 Released late in the Mega Drive's lifecycle and after the release of the Sega Saturn, "Alien Soldier" pushed the system to its technical limits.Suganami wished he continued working on it after release, believing he could have improved on the story and graphics.Years later, Yosuke Okunari of Treasure addressed concerns that "Alien Soldier" was released as an incomplete game, stating that the notion is only derived from Suganami having originally had large ambitions that were never realized.