Alien Rampage

The protagonist is an alien named Krupok whose spaceship was destroyed by Untharian scavengers and has crash-landed on the surface of a planet. The objective is to locate the Untharian base and repair the spaceship.^[6][7][8]

Alien Rampage is a side-scrolling run and gun game. There are 21 levels featuring parallax scrolling. The levels are divided into three "episodes", each containing seven levels. The shareware version includes the first episode.^[9] The game features seven weapons (assault rifle being the starting weapon) which can be bought from an arms dealer as the player progresses in the game.^[10][8]

Alien Rampage was developed by Inner Circle Creations, a game developer founded in early 1995 by brothers Christopher and James Simms who lived in Louisiana at the time, the same state Softdisk was based in.^[3] The game was originally developed by Apogee Software as Ravager until it was cancelled, sold to Inner Circle Creations, and renamed to Alien Rampage.^{[11][12][13][14]} The shareware version was released on October 11, 1996.^[7] The full version was released on December 30, 1996.^[2] The game was available as a download and CD-ROM.^[15]

Piko Interactive released an emulated version for Linux, macOS, and Windows in 2017.^[16][17] The release uses the DOSBox emulator.^[18] In 2024, the game was released on the Antstream Arcade streaming platform.^[19]

In a preview, PC Top Player called the graphics attractive, the controls were compared to Prince of Persia. The game's appearance was said to be similar to Opera Soft's Sol Negro (1988).^[22]

Hacker [hr] called the game imaginative but occasionally frustratingly difficult. The game was praised for its technical performance, for running smoothly on lower hardware specifications.^[10] Computer Games Strategy Plus summarized: "this is solid, classic gaming, with fierce action, fun and diverse levels, and good control." The save system was remarked as annoying.^[4] Next Generation called it a fun side-scrolling action game with excellent parallax scrolling, although they noted the game as somewhat outdated.^[23] MikroBitti liked the graphics and the low system requirements but said the level design is too straightforward.^[8] CD Expert [pt] said the graphics are conventional but are sufficient for portraying the game's scenery. The player character was noted for looking similar to the Predator alien from the film series.^[24] PC Collector called it a fun platform game.^[25] PC Team [fr] said the game's most unique feature is the high level of gore and violence. They noted the sound effects for enhancing the action effectively.^[5]

In December 1997, the game ranked among the top ten most popular titles at Softdisk's online store.^[26]

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