![]() ![]() But, unfortunately, it was even more obscure in its original release – whereas Gunstar was tough to find in the States in cartridge form, Alien Soldier was nearly impossible to track down thanks to its lack of an official American release. It was also developed by Treasure, so it was a follow-up to Gunstar in many ways. It was also re-released worldwide on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007, Steam in 2011, the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in 2022 and the Sega Genesis Mini 2 in 2022.This is a game that plays very much like Gunstar Heroes, and finds appeal in much the same way – it's a side-scrolling action/shooter with tons of explosions, enemies, weapon types and maneuvers, and lots and lots of huge, impressive bosses to face off against. ![]() ![]() The game's first re-release was on the PlayStation 2 in Japan for the Sega Ages 2500 series which includes different regional releases and extra features. Some negative critique was directed towards the hard difficulty, steep learning curve, and unorthodox gameplay, but many still recommend it to fans of Gunstar Heroes and the run and gun genre. Critics praised the game for its challenge and gameplay these sentiments carried over into retrospective reviews where critics also highlighted the game's graphics, soundtrack, and overall intensity. ![]() The team designed and marketed Alien Soldier explicitly for "hardcore" Mega Drive gamers, designing its difficulty and scoring methods for those that enjoyed the system's strong action game library.Īlien Soldier was released towards the end of the Mega Drive's lifecycle in February 1995. With the market for the Mega Drive quickly shrinking to make headway for the incoming 32-bit fifth generation hardware, Suganami received support from other Treasure staff and released the game with only about half of his original ideas realized. Development lasted two years and was led by Hideyuki Suganami, who originally held ambitious plans and wanted to build the entire game himself. Treasure began development on four games after the release of Gunstar Heroes, among these was Alien Soldier. ![]()
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