Original Release: IGT, 2014 (?)
The themed Alien slot was a big hit in casinos for its attention to detail, atmosphere and fun bonus rounds
Alien (IGT, 2014)
Where to Buy: eBay
Review by: C. M0use
Alien is one of those rare slots worth giving at least one spin just for its design and visuals, at least if you’re a fan of the older movies. While some of these licensed slots just have a cursory paint job of the IP slapped over them in a basic way, this one actually went out of its way with the general atmosphere and a couple of elaborate bonus features.
It’s a basic 5×20 from IGT similar to many of their early 2010s games, but the base game is better-looking than usual with detailed graphics and its little sometimes creepy messages across the top of the playfield. It really shines when it gets to the bonus features with the rendered aliens crawling about and attacking you. There are two of these, and the less elaborate one has you pick from eight alien eggs until you hit the loser with the facehugger hidden among them (on my test run both times it was the bottom-right nearest the spin button, probably just a coincidence but maybe worth keeping an eye on for increased prevalence I dunno).
The really cool bonus feature is the six-level “ship escape.” Each round has you pick from one of six cards, if it turns out to be a weapon of some sort you fend off the attacking alien with it … if not you lose and you’re done. It shows you the options not taken after you make your choice, and you start with a 5-1 chance of getting a weapon in the first round but this gradually tilts against you until it’s 3-3 in the penultimate level and 2-4 in the final one.
As far as value goes, if you find the original cabinet with the analog buttons you can minimum bet just 20 cents to cover all lines. As far as odds, this one is totally by subjective feel as I can’t even find a RTP listing for it. But it does seem to lean fairly reasonable and non-volatile, the bonus features appear fairly often and line wins are not uncommon. Worth checking out just for novelty alone, but you might get some value out of it as well.
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