description Alien³: The Gun Overview
Alien³: The Gun is a 1993 arcade light gun shooter developed and published by Sega, based on the science fiction film Alien 3. Played from a first-person perspective, it utilizes two mounted plastic machine guns to allow for cooperative two-player gameplay. Players navigate through linear, corridor-based stages aboard a prison facility, combating waves of Xenomorphs and other hostile creatures. The game expands upon the film's narrative by introducing heavily armed gameplay that contrasts with the movie's original setting.
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Is Alien³: The Gun based on the film Alien 3?
Yes, Sega's 1993 arcade game uses Alien 3 as its setting but changes the film's story into a fast light-gun action scenario. Players move through hostile environments while fighting Xenomorphs and armed human enemies. [MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/game/63213/alien3-the-gun/)
How does cooperative play work in Alien³: The Gun?
The cabinet supports one or two players using two mounted plastic machine guns styled after M41A pulse rifles. Two people can therefore play the campaign cooperatively on the same arcade machine. [MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/game/63213/alien3-the-gun/)
Is Alien³: The Gun the same game as the console Alien 3?
No, it is a Sega arcade light-gun shooter, while the 1992 Genesis, SNES, and Game Gear versions are separate side-scrolling action games. The arcade release uses first-person aiming and mounted guns instead of platform-game movement. [MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/game/63213/alien3-the-gun/)
Where does the story of Alien³: The Gun take place?
The game begins with Colonial Marines escaping the Sulaco and eventually reaches Fiorina Fury 161, the prison planet from Alien 3. It also adds Weyland-Yutani forces and arcade-style combat situations that are not presented in the film in the same way. [MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/game/63213/alien3-the-gun/)
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