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The year is 2191. While on a routine patrol of the Intex network in the outer spiral arm, the IPCC Miraculous loses all contact with one of its major scientific research stations. This situation is thought to be the result of a violent magnetic storm in the area, so the hopes of regaining contact are high.

However, the storm passes and still nothing is heard from the station. So a two-man marine unit is sent to investigate, little realising that the lack of communication is due to something far more deadly.

Shortly after landing at the station, marines Johnson and Stone soon discover the terrifying reason for the loss of contact - an invasion of bloodthirsty aliens.

The great thing about professional games coming from PD companies is that you can be assured of immensely high quality presentation. Alien Breed is no exception. The title music is brilliant, the intro sequence is short but superb (as you'd expect from legendary demo programmer Tobias Richter) and the speech, sound effects and in-game graphics are all excellent.

In fact, the only gripe you can make about them is that more often than not you mistake bits of scenery for objects. It plays like a cross between futuristic versions of Crackdown and Gauntlet and is great fun, especially with two players.

The myriad of little touches (such as they way the computer system flickers on and off while accessing and then offers you a game of Pong) give it a sense of humour as well as tension. After all, what could be more nerve-wracking than a soft feminine voice saying: "Warning, destruction imminent," just before the entire level is plunged into darkness? The aliens, although ripped-off from Aliens (the film), are more than sinister enough to make you want to blow them away - as are the sampled machine gun effects. Alien Breed is a classy product, very professional and very enjoyable.