Archive: september 17, 2008
Freeware Game Pick: Alien Assault (knpmaster)
Alien Assault is an homage to classic vertical shooters created by the developer of Cave Jumper and the Hurdler series, where every stage only lasts for about a minute long before a boss fight begins. Keys can be reconfigured by pressing the F5 function key, and the window size is altered by pressing any number between 1 to 8. Use the P key to pause the game.
There is only one shoot button, but random power-ups will appear whenever you defeat a boss. An online high score submission feature is included, and the installation of the Vitalize 4 plugin isn't necessary if the game is downloaded...
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