Aleste
Aleste (アレスタ) is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Compile, originally published by Sega in 1988 for the Master System and then by CP Communications for the MSX2. The Master System version was released outside Japan as Power Strike. The game spawned the Aleste and Power Strike franchises.
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Aleste (アレスタ) is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Compile, originally published by Sega in 1988 for the Master System and then by CP Communications for the MSX2. The Master System version was released outside Japan as Power Strike. The game spawned the Aleste and Power Strike franchises.
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The story of Aleste concerns the manmade supercomputer DIA 51, which has been infected by a hybrid virus that is spreading like wildfire, eventually leading DIA 51 to eliminate the human race. When Yuri, Ray's girlfriend, gets injured in DIA's assault, Raymond Waizen has all the reason in the world to get rid of DIA 51 once and for all in his Aleste fighter.
Aleste series
Aleste series
Aleste was followed by several sequels: Aleste Gaiden (MSX2, 1989) Aleste 2 (MSX2, 1989) Musha Aleste (Mega Drive, 1990) GG Aleste (Game Gear, 1991) Super Aleste (SNES, 1992) Dennin Aleste (Mega-CD, 1992) GG Aleste II (Game Gear, 1993) GG Aleste 3 (Game Gear Micro, 2020) Senjin Aleste (Arcade, 2021) Aleste Branch (TBA)
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Dennin Aleste 2 (Mega-CD, cancelled)
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1988
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Aleste is associated with Japan.
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Reception
The Master System version called Power Strike received positive reviews. Computer and Video Games scored it 86% in 1989. Console XS scored it 90% in 1992.
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The game was originally released for the Master System in February 1988. This version was released outside Japan, as Power Strike. The US release was initially a mail-only limited edition, however it did later see some retail distribution at Toys R' Us and other chains in North America. The European release was a regular retail package. An MSX2 version was released in July of that year, featuring two new stages, lowered difficulty, and a series of cutscenes. A version of the game has been released on phones by Square Enix, presumably based on the MSX2 version. The MSX2 version has been re-released on Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console service in Japan. It along with Aleste 2 had also been rereleased through the now-defunct WOOMB service.
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- 1.Midlet-review.com. Square Enix and Macrospace Team Up to launch mobile versions of Aleste, Actraiser and Drakengard in Europe. 8 July 2004.
- 2.Sega Corporation. Software List. Sega Hardware Encyclopedia.
- 3.Availability Update. Computer Entertainer. 7. 10. 12. January 1989.
- 4.Zanac USA Manual
- 5.Complete Games Guide. Computer and Video Games. Complete Guide to Consoles. 46–77. 16 October 1989.
- 6.Paragon Publishing. Software A-Z: Master System. Console XS. 1 (June/July 1992). 137–47. 23 April 1992.
- 7.How M2 went back to the Game Gear for its magnum opus • Eurogamer.net
- 8.Zanac. at Hardcore Gaming 101.
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