Description
This version of
Space Invaders is based on the original arcade release and offers a classic mode that allows the player to choose the type of arcade cabinet (upright, black & white, etc.) as background to the action. The Game Boy version has both one- and two-player modes using the usual Game Boy tones (black and grey). However, plugging the cart into a Super Game Boy allows playing the game in full color.
The versus mode is split-screen, each player trying to survive and eliminate more invaders than the opponent. The PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD version offers an additional "cosmic versus" mode, where the background is composed of anime-style pictures of girls. They also appear in the "omake mode", which is a single-player variant with the same backgrounds.
Alternate Titles
- "太空侵略者" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "スペースインベーダー The Original Game" -- Japanese SNES spelling
- "Space Invaders: They're Back!" -- UK Game Boy tag-lined title
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The Press Says
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment |
Game Boy |
Feb, 1995 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GamePro (US) |
Game Boy |
Feb, 1995 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Game Players |
Game Boy |
Feb, 1995 |
71 out of 100 |
71 |
| The Video Game Critic |
SNES |
Oct 11, 1999 |
C+ |
58 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Wii |
Jan 18, 2009 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
| Defunct Games |
WonderSwan |
Sep 04, 2011 |
C- |
42 |
| IGN |
SNES |
Nov 17, 2008 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
| IGN |
Wii |
Nov 17, 2008 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
| Power Play |
Game Boy |
Aug, 1990 |
24 out of 100 |
24 |
| Nintendo Life |
Wii |
Nov 18, 2008 |
  |
20 |
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