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{{For|the 1978 American film|The Alpha Incident}}
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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
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|title= Alien Incident
|image=Alien Incident cover.jpg
|image=Alien Incident cover.jpg
|caption= European cover art
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|publisher=[[GameTek]]
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|released=1996
|released=1996
|genre=[[Graphic adventure game]]
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'''''Alien Incident''''' ({{lang-fi|Muukalaisten yö, ''lit.'' Night of the Aliens}}) is a 1996 [[point-and-click]] [[graphic adventure game]]. It was developed by [[Finland|Finnish]] game developers Bloodhouse and [[Housemarque]] and published by [[GameTek]] for the [[MS-DOS]] platform.
'''''Alien Incident''''' ({{lang-fi|Muukalaisten yö|lit=Night of the Aliens}}) is a 1996 [[point-and-click]] [[graphic adventure game]]. It was developed by [[Finland|Finnish]] game developer [[Housemarque]] and published by [[GameTek]] for [[MS-DOS]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
On [[Halloween]], Benjamin Richards is at his uncle's [[mansion]] to bear witness to his newest invention, the "[[Wormhole|Worm Hole]] Spawner." Upon activation, a wormhole brings an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] spaceship into Earth's solar system. The aliens kidnap Benjamin's uncle who the player must rescue in addition to stopping the alien threat.
On [[Halloween]], Benjamin Richards is at his uncle's mansion to bear witness to his newest invention, the "[[Wormhole|Worm Hole]] Spawner". Upon activation, a wormhole brings an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] spaceship into the Solar System. The aliens kidnap Benjamin's uncle, whom the player must rescue in addition to stopping the alien threat.


==Development==
==Development==
The game was initially developed by Bloodhouse (before the company merged with Terramarque to form Housemarque) and it was known during development as ''Leokadia''. In January 1994 a six-person team had developed the game for nine months and it was due for release in Fall 1994 for PC and later for [[Amiga 1200]]. The game came out eventually in 1996 for PC and the Amiga 1200 version was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbnet.fi/artikkeli/blogit/net_nyt/mikrobitti_1994_suomalainen_seikkailupeli_leokadia|title=MikroBitti 1994 – Suomalainen seikkailupeli Leokadia|last=Tumppila|first=Riitta|date=16 January 2014|work=[[MikroBitti]]|publisher=[[Sanoma]]|language=Finnish|accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref>
The game was initially developed by Bloodhouse (before the company merged with Terramarque to form Housemarque) and it was known during development as ''Leokadia''. In January 1994 a six-person team had developed the game for nine months and it was due for release in Fall 1994 for PC and later for [[Amiga 1200]]. The game came out in 1996 for PC and the Amiga 1200 version was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbnet.fi/artikkeli/blogit/net_nyt/mikrobitti_1994_suomalainen_seikkailupeli_leokadia|title=MikroBitti 1994 – Suomalainen seikkailupeli Leokadia|last=Tumppila|first=Riitta|date=16 January 2014|work=[[MikroBitti]]|publisher=[[Sanoma]]|language=fi|access-date=17 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117183045/http://www.mbnet.fi/artikkeli/blogit/net_nyt/mikrobitti_1994_suomalainen_seikkailupeli_leokadia|archive-date=2014-01-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[Pelit]] gave the game 90 out of 100.<ref name="pelit">{{cite journal|last=Paananen|first=Tytti|title=Suomalaisia muukalaisia|work=[[Pelit]]|publisher=[[Sanoma]]|at=27-29|date=August 1996|language=Finnish|issn=}}</ref>
''[[Pelit]]'' gave the game 90 out of 100.<ref name="pelit">{{cite journal|last=Paananen|first=Tytti|title=Suomalaisia muukalaisia|journal=[[Pelit]]|publisher=[[Sanoma]]|at=27-29|date=August 1996|language=fi}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 24 May 2024

For the 1978 American film, see The Alpha Incident.
Alien Incident
European cover art
Developer(s)Housemarque
Publisher(s)GameTek
Platform(s)MS-DOS
Release1996
Genre(s)Graphic adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Alien Incident (Finnish: Muukalaisten yö, lit. 'Night of the Aliens') is a 1996 point-and-click graphic adventure game. It was developed by Finnish game developer Housemarque and published by GameTek for MS-DOS.

Plot[edit]

On Halloween, Benjamin Richards is at his uncle's mansion to bear witness to his newest invention, the "Worm Hole Spawner". Upon activation, a wormhole brings an alien spaceship into the Solar System. The aliens kidnap Benjamin's uncle, whom the player must rescue in addition to stopping the alien threat.

Development[edit]

The game was initially developed by Bloodhouse (before the company merged with Terramarque to form Housemarque) and it was known during development as Leokadia. In January 1994 a six-person team had developed the game for nine months and it was due for release in Fall 1994 for PC and later for Amiga 1200. The game came out in 1996 for PC and the Amiga 1200 version was cancelled.[1]

Reception[edit]

Pelit gave the game 90 out of 100.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tumppila, Riitta (16 January 2014). "MikroBitti 1994 – Suomalainen seikkailupeli Leokadia". MikroBitti (in Finnish). Sanoma. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ Paananen, Tytti (August 1996). "Suomalaisia muukalaisia". Pelit (in Finnish). Sanoma. 27-29.

External links[edit]

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