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Alien Rampage

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Inner Circle Creations
IndustryVideo game development
Founded1995
FounderChristopher Simms, James Simms
Headquarters
United States
ProductsAlien Rampage

Alien Rampage is a 1996 run and gun video game created by Inner Circle Creations and published by Softdisk for the MS-DOS platform.

Gameplay

The story follows Krupok, an alien whose spacecraft is destroyed by Untharian scavengers, forcing him to crash-land on an unfamiliar planet. The player's objective is to locate the Untharian stronghold and restore the spaceship.[1][2][3]

Alien Rampage features side-scrolling run and gun gameplay across 21 levels with parallax scrolling effects. These levels are divided into three distinct "episodes," each containing seven stages; the shareware edition includes only the first episode.[4] Players have access to seven different weapons, beginning with an assault rifle, which can be acquired from an arms dealer as they progress through the game.[5][3]

Development and release

Inner Circle Creations, a company established in early 1995 by brothers Christopher and James Simms in Louisiana—the same state as Softdisk—developed Alien Rampage.[6] Initially, the game was developed under Apogee Software with the working title Ravager, but after cancellation, the project was transferred to Inner Circle Creations and retitled Alien Rampage.[7][8][9]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name The shareware version was released on October 11, 1996,[2] followed by the complete version on December 30, 1996.[10] Distribution occurred via both CD-ROM and digital download.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

In 2017, Piko Interactive issued an emulated edition compatible with Linux, macOS, and Windows, utilizing the DOSBox emulator.[11][12][13] Later, in 2024, the title became available on the Antstream Arcade streaming service.[14]

Reception

A preview in PC Top Player praised the game's appealing visuals and controls likened to those of Prince of Persia, also drawing comparisons to Opera Soft's 1988 title Sol Negro. Hacker [hr] commended its creativity and smooth operation on modest hardware despite some challenging moments.[5] Computer Games Strategy Plus described it as a reliable example of classic gaming with intense action, varied levels, and responsive controls, though they found the save feature frustrating.[15] The magazine Next Generation applauded its enjoyable side-scrolling gameplay and impressive parallax scrolling but remarked that it felt somewhat dated.[16] MikroBitti valued its graphical quality and low system demands but criticized its simplistic level design.[3] CD Expert [pt] considered the visuals conventional but sufficient, noting that the protagonist resembles the Predator character from the film franchise.[17] PC Collector labeled it an entertaining platformer.[18] French publication PC Team [fr] highlighted its notably high levels of gore and violence, enhanced by effective sound effects.[19]

By December 1997, it had secured a position among Softdisk's top ten best-selling titles on their online store.[20]

See also

External links

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