32	* ScoringPoints: The game records your best score and time for each stage.
33	* SmashingHallwayTrapsOfDoom: Destructors slam themselves down if Sally stays under them for too long. And you'll need to do that because they can only be damaged by Sally's slide.
34	* TennisBoss: The final boss battle devolves into this once Malloc [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame pulls out a bat of his own]].
35	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Sally scoring a home run that goes right into space is what causes the aliens to declare war on Earth when the ball crashes onto their planet.
36	* VictoryPose: Sally begins happily jumping in place when the last block is hit. Notice that this works against you, because the last block always drops an item. You better be right under it when it gets hit.
37	* VideoGameDashing: You can slide through most of the bullets in the game. However, certain attacks from some bosses can't be phased through.
38	* VideoGameTutorial: The title screen is playable and contains basic instructions for playing the game.
39	* WakeUpCallBoss: Ferror is the first boss with a heavily shielded body that's immune to your RazorWind projectiles.
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