Infestation (video game)

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Infestation
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Publisher(s) Psygnosis
Composer(s) Sean Conran [1]
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns
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Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Infestation is a first-person action-adventure game released in 1990. The game was published by Psygnosis and released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Based on a science fiction scenario inspired in part by the films Alien and Aliens, the player must rid a planetoid of insectoid alien life forms. [2] [3]

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References

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  2. "Infestation review from Amiga Format 10 (May 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  3. "Atari ST Infestation: scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". atarimania.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  4. "Jeux & stratégie NF 7". May 1990.