Publisher: Tradewest
Released: 1987
Alpha Mission is a vertically-scrolling shooter that was originally released in the Arcade in 1985.
+ Being able to choose various weapons at any moment is inspired and gives you tons of ways to tackle the stages.
- Level design lacks any semblance of imagination, as there's no distinct locations, standout moments, or set-pieces.
- Icons that send you backwards or downgrade your weapon are littered everywhere, and they're hard to avoid while battling.
- Exiting the weapon select screen yields bizarre results, as the game moves you back slightly while slowly loading in assets.
- Selecting a weapon during an in-progress boss battle has the side-effect of restarting the entire fight from the beginning!
- Slowdown is rampant from the opening moments of Area 1, and the music is irritatingly repetitive.
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