Alien Trilogy (1996). Play Free Online

Summary

Playing Alien Trilogy on the PlayStation still feels like stepping onto the sets of Ridley Scott’s first three movies. The 30‑level campaign pits you against every nightmare from face‑hugger to queen, and the three boss battles make the alien hierarchy crystal‑clear. Acclaim’s motion‑capture tech was a huge selling point – the X‑ray‑visible pulse rifle feels oddly weighty, and even the eerie whisper of colonists and alien screeches are lifted straight from the films.

Reviewers took note too: Electronic Gaming Monthly crowned it “Game of the Month,” praising graphics, sound and the mission objectives that add depth beyond a typical shooter, while IGN settled on an 8/10. In the UK the title even topped bestseller charts, and the PlayStation version holds a solid 78% on GameRankings.

Storyline

Alien Trilogy puts you in the boots of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, letting you live a story loosely pulled from the first three Alien movies. The narrative is delivered through occasional CGI cut‑scenes and text‑based mission briefings that push an expanded, action‑focused plot while reusing the franchise’s settings and characters.

The game opens much like the film Aliens: Ripley, now a marine, heads to LV‑426 to re‑establish contact with the colony. After the rest of the squad is wiped out, she must fight her way through the contaminated colony, a grim prison complex, and finally the crashed alien ship. The goal is to eradicate the Xenomorph threat and escape alive.

Edited by Maya Carter