Alien Hominid

by O3 Entertainment

Product 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

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000678MBG
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 23, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,992 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

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!

Product Description

Alien Hominid combines classic shooter action with 2D side-scrollers and great-looking, basic graphics for a seriously fun gaming experience. In this shooter, the tables are turned -- you're an alien shooting it out against and army of humans. Fight to survive by using the right weapons and your digging skills, and live to make it back it home!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Cute Little Yellow Alien Has Come A Long Way, November 24, 2004

By 

KiWiSouP "kiwisoup" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alien Hominid (Video Game)

This game started out on newgrounds.com as a popular flash game with a cute yellow alien being shot down and crash landing right into the FBI headquarters. He's gotta shoot his way through enemies to get his ship back. Weapon of choice is an upgradable lazer gun, but you can also slice enemies in half at close range, ride on their backs and bite their heads off, carry or throw themk, even burrow in the ground for a suprise attack. You can also drive many vehicles now and you get to fly the ufo at vertain points in the game where it is presented in a birds eye view. Do not confuse this game with it's flash counterpart...everything has been completely redone. Not one single thing has been recycled. New 2 player mode and 1-4 player mini PDA games will keep you busy for hours. You can even make your own PDA levels. In the world of 3D gaming, this release is a breath of fresh air: all 2D hand drawn stylized animation that looks great!
http://www.alienhominid.com/ for pictures and more info!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10 Game!, September 2, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alien Hominid (Video Game)

That yellow alien might be cute but he is also bloody violent, this game is one of the best i have played in ages, altough people have told me that the graphics are 'childish' who cares? it's not the graphics that matter:/
the game has great music aswel, and everything about it is great really, it's very hard but what's the point in having a game that is too easy?
overall this game gets what it deserves 5 stars!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hominid is teh coolest, July 5, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Alien Hominid (Video Game)

This game is sort of like the classic contra game which is good because that game was fun,this game is a best buy for you contra lovers.