Space Invaders

by Z-Axis

1999

Shooter

Sci-Fi

Exceptional

Shooter

Sci-Fi

Exceptional

About

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.

Publisher: Activision, Acer TWP, Taito, Square Enix
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Perspective: Third person
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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