Alien Gate

Alien Gate is a fixed shooter developed by SPC Vision and published by Philips for the CD-i. The background gives the impression of a vertically scrolling shooter, but the attackers stay in position relative to the player's ship.

Gameplay
Alien Gate is a shooting game.

Development
Alien Gate was developed by Dutch studio SPC Vision and was primarily designed by Stefan Posthuma. The code and graphics were all written using the Atari ST. The project began as a demo provided to publisher Philips who were so impressed that they commissioned a full release as well as a five-game contract with the developer.

Reception
Next Generation reviewed the CD-i version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "Those who actually want shooting action from their CD-i will do better to stick with games like Mystic Midway than to delve into this painfully deficient travesty." Power Unlimited gave the game a score of 82% commenting: "Alien Gate is very difficult. You will have to practice for a long time, because if you don't know the levels by heart, you won't get very far. If you're a stickler this game will have a long shelf life."

Reviews

 * Joystick - Sep, 1993
 * Defunct Games (2006-03-19)
 * The Video Game Critic
 * The World of CD-i (2020-03-28)