Alien Breed - Tower Assult: CD32 Version
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You switch on the machine and you put the CD in the drive. Up comes and a
screen letting you choose to either run Tower Assult or Alien Breed 2.
You choose Alien Breed - Tower Assult and the scene is set! You are
treated to a 5 minute animation/movie of what you are about to embark
upon, using gfx which you thought was unheard of on an CD32 without a
MPEG card. The animation is a HAM8 movie, using classic style movie
techniques found in movies such as a Space Oddssey 2001 for a view of
space and the space station, and an intro as to what you are about to
embark upon (the plot), which uses (real) actors to take you through
this opening journey, you arm up and get ready to depart. Your mission
will be far from easy, and as you will discover when you start, you
(or and your partner) are the only survivor(s) to take on 5 towers
(multi-floors) infested with Aliens and dead, mutilated bodies to be
found virtually every step you take. You are guided through with the
use of smart cards, maps, terminals, and more (including speech samples
used all throghout the game). Along the way you have opportunity to
be bigger, better (?) weapons.

The in-game gfx are no way near to the quality of the intro, yet they
match up to the gfx of the likes of other top AGA games. Gameplay is
probably is one of its strongest things, well planned and well thought
out. Addictiveness, you keep comming back for more, get a second
player and you'll be stuck on the game for days on end. Music, well
music (or sound quality) seemed to be the aspect thought about least
here, but the sound fx used throughout the game for the games, aliens
comming out of the floor and so on are great.

Changes since Alien Breed 2(AB2). Still the same type of game as AB2,
but improved gfx, has an intro, bigger levels, more levels, difficulty
curve much more moderate, (not that i can proove it yet but the box
says) over 200 different ways to complete the game, and some other
changes.

If you have a copy of Alien Breed 2 (or previous versions), the
purchase will be no waste of money, if you've never bought this
game before it is an absolute MUST!

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Machine Requirements: CD32 with 2MB RAM (works even better with SX1)
                      (May work with Zappo drive on 1200)
          Controller: CD32, Joystick
                Cost: Varies alot (I paid $60)

 Ratings:  Graphics                    Addictiveness
           [*********.] 90%            [*********+] 95%
           Gameplay                    Sound
           [********+.] 85%            [********..] 80%
           Value
           [*********.] 91%            OVERALL RATING: 93%
            
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Article by: Guy Nathan