{"id":4899,"date":"2017-05-09T10:58:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T14:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2017-05-09T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T14:58:57","slug":"alien-downpour-apple-ii-nearing-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/05\/09\/alien-downpour-apple-ii-nearing-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Alien Downpour for the Apple II nearing release!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although there are a few high profile RPGs in development for the Apple II, and some relatively recent\u00a0releases of a handful of <a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2014\/12\/08\/review-of-lamb-chops-and-retro-fever-for-the-apple-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quality action games<\/a>, there really hasn&#8217;t been a new, high quality arcade shooter available for quite some time. Now, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berighteous.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alien Downpour<\/a> getting close to release and already available for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berighteous.com\/buynow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-order<\/a>, that&#8217;s going to change.<\/p>\n<p>While you can visit the official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berighteous.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>, the game&#8217;s author, Michael Packard, has been posting regular updates, including videos of the final levels, on Facebook, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/485358005004699\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Graphics and Arcade Game Design Enthusiasts<\/a> Public Group.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4901\" style=\"width: 649px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4901\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip2.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4901 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Just one of many levels. It really looks great. Be sure to check out the videos on the Website and Facebook as well.\" width=\"639\" height=\"445\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4901\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip2.png\" alt=\"Just one of many levels. It really looks great. Be sure to check out the videos on the Website and Facebook as well.\" width=\"639\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip2.png 639w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip2-150x104.png 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip2-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Just one of many levels. It really looks great. Be sure to check out the videos on the Website and Facebook as well.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although I admit I wasn&#8217;t terribly impressed with\u00a0the game&#8217;s early development, I&#8217;ve since become a believer. The level and enemy variety, as well as increased smoothness of play, have definitely won me over. The game is available on 5.25 disk ($20), cassette ($20), or a combo package ($25) from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berighteous.com\/buynow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although there are a few high profile RPGs in development for the Apple II, and some relatively recent\u00a0releases of a handful of quality action games, there really hasn&#8217;t been a new, high quality arcade shooter available for quite some time. 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