Alien 3 (video game)

Alien 3 (stylized as ALIEN³) is a run and gun game based on the 1992 film of the same name. It was released for the Genesis and Amiga in 1992, then for the Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Master System.

For the 1993 arcade game, see Alien 3: The Gun.
Alien 3
Genesis cover art
Developer(s)Probe Software
Bits Studios (Game Boy)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Virgin Interactive (Amiga)
Producer(s)Joe Bonar
Programmer(s)Michael Archer (Commodore 64)
Squidgy (NES)
Composer(s)Matt Furniss (Genesis, Game Gear, Master System)
Andrew Rodger (C64)
Jeroen Tel (NES)
SeriesAlien
Platform(s)Amiga, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System, NES, Genesis, Super NES
Release
October 1992
  • Genesis
    • NA: October 1992
    • EU: 1993
    Amiga
    • EU: November 1992
    Master System
    • UK: January 1993
    Game Boy
    • NA: January 1993
    NES
    • NA: March 1993
    SNES
    • NA: June 1993
    • UK: July 1993
    Commodore 64
    • EU: November 1993
    Game Gear
    • NA: 1993
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single player
Multiplayer (Master System)

Each version was developed by Probe Software, except for the Game Boy version, which was developed by Bits Studios. Acclaim Entertainment published the game, with Virgin Interactive Entertainment publishing the Europe-exclusive Amiga version. Alien 3 received generally positive reviews, with most critics praising its music and graphics.

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