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Alien Syndrome (Japan)

Sega Game Gear
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Reviewed in
1991
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Port of the arcade classic Alien Syndrome on Game Gear. Top-down shooter with hostage rescue. Faithful to the original, intense and fun despite portable limitations.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 12+
Description
The player frees hostages from monster-filled corridors in this Sega multidirectional shoot'em up for Game Gear. Published by Sega, released in Japan in January 1991. Top-down shoot'em up with free movement, hostage rescue, varied enemies to face co-operatively. Japanese edition.

Alien Syndrome review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Ranking
12th in Top 20 best Game Gear games
Technical info
💾0,09 MB 📅03/01/1991
Published by Sega

Alien Syndrome (Game Gear) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $40 Q6 complete
 $40 Q10 new
 $104 !
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Alien Syndrome
Europe
03/01/1991
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Is Alien Syndrome still worth playing in 2026?

A port of Sega's multidirectional shooter, Alien Syndrome has you free hostages in creature infested corridors before a countdown blows. The clock's tension, the massive bosses and the original co op are the whole appeal, even if the Game Gear version trims maze readability. The action stays snappy and the organic mood still holds. For a fan of retro run and gun or someone curious about Sega arcade classics, the title keeps a dated but effective character.

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