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#46. Space Invaders Extreme (DS, 2008)



oh hi, you may have noticed my last writeup that I name dropped the game Space Invaders Extreme. Well, here it is!

There's a few common links between this and other games on my list. It's a Taito with with wacky Taito music. Actions in Space Invaders Extreme all make sound effects, which link up with the music playing, a la Rez and Lumines. And it takes a simple, classic gameplay concept and gives it a whole bunch of flash and new twists and fast play, while still keeping the same core gameplay.

At its core, it's the same as always. The invaders come in formations, you clear them out, and sometimes hit UFOs that fly by. But the invaders sometimes have shields or shot reflectors or are massively large. They have a lot more formations. And they come in various colors. If you clear combos of colors, you unlock better weapons, like a bomb shot, a spread shot, or a big beefy blue laser. If you hit the UFOs, you get to play a mini-game which starts instantly, plays for like 15 seconds, and then you're right back into the action. These changes add a whole lot of features to Space Invaders, but also streamline and speed up the action so that it's rapid, constant fun.

There are also boss battles with huge invaders. The stage 4 boss is an incredibly creative battle, which looks really cool on the DS version of the game. Your ship ends up on the top half screen, and you have to reflect shots off the top to hit the giant boss on the bottom screen.



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