Aliens: Thanatos Encounter

The mission is clear: clear the ship of hostiles and rescue any survivors.

Aliens: Thanatos Encounter is a top-down action game taking its main inspiration from the second film in the Alien franchise.

While usually the goal in any of the more than a dozen levels of the game is simply to survive and find the exit, in some levels certain objectives must be achieved.

These may be simply killing all aliens and rescuing all survivors, or finding a keycard to open the level exit.

Before each level, the player can choose from five different characters, all rated differently in speed and stamina (i.e. health).

Should a marine be drained of health, he or she is not killed, but captured.

Another character can attempt a rescue and is given 200 seconds.

If the captured soldier is not found within that time span, that character is removed from the roster for the rest of the game.

To fight the aliens, the marines can draw on a variety of guns, most of them featured prominently in the movie.

Besides a standard-issue pistol, there are shotguns, pulse rifles, flame throwers, grenade launchers and smartguns to be found in the levels.

Available from the start is the motion tracker radar, displaying both human survivors as well as hostile aliens.

It requires a free hand, however, so the use of either two guns simultaneously or one of the heavier guns is not possible with the tracker equipped.

Another item reappearing from the movie is the power loader (famously controlled by Ripley in the finale).

Its use slows down the marine, but increases their health at the same time.

The enemies include the entirety of the alien life cycle, from facehuggers to chestbursters, a variety of adult alien w

Aliens: Thanatos Encounter for Game Boy Color is currently worth €50.89 loose, €54.68 complete in box, and €87.49 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Aliens: Thanatos Encounter has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Aliens: Thanatos Encounter, loose is €50.89 and CIB is €54.68 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Aliens: Thanatos Encounter is currently worth €50.89 loose, versus €45.54 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.