The original Alien Breed (1991) was a great game. A top down atmospheric and claustrophobic shooter, clearly influenced hugely by the 1979 film ‘Alien’ even and more so by the sequel, ‘Aliens’ (1986). The ’92 ‘Special Edition’ release of the game was better still, with the removal of many of the annoying bugs that were present in the original version. So Team 17 had their work cut out to improve upon a formula that was already hugely popular and successful.