Aliants

Aliants (1987)

Genres:Strategy
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Story:A sci-fi themed action/strategy game.
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April 07, 2025
I played this on C64. Stage 1: landing in gravitational turbulence. Stage 2: warship battle simulation. Stage 3: grid turn-based strategy, culminating in a repeat of Stage 2, except NOT a simulation! *gasp* Seriously great game!
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