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Space Invaders '91

Space Invaders '91 is a port of the the coin-op Space Invaders '91, just like Super Space Invaders for other platforms, but still different from those. This version differs from Super Space Invaders in that…

14 October 1991

Space Invaders '91 is a shooter developed by Taito, released 14 October 1991 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Space Invaders '91 is

Space Invaders '91 is a shooter game developed by Taito and released in 1991. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Space Invaders '91 is a port of the the coin-op Space Invaders '91, just like Super Space Invaders for other platforms, but still different from those. This version differs from Super Space Invaders in that there are no cutscenes, there is only one mode of play as opposed to SSI's two, and there is no stage select.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Space Invaders series

Space Invaders '91 is the 14th of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. It arrived 9 months after Space Invaders. The next entry was Space Invaders DX in 1993.

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What it launched against

Space Invaders '91 launched on 14 October 1991, within three weeks of Super Castlevania IV, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts and Road Rash.

Released around the same time: Super Castlevania IV, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Road Rash.

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When did Space Invaders '91 come out?
Space Invaders '91 was released on 14 October 1991 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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