Alpha Mission

Alpha Mission is the first game from SNK for the Famicom/NES system, a vertical scrolling shoot'em up game and an arcade port. Sadly, the game is really unimpressive with rather boring looking levels and enemies. Collecting letters along the way lets you upgrade your standard weapons. You can also collect energy for several special weapons, which - as long as in use - uses up the energy steadily. As a result you are most of the time shooting with your meager standard laser (for air targets) and missiles (for ground targets). The ship is extremely slow at the beginning, hopefully you will find a speed up bonus soon or you will be in major trouble. The games few levels are rather short and eventually repeat itself endlessly, which doesn't add for some extra motivation. The music is also dull.

teran01 # 2010-01-21 00:00:23

Defend your home planet against the Seven Stars Alliance!
In the galaxy of Tetranova, a firece war between seven stars has laid waste to their planets. Having destroyed eachother's homes, the seven stars have formed an alliance to seek a new home, where they can rebuild and regain their strength to go to war once again.
You must pilot the fighter ship SYD against the deadly fleet of the Seven Stars Alliance. The fate of Earth rests in your hands!

# 2017-04-03 15:48:32 - official description

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Alpha Mission (Arcade)