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Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders

Two of Taito's most beloved arcade classics combine with cameos from their other releases to produce one frantic title.

17 May 2017

Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders is an arcade developed by Taito, released 17 May 2017 on Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS.

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What Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders is

Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game includes elements borrowed from Space Invaders and Arkanoid. The player maneuvers the Vaus spacecraft along the blue region located at the bottom of the screen, and must deflect a ball at a formation of bricks and Space Invaders aliens. The player will need to avoid fire from the enemy aliens, although the player can deflect the shots at them. The goal of each stage is to destroy the formation of bricks as well as the aliens, and the player moves forward to the next stage once this goal has been completed. The player travels through several different worlds, with each world containing four stages. At the final stage, the player must defeat a final boss before moving on. Once a…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders launched on 17 May 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Injustice 2. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Injustice 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders come out?
Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders was released on 17 May 2017 for Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS.

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