Team17 Digital Limited have today announced that Alien Breed, the classic top-down shooter that was released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS will be will be available for download on the PS3 via the EU PlayStation Network in February 6th an in the US PSN on February 12th.

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Alien Breed retains the challenging gameplay of the original while offering players aid in the form of an in-game store for extra ammo, keys and weapons,  6 original Alien Breed (1991) levels, 12 Alien Breed Special Edition (1992) levels, three entirely new level packs , and the ability to play either with old-school Amiga graphics or new enhanced graphics.

Players will able to team up on either PS3 or PlayStation Vita via cross-platform play while there will also be ad-hoc and online co-op multiplayer for PlayStation Vita and local and online co-op multiplayer for PlayStation 3.

Alien Breed will be available to purchase for just £6.49/€7.99/$9.99, with a 20% launch discount available for PlayStation Plus members Alien Breed is also available as a universal app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch for $0.99.