ALF

ALF
Box art of ALF
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Producer(s)	John Sauer John Emerson
Programmer(s)	Kevin T. Seghetti Jinda Pan
Artist(s)	George Kanalias
Composer(s)	Randy Roseberry
Platform(s)	Sega Master System
Release date(s)	NA December 31, 1989[1][2]
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media/distribution	2-megabit cartridge

ALF^[3] (アルフ^?), is an action-adventure video game developed by Nexa and released by Sega for the Sega Master System in 1989.^[4] It is based on the American television series ALF. Players control the titular character as he attempts to locate parts with which to repair his spaceship, so he can meet up with his friends Skip and Rhonda on the planet Mars.

The game is the only home console game based on the ALF television show. Other ALF games have been released for various computer systems, including ALF: The First Adventure, the first ALF game. A couple of edutainment games based on the character were also released in later years: ALF's US Geography and ALF's Thinking Skills.

Gameplay

ALF is an action-adventure video game. The player controls ALF, who must collect the necessary items and solve puzzles to repair ALF's spaceship.

The game features several locations through which players can roam freely: Alf's house, street, basement of the house, ALF's backyard and a pond in the backyard. As in any quest for the passing game must collect various objects: a stick of salami, which can be used to deal with the bats, scuba gear, allowing him to plunge to the bottom of the pond, among other things. Items can be found as the game progresses and some can be purchased through the in-game store.

Some enemies in the game can be defeated, while others must be dodged, such as bats and street cyclists.

Reception and reviews

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ALF
Review scores
Publication	Score
Allgame	[5]
Gamefaqs	8.5/10[6]
Defunct Games	55%[7]
Game Freaks 365	2/5[8]

• Commercial information database of computer games for various platforms Allgame appreciated game in 1,5 stars out of 5, including: 3/5 for the game came with documentation, and 1,5/5 for graphics, music and sound, gameplay, and the factor re-passage. The game was named one of the worst on the Sega Master System, due to bad management, gameplay is crude, unsympathetic, more suitable for consoles like the Atari 5200 and ColecoVision graphics, monotonous music and the lack of any sound effects. According Allgame, playing as if made in haste and with an extremely low budget.^[5]
• Defunct Games put ALF relatively high estimate - 55%, calling the game quite amusing, not the best, but not the worst on the Sega Master System. In the reviewer's opinion the main disadvantage of the game is its failure, crude control: action Alfa prishodit with a slight delay after pressing the button gamepad, which naturally affects the gameplay.^[7]
• Game Freaks 365 rated the Alf adventure, 2 out of 10 points, including: 4 out of 10 points per game concept, 3 - for graphics, 2 - for the music / audio, 1 - a factor of repetition and 0 points for gameplay. Graphic design of the main characters and backgrounds game was called in revocation terrible music - repetitive, and gameplay - unfortunate and thoughtless. According to Game Freaks 365 could not go bad if its creators were in no hurry to release it quickly.^[8]

Critical response

In most of the reviews received ALF fairly low ratings. Criticism was leveled at virtually all aspects of the game: graphics, music creation, management and gameplay. Many tips for the cause of many deficiencies were identified in the rush of their release and the limited budget.

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