Reviews

Cosme y los Alienígenas is one of my most loved games for the Spectrum and a master piece of retro Spanish software.

Loosely based upon V -the TV series- the game is full of charm and colour. There is also an unsettling side about this game with those green aliens gathering araound you with who knows what intentions.

The title screen is one of the best I´ve ever seen. The plot is also very original to the point of surrealism. I love the presentation too !!! ;-)

Cosme y los Alienígenas has it all ... it´s got charm, spirit, originality, impressive colours, glamour, eccentricity, humour, queerness ... this game is one of a kind .

Maybe not as good as Manic Miner , but still a charming little video-game that I love for its peculiarities and also because it brings too many fond memories to my mind to mark it lower than a 4/5 stars .

Cosme y los Alienígenas is a magical game that forms an important part of my infancy here in Spain .

1985 MicroHobby (Spain)
by Paco Martin

This game seems to be a sequel to 'Don Cosme' also from the same author. Paco Martin was the brain behind such games as 'Fernando Martin Basket Master' or 'Elecciones Generales'.
It's a very simple game with a cute colourful look. Our character looks remarkably like Jet Set Willy (like dozens of other little games do).
The game is so simple it only has two levels, and in both you have almost the same job. In the first part you must keep the sand pump working while avoiding the alien ships. Each time you are hit you lose precious time and that may cost you the game. Once the polvo=powder/sand (on the right) as reach the top you pass onto the second and final level.
Here you must colect individualy each box on the right and bring it back to the escape baloon. Again avoiding the alien ships. If you succeed in doing this you win the game. It's that simple.
The game has some charm to it and I completely understand a kids fascination with it in 1985, but has a game its too basic to appeal to a wider audience.

2,5 stars