<s>
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
following	O
their	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
,	O
it	O
debuted	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
much-hyped	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
takes	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
Alien	O
film	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
facehuggers	O
,	O
chestbursters	O
,	O
dog	O
aliens	O
,	O
adult	O
aliens	O
,	O
and	O
Queen	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1994	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
announced	O
that	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
motion	I-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
created	O
by	O
their	O
engineering	O
team	O
Advanced	O
Technologies	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
78%	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
concurring	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Alien	O
franchise	O
yet	O
,	O
chiefly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
authentically	O
recreating	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Maximum	O
likewise	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
authentic	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
yet	O
unimpressive	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
animation	O
on	O
the	O
aliens	O
is	O
a	O
severe	O
disappointment	O
after	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
considerable	O
boasting	O
about	O
their	O
new	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
slow	O
pace	O
and	O
weak	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
claustrophobic	O
,	O
suspenseful	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
"	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
impressive	O
than	O
the	O
mediocre	O
offerings	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owners	O
have	O
had	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
with	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
audio-visual	O
quality	O
which	O
is	O
sure	O
to	O
impress	O
just	O
about	O
everyone	O
who	O
buys	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
also	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
rare	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation-to-Saturn	O
port	O
which	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
GamePro	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
"	O
crisp	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
good	O
in	O
absolute	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Rad	O
Automatic	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
their	O
positive	O
assessments	O
,	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
both	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
fell	O
second	O
to	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
,	O
another	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
at	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Adaptation	O
of	O
Linear	O
Media	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
I	B-Application
Have	I-Application
No	I-Application
Mouth	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
I	I-Application
Must	I-Application
Scream	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Irwin	O
Fletcher	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
is	O
nothing	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
damn	O
good	O
shooter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
