<s>
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top	O
down	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Team17	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
later	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
MicroLeague	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
series.Alien	O
Breed	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Alien	O
films	O
,	O
specifically	O
Aliens	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
on	O
the	O
8-bit-era	O
games	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
and	O
Paradroid	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
these	O
so-called	O
Intex	O
terminals	O
provide	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
video	O
game	O
Pong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team17	O
produced	O
a	O
similar	O
introduction	O
disk	O
for	O
Superfrog	B-Application
,	O
animated	O
by	O
Eric	O
W	O
.	O
Schwartz	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
retail	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Team17	O
have	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
winner	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
's	O
reception	O
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
variety	O
as	O
lacking	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
"	O
shallow	O
and	O
tinny	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
problems	O
using	O
the	O
Pro	O
Audio	O
Spectrum	O
sound	O
card	O
to	O
be	O
expected	O
,	O
but	O
favorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
shooter	O
 [ with ] 	O
plenty	O
of	O
high-octane	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
asinine	O
"	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
good	O
action	O
title	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
their	O
play	O
quick	O
and	O
simple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
issue	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
right	O
at	O
home	O
at	O
the	O
local	O
arcade	O
or	O
any	O
cartridge	O
game	O
machine	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
of	O
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
"	O
has	O
fallen	O
behind	O
in	O
the	O
tech	O
race	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
the	O
"	O
European	O
"	O
use	O
of	O
mission	O
codes	O
instead	O
of	O
save	O
games	O
and	O
"	O
pretty	O
"	O
but	O
shallow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
almost	O
identical	O
(	O
somewhat	O
tired	O
)	O
premise	O
"	O
but	O
of	O
which	O
"	O
the	O
execution	O
makes	O
all	O
the	O
difference	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
good	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
fast-paced	O
"	O
action	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
average	O
computer	O
gamer	O
on	O
this	O
continent	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
might	O
be	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
less	O
demanding	O
player	O
"	O
or	O
one	O
who	O
wanted	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
bugs	O
overshadowed	O
what	O
was	O
otherwise	O
a	O
faithful	O
conversion	O
of	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
'	O
92	O
was	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
at	O
budget	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
film	O
trailer-style	O
advert	O
for	O
Team17	O
's	O
upcoming	O
Superfrog	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
unusual	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
in	O
a	O
double-pack	O
with	O
Qwak	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
(	O
Alien	B-Application
Breed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
were	O
named	O
John	O
and	O
Nash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Alien	O
Breed''	O
for	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
to	O
very	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
