Aliens (1986)

Aliens was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. Published by Electric Dreams Software, the game was developed by Mevlüt Dinç, Mark Eyles, Pennsoft, Soft Machine, and Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd. It is officially licensed from the 20th Century Fox motion picture.

The game belongs to the Arcade Adventure genre and supports a single player. Controls include support for Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, as well as cursor keys. The title leverages the specific hardware capabilities of the 48K ZX Spectrum.

The cassette version retailed for £9.99. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game was released on Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, and MSX.

The title achieved an average magazine score of 78.50%. It received several accolades, including the Sinclair User Classic award, the Your Sinclair Megagame title, and the ZX Computing Monster Hit distinction.

In Russia, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS adaptations released by groups like Zayats'92 and Yuri Rodionov. Cracked cassette versions were also common, including editions featuring infinite lives by Yuri Plizin. Reviews of the title appeared in local magazines such as Adventurer and Deja Vu.