TI Invaders
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TI Invaders is a clone of the game Space Invaders and features similar gameplay. You control a cannon at the bottom of the screen, and need to destroy the rows of bomb-dropping invaders! The invaders march back and forth on the screen; each time the edge of the screen is reached, they drop a row closer towards the bottom. If they reach the bottom of the screen before you destroy them, the game will be over. Destroy all the invaders, and you move on to the next, more difficult level. Occasionally, a flying saucer will appear at the top of the screen; this can be shot for bonus points. Between levels, you will also have an opportunity to earn bonus points by shooting the saucer as many times as possible before it flies off the screen.
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Average score: 74% (based on 4 ratings)
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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Bright, colorful graphics.
Two skill levels ("Merely Aggressive" and "Downright Nasty")
Bonus round between levels is a fun challenge - you hit the saucer which then shrinks and races to the other side. Each hit makes the saucer get smaller and is worth more points.
Every round you see a row of a new type of alien at the top, always 6 rows total. Thus, every two rounds the type of alien at the bottom row is completely replaced. The new aliens that appear are progressively smaller, and thus more difficult to hit, adding an interesting skill challenge
The Bad
Lack of options compared to other variants, such as on the Atari 2600.
No two-player mode (the machine could easily handle standard two-player play as well as simultaneous cooperative and competitive).
The Bottom Line
Space Invaders with a few innovations that make gameplay somewhat less repetitive than the original. Uses the TI's graphics and sound well.
TI-99/4A · by Andy Frueh (5) · 2008
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Game added by Servo.
Game added January 7, 2005. Last modified April 6, 2024.