Spac3 Invaders Extr3me (Nintendo DS)

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Description

The pixelated aliens are back to celebrate their 30th anniversary!

Taking a cue from other recent arcade classic updates, Space Invaders Extreme takes the gameplay of the 1978 classic, and reinvents it, giving power-up blasters, boss aliens, and an electronic soundtrack that plays in sync with the onscreen action.

Basic gameplay remains the same: Players guide a ground based cannon either left or right, blasting an oncoming fleet of invaders before they reach the ground. The main objective is to get as many points as possible before running out of lives.

Space Invaders Extreme introduces new elements, such as invader fleets that break pattern from their left to right descent, boss aliens that require several hits to destroy, power-ups that enhance the cannon, allowing the player to wipe out multiple invaders at once, while racking up combos.

Wi-Fi play is also possible, allowing player to team up cooperatively, or compete against the other. The Nintendo DS version also has a feature for online ranking.

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Alternate Titles

• "Space Invaders Extreme" -- Alternate spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: Unity
• Genre: Fixed-screen shoot 'em up
• Space Invaders licensees

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Critic Reviews

Game Shark	Aug 01, 2008	A-	91
Thunderbolt Games	Jun 19, 2008	9 out of 10	90
411mania.com	Jul 07, 2008	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Jun 13, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Pocket Gamer UK	Jul 01, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Game Informer Magazine	Jul, 2008	8.25 out of 10	82
Play.tm	Aug 04, 2008	80 out of 100	80
Gamer.nl	Jul 12, 2008	8 out of 10	80
PlayDevil	Oct 03, 2008		80
The Video Game Critic	Aug 26, 2008	B	75

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Space Invaders Extreme appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2008 – #3 PSP Game of the Year
  • 2008 – #5 Nintendo DS Game of the Year