What is Aliens?

Each game of Aliens consists of a number of Turns, each of which follows the same sequence. There are four Phases in each Turn: Aliens Move, Aliens Appear, Alliens Attack, and Marines Move / Fire.

Aliens Move
   All the Aliens currently on the Map move up to 4 squares toward the nearest active Marine during this phase.

Aliens Appear
   During this phase, any new Aliens which are going arrive on the Map show up and may move 1 square toward the nearest active Marine.

Aliens Attack
   Each Alien which is in the same square as a Marine now attacks.

Marines Move / Fire
   Each of the Marines moves and fires during this phase. The order in which the Marines take their actions is set at the beginning of the Game, and cannot be changed once the game has begun.

Download Aliens for Mac

Architecture

Motorola 68K

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.0 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver