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'''''Alien Shooter''''' is a top-down, [[Isometric Projection|Isometric]] [[Shoot'Em Up]] by indie developer Sigma Team, released in 2003 for the PC and later made availibleavailable through Steam in 2009. An [[Updated Rerelease]], Alien Shooter: Revisited, was also released in 2009, featuring more levels and an extra game mode.

Here's the lowdown: A top-secret [[Elaborate Underground Base]] has been infested with [[Aliens and Monsters|hostile alien creatures.]] [[Late to Thethe Party|All on-site personnel have been killed.]] You, [[Action Hero|a crack government operative]] and literal [[One-Man Army]] (Or Woman, your choice) have been sent in to destroy the aliens. [[Excuse Plot|It's that simple.]]

[[Schmuck Bait|Easy enough, right?]] Wrong. [[It Got Worse|Trouble is, there's a lot of these aliens.]] ''A Lot.'' [[Multi Mook Melee|Like, hundreds of them on screen at a time.]] Luckily, you're not only a [[Badass]] but you have an impressive arsenal of [[BFGBig Freaking Gun|very large guns]] at your disposal. You'll need it all.

Sigma Team later released a sequel, Alien Shooter: Vengeance, in 2007. It added eight different characters with distinct stats and abilities, [[RPG Elements]], and [[Voice Overs]]. This game also received an [[Updated Rerelease]] in the form of Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded, released in 2009, which removed the voiceovers to dramatically decrease the size of the game, and also streamlined the leveling system. In 2007, Sigma Team released Zombie Shooter, quite similar to the first Alien Shooter but with... [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|well, zombies.]] This was followed up by Zombie Shooter 2 in 2009.

* [[Big Creepy -Crawlies]]: Some of the aliens are vaguely humanoid, but most fall under this, more closely resembling spiders, slugs, [[StarcraftStarCraft|Zerglings]] and who knows what else.

* [[BFGBig Freaking Gun]]: The minigun certainly qualifies, but first prize goes to the [[Beam Spam|Magma Minigun,]] the game's ultimate weapon. It can clear the entire screen of lesser monsters ''in three shots'' (which is ''under half a second''). Its ammo comes in stacks of ''400''.

* [[Body Armor Asas Hit Points]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted,]] armor pickups absorb a percentage of damage. Green flak vests absorb 50%, yellow combat suits absorb about 75%, and red [[Powered Armor]] absorbs ''90%'', in addition to making you look like a human tank and making all your guns freaking ''huge.'' The sequels add more different types of armor with various protection levels, which can be repaired for far cheaper then buying new ones.

* [[Doom Doors]]: Old-school shooter fans may recognize the use of [[Quake II (Video Game)|Quake II]]'s super shotgun firing sound for this series' shotguns. In addition, the engine and driving sounds for the vehicles seem to be that of Half-Life 2's dune buggy.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: The first Zombie Shooter starts you off with a pair of what appear to be [[Unreal (Video Game)|Enforcers.]] Your character fires them [[Gangsta Style|sideways]] with surprising accuracy and a respectable fire rate.

* [[Emergency Weapon]]: You begin the game with a pistol, or Uzi in the case of Alien Shooter: Revisited. It's good against the small packs of [[StarcraftStarCraft|Zergling-like]] enemies you encounter early on, but it's outdated by the time you find the shotgun.

* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: Flamethrower? Check. The sequels also add the short-range "burner" weapon.

* [[Ludicrous Gibs]]: Available in red or green! Any alien or zombie hit by a heavy enough attack will gib, sending parts flying everywhere. Expect the halls to be plastered with the stuff when you're through.

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