Alpha Mission

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Alpha Mission

Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Release date(s)	^NA 1985 (Arcade) ^NA 1987 (NES)
Genre(s)	Vertical Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES
Input	8-way joystick, three buttons
Arcade cabinet	Upright
Arcade CPU(s)	(2x) Z80 (@ 4 MHz)
Arcade sound system(s)	YM3526 (@ 4 MHz)
Arcade display	Vertical orientation, resolution: 216 x 288, 1024colors

Alpha Mission (ASO: Armored Scrum Object in Japan) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by SNK in 1985. It was later ported to the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The game spawned a more successful sequel in 1991, Alpha Mission II for the Neo-Geo arcade and console platform.

1 Gameplay
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Alpha Mission, which supports up to one player, is very similar to Xevious, as it is a scrolling shooter with segregated weapons. Missiles are used to destroy ground enemies, while laser-like weapons are used for aerial opponents. Throughout each of the levels, the player must fight off waves of enemies that threaten several space stations and a boss must be defeated at the end of each. Like most early games in this genre, when the player dies, all weapons are lost and the player is moved to a point slightly before the point of death. The player's craft can also be upgraded to have more powerful weapons by picking up various power-ups throughout the level.