<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
arcades	B-Application
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aliens	B-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defend	O
against	O
various	O
Aliens	B-Application
,	O
with	O
certain	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
switching	O
to	O
a	O
third-person	O
rail	O
shooter	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
simply	O
opens	O
the	O
airlock	B-Application
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
1986	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
made	O
its	O
worldwide	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
(	O
ATEI	O
)	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
Silver	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
for	O
sales	O
achievement	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Konami	O
's	O
second	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
that	O
year	O
after	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Aliens	B-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
,	O
Aliens	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Julian	O
Rignall	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
Aliens	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
91%	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
"	O
simply	O
brilliant	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
goriest	O
coin-ops	O
since	O
Splatterhouse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Martin	O
Gaksch	O
and	O
Heinrich	O
Lenhardt	O
of	O
German	O
magazine	O
Power	O
Play	O
also	O
gave	O
Aliens	B-Application
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	O
gave	O
Aliens	B-Application
a	O
44%	O
rating	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
"	O
uniformly	O
bland	O
and	O
drab	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
irritatingly	O
unresponsive	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
dull	O
"	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
Aliens	B-Application
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
enjoyably	O
fast-paced	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
graphically	O
creepy	O
,	O
smoothly	O
animated	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
reserved	O
opinion	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Kleckner	O
of	O
VentureBeat	O
included	O
Aliens	B-Application
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
must-play	O
"	O
Alien	O
franchise	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
competent	O
and	O
entertaining	O
for	O
a	O
quarter	O
sucker	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
creative	O
push	O
in	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
entries	O
on	O
this	O
list.	O
"	O
</s>
