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Technology Lifestyle 30 years on and Space Invaders is back!
Technology Lifestyle 30 years on and Space Invaders is back! | 30 years on and Space Invaders is back! |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Tuesday, 01 July 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 4 That said, it could quite easily have been the case
because in Space Invaders Extreme the same concept at the heart of the
original (save the base from waves of incoming alien invaders) remains
the same. This sounds obvious, yet retaining that sense of simplicity
while exploiting the computing and graphical power of a Nintendo DS or
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Space Invaders Extreme, meanwhile, does just enough for this to be very recognisable as still being Space Invaders but exploits the graphical capabilities of the host consoles perfectly. In fact, if I might be so bold, I'd say it is a much more playable game than the original. A better game, no less, in just about any area you can think of. Taito has been clever in keeping the same instantly recognisable basic space invader aliens, after all why change something which has such brand awareness as that? What it has done, what it has changed, is everything else. The game play has grown up in terms of what you see, what you experience and how you experience it. More on bonus points, combo-chaining and playing the game on the next page... CONTINUED |
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