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Based on Ridley Scott's 1979 film, Alien is a genuinely tense and thrilling experience set on board the spacecraft Nostromo. It begins with the crew scattered about the decks and the Alien somewhere on board. Your aim is to activate the ship's self-destruct mechanism and then guide the crew to the escape shuttle, leaving the Alien to perish aboard the mothership. Alternatively - and more dangerously - you can attempt to lure the Alien into the airlock and blow him out into space. This may all sound fairly straight forward, but there are problems-a-plenty to overcome before you are home and dry. Keeping the crew alive is the first challenge. The Alien will appear in a room suddenly and attack crew members. There are weapons which will repel his attack briefly, but unless you can get an unprotected member out of a room in time, they are doomed. As well as weapons, there is a movement detector which will indicate if the creature is in a neighbouring room. As casualties mount, the surviving members will begin to panic, dropping objects and refusing to co-operate. To make matters worse, the troublesome Alien will start fires in the engine room which need to be extinguished quickly to prevent the ship from exploding prematurely. Even if you manage to get everyone aboard the shuttle, it will not launch unless you have captured Jones the cat and he is onboard with you. Strange as it sounds for a computer game, it is full chock of shocks and thrills, perfectly reflecting the dark menace of the film.

ALIEN
Mind Games / £8.99

Dave: Alien is like no other game I've ever seen! You get to play the commander of the space ship Nostromo which has been invaded by "you know who".
As commander, you have to realise that the crew have their own ideas (that is, they're terrified!) and won't necessarily obey all orders. Also, if you've seen the film, you won't be surprised to find out that one of the crew is a 'company' android.
The control panel consists of a plan view of the decks of the ship - only one screen at a time - and you're provided with a list of options down the right-hand side; these options change depending on the situation. All action takes place in real-time, so once an order's given, you're free to go and 'talk' to someone else while it's carried out.
All in all, a very different, and difficult strategy game that takes some time to get into but is well worth the effort. Remember in your bedroom, everyone can hear you scream - so keep it down a bit! 4/5

Ross: Very much an adventure game, but one that uses graphics to show what's going on and a joystick to investigate the action. But don't blink - one second, I was closing in on the Alien, the next all my crew were dead! Certainly worth a look. 3/5

Roger: Once I got the 'ang of what was going on, it was great. In space, you can hear me screaming for more! 5/5

ALIEN
Mind Games / £8.99

Dave: Alien is like no other game I've ever seen! You get to play the commander of the space ship Nostromo which has been invaded by "you know who".
As commander, you have to realise that the crew have their own ideas (that is, they're terrified!) and won't necessarily obey all orders. Also, if you've seen the film, you won't be surprised to find out that one of the crew is a 'company' android.
The control panel consists of a plan view of the decks of the ship - only one screen at a time - and you're provided with a list of options down the right-hand side; these options change depending on the situation. All action takes place in real-time, so once an order's given, you're free to go and 'talk' to someone else while it's carried out.
All in all, a very different, and difficult strategy game that takes some time to get into but is well worth the effort. Remember in your bedroom, everyone can hear you scream - so keep it down a bit! 4/5

Ross: Very much an adventure game, but one that uses graphics to show what's going on and a joystick to investigate the action. But don't blink - one second, I was closing in on the Alien, the next all my crew were dead! Certainly worth a look. 3/5

Roger: Once I got the 'ang of what was going on, it was great. In space, you can hear me screaming for more! 5/5