<s>
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
A''LIEN³	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1992	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
versions	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Software	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bits	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
publishing	O
the	O
Europe-exclusive	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
six	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
15	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
differ	O
in	O
design	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
includes	O
larger	O
Alien	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
14	O
levels	O
,	O
features	O
gameplay	O
that	O
moves	O
slightly	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
otherwise	O
nearly	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
has	O
15	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
nearly	O
identical	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
slightly	O
different	O
level	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
U.S.	O
release	O
in	O
summer	O
1992	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
July	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
highly	O
original	O
–	O
enough	O
to	O
please	O
even	O
jaded	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
wars	O
on	O
other	O
systems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Davies	O
of	O
Super	O
Play	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
damn	O
good	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
effective	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
license	O
without	O
trying	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
true	O
to	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
of	O
AllGame	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
smooth	O
animation	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
everything	O
being	O
gray	O
and	O
metallic-looking	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
extremely	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
's	O
action	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
diverse	O
variety	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
blueprints	O
for	O
only	O
being	O
accessible	O
from	O
computer	O
terminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
System	O
praised	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
"	O
takes	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
getting	O
used	O
to.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
System	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
abundant	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
effective	O
"	O
cinema	O
scenes	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
slow	O
to	O
respond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
of	O
AllGame	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Graphically	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
a	O
lot	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
Aliens	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
with	O
its	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
options	O
,	O
surprisingly	O
unobtrusive	O
multi-load	O
and	O
large	O
,	O
well-designed	O
levels	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
a	O
winner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
1993	O
Golden	O
Megawards	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
won	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Best	O
Movie	O
Game	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
30th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
mean	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
moody	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
the	O
platform	O
shoot-	O
‘	O
em-up	O
action	O
just	O
seems	O
to	O
draw	O
you	O
fight	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
56th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
