Alien Storm (Genesis) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Sega's 1991 horror-themed beat 'em up for the Sega Genesis, Alien Storm.
Played through on the default difficulty level as Garth.
Alien Storm is a port of Sega's 1990 arcade game of the same name, and like most of the company's conversions to the Genesis, this one was pretty solid. It begins with some sort of alien invasion taking place, and it seems that their intent is to wipe out humanity. It's your job to wade through throngs of these gooey xenomorphs, wiping them out to fulfill objectives given to you at the beginning of each stage.
The easiest way to describe Alien Storm is to liken it to Golden Axe. Even though the setting and the weapon selections are entirely different between the games, the characters, attacks, combos, and enemy patterns are all strikingly similar.
There are, however, a couple of major differences that help to define Alien Storm as more than a mere Golden Axe clone. There is much more variety to the gameplay this time - there are now some auto-scrolling segments, in addition to a few first-person shooting gallery stages that serve to refresh your power levels as you find batteries hidden away in shelves and walls.
The gameplay in Alien Storm is smooth and solid, albeit a bit too simple for what you might expect from a home release, but its difficulty is well balanced. It is quite a bit of fun to go through again and again.
What makes the game particularly memorable, though, has to be the enemy designs. I love these monsters!Most of them are fairly gross or creepy, but what I really appreciated about was the attention given to the details. Some of these nasty pink masses will ooze at you as they flick their tentacles. Mailboxes and trashcans will start to rock back and forth before an alien appears from underneath, wearing the objects like a snail does its shell. And what is with half of these enemies looking like they've decorated themselves with half-melted, screaming infant heads? Eww.
Alien Storm doesn't have the star power that the Golden Axe brand carries, but that shouldn't deter you from checking out this quirky beat 'em up. If you find yourself hankering for a cheesy monster flick in video game form, pick yourself up a copy of this one for Halloween.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@NintendoComplete]

Alien Storm feels like a Halloween-themed Golden Axe, and that's a great thing. Some of these monsters designs, though - so gross!

[@googelle7555]

With a pinch of Star Tropics from NES ^^

[@NavySharkz]

That Energy bar is a straight tease! You never even come close to being able to fill that thing up, lol!

[@rushnerd]

This game is absolutely hilarious in 2P, you're both jump diving across the screen at all times.

[@thecowboy2]

In the arcade version their civilian disguise was a lunch truck called "Alien Burgers". When they got the call to action, their van sign changed to "Alien Busters".

[@supersexysega]

Super underrated Genesis release. I wish it got a sequel. It is extremely hard to beat on the hard difficulty setting. Like you said something about it has this addictive quality that makes it fun to go back and replay often.

[@KingStr0ng]

It frustrating that Sega hasn't remade this tbh! There should at least be an HD remaster for Switch/PS5/Xbox by now.

[@johan.svensson]

Oh my, I loved playing this game!

[@renzrenz202]

those kangaroo demons freaked me out when i was a kid.

[@aligg6583]

Omg this was my favorite game back in 99 when i was 6 years old 😢

[@Wesley_C]

Golden Axe meets Alien invasion

[@geezy4493]

This game used to scare the HECk outta me.

[@Adrian-cw8yu]

I loved this game growing up, thanks for bringing back memories, very nostalgic

[@patrickhawthorneLS]

I always found it disturbing when the small alien chases the small boy out the house and is obviously going to catch up with him off screen \\○//

[@kevinsuttonmusic]

Same here! 😂

[@HaplessOne]

I just was able to get to the final level before getting a game over. Love this game.

[@aydenator2770]

same. especially that last part.

[@googelle7555]

I always loved the robot: detachable leg bazooka, electric whip, short-range missile from its back, lul. 💪

[@annescholey6546]

Slammer falls flat on his face Karla runs off

[@Wolfdragon92584]

The male playable character kinda looks like Space Harrier. Good old classic Sega.

[@dnmstarsi]

Looks more like Elvis.

[@KingStr0ng]

Wish Sega would remake these games instead of obsessing with Sonic.

[@KFCuser]

Hmm, I wondered about this for a while... could this character be linked to Wayne's World ? Cause Garth in the movie also happens to use an electric weapon to defeat his opponent !

[@shemarlosscott4103]

I played this game before

[@nataliepedersen9796]

This game used to terrify me as a kid! Still loved playing it!

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, NintendoComplete. Can you please do a playthrough of Comix Zone?

[@devill2312]

amazing game when we was kids one friend have it her and we play her and finish it her so good game :) i still remember her :)

[@markspengler7137]

...what?

[@MilesRobinson2001]

Wow Cool looking game! Genesis version too.

[@danielsantana540]

Great game

[@KingStr0ng]

One of the best games on the Genesis imo.

[@jorginhoelultimo1047]

Era muy buen juego. Nosotros llegábamos al nivel 7 y perdíamos.

[@joaquinsouto]

jugue este juego de niño y nunca crei que estuviese tan cerca del final.

[@andysentertainmentcorner1421]

this version is ok but a different version than what the arcade got

[@bloodyluv-r7h]

me and my dad play this all the time, it’s great but I just hate some of the monsters, really great and well made game beside all that!!

[@superturkijeep]

The hero you picked looks like Elvis.

[@zephyr1018]

Those aliens in the thumbnail look like those centuars from fallout 3 and new vegas

[@toaraximusx3511]

Played the crap of this game on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3

[@leon30091]

Me acuerdo que me prestaban este juego

[@nehemiahjackson9280]

Alien syndrome better.

[@johnnyfletcher1961]

This reminds me of techno cop.

[@MattHall]

What did you use to capture this footage?

[@markspengler7137]

Ur mom.

[@MattHall]

@@markspengler7137 you look like you’re about to cry

[@Jay_G94]

9:19 what is that alien swinging at 😅

[@RGMRT]

Icuras Cuora!

[@jeanhenrique4665]

it was a kit of Sonic 1 Drum less...

[@thecowboy2]

19:31 Eat me.

[@swempytimes]

I enjoyed the dance number at the end

[@michaelmaristela2507]

8:20 8:52 8:53

[@michaelmcginnis8311]

This soundtrack belongs in a 1970s porno.

[@boycottjews]

3:19 an isreali

[@robojokes2274]

I love the Genesis, but this „port“ does not do the arcade version justice in any way. Starting with the generic sound effects.