Alley Cat

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Based on 58 ratings

7.1

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Score Breakdown Based on 58 ratings

1. 10 (6)
2. 9 (9)
3. 8 (20)
4. 7 (6)
5. 6 (6)
6. 5 (6)
7. 4 (2)
8. 3 (2)
9. 2 (0)
10. 1 (1)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:8.7

  Fast-paced fun, this classic finally comes back to life on DOS emulators! Don't miss out on this golden classic.

  By Celine_Aensland | Review Date: Oct 14, 2006 | PC

  In alley cat you play a scruffy lil' cat out for love. It's basically a platformer, and being from the old DOS days, will only really run well on a DOS emulator, such as DOSBox. The game is basically a time-waster, ra... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Alley Cat

• Rating:8

  An unappreciated, and mostly unknown, classic that should be revisited

  By Sensei_Pong | Review Date: Nov 11, 2007 | PC

  I recently rediscovered this game through a DOS freeware site. It says it's freeware, so even if you're not interested in old DOS games; it's worth looking into. It's free and at the same level of gameplay value of Popca... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.3

  Retro Classic

  By A_Viper | Review Date: May 31, 2006 | PC

  Alley Cat was the first game I ever played. This would have been around about the early 1990's. My father acquired the game (which was on an old school "giant" floppy disk from work, and copied it onto a standard floppy ... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8

  Nice Kitty!

  By Dandu | Review Date: May 10, 2006 | PC

  Intro: Synapse software had made many interesting software titles for the Atari and Commodore at the time, like Blue Max, Shamus, and others. One of the more overlooked ones is Alley Cat, a game made for the Atari (whic... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful