Space Invaders Flash Game Review - Developed by Paul Neave - 80's Arcade Game Remake

Today I'm going to take a look at perhaps one of the most significant arcade, game review, games of the mystical magical 80's. It was, game review, a time of crazy hair, bad music, great games,, game review, and me not being born yet. It is largely thanks to this game and its imitators that the shoot-em-up thrives today. The game, of course, is Space Invaders.



This is a game I am very familiar with. I used to spend hours playing this none stop. I'm proud to say I topped the high score lists, game review, on multiple websites.



There's just something about this game that sucks you into it. There ARE better, game review, games out there, but few are this simple or this addictive.



The concept is pretty basic. Aliens are invading our little blue and green planet, and you have to shoot them down with a big cannon before they can reach the ground. You can move your cannon left and right across, game review, the screen, and a few shields hovering above you can be used for temporary cover if needed. The aliens shoot at your as they move back and forth across the screen, slowly dropping down toward you.



Each alien type is worth a certain amount of points. Every now and then, a, game review, big ship will shoot across the screen worth a ton of points should you be quick enough to hit, game review, it. If you get shot by or collide with an alien, you lose one of your three lives. Kill all the aliens and a whole swarm of new ones will appear. This goes on until you either lose all your lives, get bored and quit, or clear whatever insane number of levels there are to reach the end.



This game has, game review, been around so long that I'm not sure it even needs a review.



If you are a gamer, this is something you HAVE to have played at one point, right? If not, go freaking play it right now! What's your problem?! Know your roots buddy!



Sometimes when a game is released for a different system than it was originally meant for, the gameplay ends up sort of different from the original experience. While I'll admit its been some time since I last actually played this game in an arcade, I have played that version in the past, and the online version is a nearly identical to my memories of the arcade one.



This IS essentially the same game, down to the simplistic little pixel aliens and the three different bleeps and bloops that play, game review, as they move about.



FINAL VERDICT



This, game review, is Space Invaders just as we remember it. It is an awesome adaptation that retains that classic feel. Whether your a long time arcade fan or a new gamer you owe it to yourself to at, game, game review, review, least give this game a shot.



Playability: 10/10

Graphics: 7/10

Originality: 6/10

Game Detail: 8/10

Addictiveness: 10/10

Final Score: 82%