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IGDB / 18133

Space Invaders

1999 82 / 100 Shooter
Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens. The aim is to defeat five rows of eleven aliens—some versions feature different numbers—that move horizontally back and forth across the screen as they advance towards the bottom of the screen. The player defeats an alien, and earns points, by shooting it with Show full summary

Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens. The aim is to defeat five rows of eleven aliens—some versions feature different numbers—that move horizontally back and forth across the screen as they advance towards the bottom of the screen. The player defeats an alien, and earns points, by shooting it with the laser cannon. As more aliens are defeated, the aliens' movement and the game's music both speed up.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op

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Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens. The aim is to defeat five rows of eleven aliens—some versions feature different numbers—that move horizontally back and forth across the screen as they advance towards the bottom of the screen. The player defeats an alien, and earns points, by shooting it with the laser cannon. As more aliens are defeated, the aliens' movement and the game's music both speed up.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Z-Axis
Publisher
Activision, Acer TWP, Taito, Square Enix
Franchise
Space Invaders
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Dreamcast TBD
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 05, 1999
  • Nintendo 64 Nov 30, 1999
  • PlayStation Sep 30, 1999
  • PlayStation Feb 17, 2000
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) 1999
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Dec 07, 1999
  • PlayStation 3 Oct 15, 2008
  • PlayStation Portable Oct 15, 2008

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