Fox Interactive announces Alien Insurrection

Date: May 13th

On the heels of the release of one "Aliens" game comes details about a second Fox Interactive title, Alien Ressurection, slated to ship in the fall of 1999 for the PC and PlayStation. Developed by Argonaut, players will battle the ferocious Aliens and race against time to stop Dr. Wren from returning alien specimens to Earth. People can can play as Ripley, Call, Johner, DiStephano and Christie; meet Hillard, Elgyn, Vriess, Gediman and Purvis; and battle Perez and Wren. There will be nine different weapon types with upgrades and multiple functions, including small caliber weapons for close range, high caliber weapons at a distance, sentry cannons to defend sections of the map, flame-thrower and freeze spray to keep Aliens away. All must be used tactically.

There will be ten levels to conquer, including maps set on the research vessel Auriga, the Betty transport vehicle, the Alien Hive and areas from early drafts of the movie's scripts and set designs but not included in the final cut, such as a hydroponics and a hospital section. The Aliens will crawl, leap, run, bleed acid, communicate, react to sounds, and hunt alone or in groups. Perhaps the most gruesome creature will be the Facehuggers, which attach to victim's faces and implant chestbursters. The game will contain specially-recorded dialogue by actors in the film, including Father, the voice of the ship's computer, as well as sound effects lifted from movie. As if that were not enough, there are seven Ripley clones scattered around the ship that must be lcoated and destroyed. Below are some screenshots from the PlayStation version of the game.