Is the action a little too hectic for you? Just pause the game and choose what level you’d like it slowed down to.
One nice touch that Treasure included was the ability to customize the game’s speed. This isn’t a major problem at all, as it doesn’t really happen that often, but there are certain tight spots where any faltering can really hurt you. Control doesn’t suffer much either – Epsilon responds almost perfectly to your commands, only occaisonally faltering. In fact, one of the BGMs in the game, “7th Force”, originally came from Gunstar Heroes. Treasure didn’t slouch in the music and sfx department either – several extremely clear voices can be heard throughout the game (a feat thought to be near impossible due to the Genesis’ dated soundchip), there are lots of meaty explosions and the music is on a par with Gunstar Heroes – that is to say excellent. The backgrounds are also quite detailed, and in fact are some of the best I’ve ever seen on the Mega Drive. The enemies are all very detailed (and quite imaginative) – some in particular, like Xi-Tiger, are huge. Epsilon is large, extremely detailed and fluidly animated. “Treasure really put a lot of time and imagination into Alien Soldier’s graphics and animation, and it does show. This results in the game being mostly large boss fights.Īlien Soldier is slated to be included in Japan’s Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box compilation for the PS2 (no US release is announced), but it would be a great title to see available for download on the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console - especially in the US. And as opposed to most other side-scrolling shooters, the levels are notably short and easy before reaching a boss. The characters are large, extremely detailed and fluidly animated. The cartridge is very difficult to find in either region and the boss-laden game will also show you that it is difficult to complete as well.Īs usual, Treasure really put a lot of creativity into Alien Soldier’s graphics and animation. Inside the US, this is definately the case, but our friends in Europe and Japan were priveldged to experience a challenging and impressive game by the name of Alien Soldier. Most Sega Genesis fans remember Gunstar Heroes as the premier run-and-gun shooter from Treasure. Meta-Review: Alien Soldier – Sega Genesis / Megadrive
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