Space Invaders
Space Invaders EX (simply titled Space Invaders in North America) is a Space Invaders title released in 2002 by Activision for the Game Boy Advance. The game features two main gameplay modes. The 1 Player mode…
Space Invaders is a shooter developed by Activision, released 31 December 2002 on Game Boy Advance.
What Space Invaders is
Space Invaders is a shooter game developed by Activision and released in 2002. It was published by Taito. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Space Invaders EX (simply titled Space Invaders in North America) is a Space Invaders title released in 2002 by Activision for the Game Boy Advance. The game features two main gameplay modes. The 1 Player mode is the main gameplay mode, which is an update on the classic Space Invaders formula. The game features four different types of enemies, each with a different color. By defeating four enemies of the same color in a row, you get a single use special weapon. Red enemies drop the straight rocket, which goes through enemies vertically. Blue and green enemies drop the right and left rockets respectivelly, which make a 90° turn when they hit an enemy, going through the remaining enemies…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction.
Where it sits in the Space Invaders series
Space Invaders is the 27th of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. It arrived a year after Simple 1500 Series Vol. 73: The Invaders - Space Invaders 1500. The next entry was Arcade Legends: Space Invaders in 2004.
What it launched against
Space Invaders launched on 31 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Space Rangers and Sonic Advance 2.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Space Rangers, Sonic Advance 2.
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