It's a classic case of extraterrestrial invasion in Alien Storm, as an everyman's city falls victim to the attack of a swarm of ugly-looking blobs and slugs from outer space. Three would-be heroes take up the call to arms to defend the town – Karen, armed with a flamethrower; Garth, equipped with a lightning gun; and Scooter, a sentient robot who wields some kind of energy whip. The trio call themselves the Alien Busters, and set out to rid the streets of the otherworldly scum.
Brawlers reached their zenith in the early 1990s, but declined in popularity soon after. Put in your gumshield and prepare for fisticuffs as we find out why.
Looking back on it, it’s hard to believe just how many side-scrolling brawlers the Mega Drive had on offer back in the 90’s. The Mega Drive was the first system I ever played (at least the first console I remember playing) and there was one game which, when I talk to people about now, always presents me with the same looks of confusion. That game was Alien Storm which has become a sort of forgotten gem. To many it might look like a re-skin of Golden Axe with aliens and robots but you’ll soon find it’s a little deeper than that. In fact this title went further introducing a couple of neat features to switch up the gameplay.
I totally forgot about this game. Was so good back in the day, though I sucked at it
This game got hard as hell in the later levels. Beating this back in the day was a feat.
Sega's arcade hit teaches us to be careful when you water your plants or use a phone booth -- there could be a grotesque alien in disguise waiting to ambush you.
