Aleste
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Aleste (Japanese: アレスタ) is the first game in the Aleste Series. Developed by the Japanese developer Compile and released in 1988, it has been seen on the MSX and Sega Master System.
The original version of Aleste plays similarly to Compile's shooter Zanac, as it also has an AI system that increases the enemies' variety, aggressiveness and number. It also shares the same kind of power-up system. The major difference is that it features a story where the player defends a planet from a plant monsters invasion, and the plot develops with cut-screens between levels.
It was originally released for the MSX. The later port to the Master System included some level changes, and no story cut-scenes. The difficulty was noticeably higher raised. The Master System version was known outside of Japan as Power Strike. It was released in America as a mail-only limited edition game, in a black and white cover (with the classic checkered SMS art box patterns). In Europe and Australia it was sold through retailers, with a colored cover.
A version of it has been released on phones by Square Enix Mobile. The original MSX game and its sequel Aleste 2 have been re-released in WOOMB.
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