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Alien Hominid

GameCube » Shooter Action » O3 Entertainment

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Date Released: Nov 22, 2004
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We've built a whole new game. This version of Alien Hominid has been built specifically for consoles and it shows. The backgrounds ooze with parallax. Shrapnel scatters all over the screen. The explosions are (in our opinions) the greatest hand-animated explosions to ever grace a television screen. Some of the bosses are so huge that we need to zoom out the camera to show them in their entirety (it's a cool feature, kinda like the scaling in Samurai Shodown).

We've made 16 hot levels, complete with mini-bosses and main-bosses. We've brought back all your old favorites and thrown in tons more. This game is overflowing with enemies, and they come armed to the teeth.

Have no fear, we've taken the alien's arsenal up a notch! You now have seven power-up weapons, which also upgrade your grenades (yeah, we added grenades). We added a charge shot so you can hold down your button and unleash a giant ball of destruction. You can dig into the ground for defensive measures, then reach up and pull your enemies under. Enemy riding and head biting is still intact, but you can now also flip over an enemy and carry him, or throw him in eight directions!

We even made it so the L and R buttons allow you to roll under bullets and backflip away from danger. These moves really help out in a pinch!

Heck, we even made it two-player, with the classic "press start to jump in at any time" mechanics! Twice the firepower!

Did we forget to mention vehicles? We added those too! We've got plenty of cars and trucks, in addition to tanks and other offensive vehicles. You even get to fly your UFO on several occasions!

We want what you want. We grew up loving games like Contra, Gunstar Heroes, and Metal Slug. We like our explosions big, and our bosses bigger. We think it's cool to drive bulldozers through buildings and ramp snowmobiles onto unsuspecting Soviet soldiers, so we work late hours to give you all that!

If that isn't enough, Alien Hominid also has an awesome soundtrack, with original music for every level. We added a bunch of mini-games, including over 200 levels of 1 to 4 player "PDA Games". These are single-screen platformers where the goal is to clear the enemies, avoid the traps, and get to the exit. It isn't as easy as it sounds! If our 200+ levels aren't enough for you, our level editor allows you to build your own and save them to a memory card. You can take your levels to friends' houses and watch them squirm! Don't forget to bring the gang; the mini-games are a blast with four players!

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  Shelly L, September 8, 2009

Awesome game!

I love this game... it has a cool little stick figure side game that is tons of fun. Great for kids.
  jefreydaelephant, August 3, 2009

Try It!

Very Hard and challenging game, but very fun! The multiplayer is very fun in both the main game and the mini-games, which can support up to four players. It's a great game to try for cheap!
  Veil_Lord, July 12, 2009

Much better suited as a GBA game...

I played the free flash "demo" of the game and it was so great I picked this one up right away. While it's really fun and I enjoyed it, it is also pretty short; part of this is because it doesn't make you replay the whole game to get past a boss; you can jump to a level with your lives back after you die. I found this VERY nice as a change from some of the old Contra games where you had to play 20 minutes just to go up against the boss you died to again. Of course, you could avoid doing that yourself if you want more challenge. Even factoring in that you're cutting time off by allowing people to progress faster, it's still a little light on levels. There are PDA games to try afterward, but they're just boring.

I would have simply LOVED this game for a hand-held system. It's absolutely perfect for that platform. My biggest complaint is it really just feels a little too much like a Sega Genesis game to be on today's consoles. I think it did come out for GBA, but only in the UK?

In any case, this is a great little game for the money. It's funny, well done, and enjoyable to play despite its shortcomings.
  TJ, March 12, 2009

Fun!

Pre-teen loves this game. When playing with friends, there is a lot of laughing going on!
  leer10, November 6, 2006

Great game!

This is another of those great games that came out for Gamecube, and nobody played it. Do yourself a favor, buy a Gamecube or buy the all-new Nintendo Wii an check out the library of GREAT games that came out for the system.

Additional info for Alien Hominid

Features:

Battle your way through 16 levels that overflow with enemies armed to the teeth

Collect seven different weapons, from a standard blaster to grenades -- then charge your shots for a big ball of destruction

For more defensive gaming, players can dig into the ground and wait for enemies to come by -- then pull them under to ride them, bite their heads or throw them

Play a selection of great mini-games -- over 200 PDA Games for 1 to 4 players

Create your own levels and save them to a memory card, to share with your friends