

The console version of Athena plays like a simplified version of the arcade game. The game's issues are especially frustrating, because the variety of weapons and upgrades is otherwise promising. It's extremely hectic, and the controls are stiff and inconsistent. There are also fewer enemies onscreen, and the action overall is slower and simply not as fun.Īthena is an Action-Platformer where players will be fighting through hordes of enemies, collecting pickups and upgrading their weapons and armor. The console version of Alpha Mission is clearly a graphical downgrade from the Arcade version, and on top of the lower-quality graphics the game has tons of sprite flickering and slowdown. It's a decent but challenging take on the genre, although it definitely feels a bit too hectic at times, especially with a slow ground-based weapon you can only fire one of at a time.

Here's how these games hold up by today's standards: GameĪlpha Mission is a solid old-school Shmup where players must manage both attacks from the ground and the air, with weapons you must use exclusively against each. These games are from a wide variety of genres, though most are either a 2-Stick Shooter, a Top-Down Action game, or a Shmup.
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