Alien Crush

September 14, 1988 Compile Naxat Soft, NEC Home Electronics, Hudson Soft, Konami
Pinball Arcade
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Fight against the aliens with your pinball skills!

Imagine a living pinball machine...with aliens and outlandish worlds to throw at you. And turbo-charged, speed-of-light pinball action. You control the flippers and ball speed to defeat the Slime, the Tentacloid and Scorpion. Go for the eyes! This is full-tilt, out-of-this-world action! Surrealistic graphics plus true-to-life, earsplitting arcade pinball sound. Achieve the maximum possible score of 10 less than 1 billion and the game ends with the destruction of the table and a congratulatory message.

The game is the first installment in the Crush Pinball series. It was followed by three sequels, Devil's Crush, Jaki Crush, and Alien Crush Returns.
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Release Date September 14, 1988
Developer Compile
Publisher Naxat Soft, NEC Home Electronics, Hudson Soft, Konami
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action, Science fiction
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