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Alien 8 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and MSX in 1985.[a] The game is a spiritual successor to the best-selling Knight Lore, which was lauded by critics for its isometric graphics. In the game, the player takes control of a robot, Alien 8, whose job is to ensure that all of the cryogenically frozen passengers on board a starship remain viable during the ship's voyage. The game was written by Chris Stamper, and graphics were designed by Tim Stamper. Alien 8 uses the same image …
- Released
- 1985
- Genres
- Platform, Puzzle
- Platforms
- BBC Microcomputer System, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd.
- Publisher
- Ultimate Play the Game
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- Ultimate Play the Game
- Developer
- Stamper brothers
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- compact cassette
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- publication date
- 1988-00-00
- input device
- computer keyboard
- language of work or name
- English language
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