Think of Space Invaders Forever as Space Invaders Extreme with a little extra mustard, and you won’t be disappointed with the package. But hey, Space Invaders Extreme over-performs for its part of the package so I suppose we can afford a little under-performance on Gigamax‘s part. It’s fun if you have other people to play with, but you can tell it was designed as a multiplayer experience if you try to play it solo. I’m less thrilled with Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE. I think it covers its fair share of the asking price. Space Invaders is quite a bit of fun as well, though you are limited to playing it in handheld mode as it requires touch controls. If Taito dropped Space Invaders Extreme as-is on the eShop for fifteen to twenty bucks, I wouldn’t even blink at that. It’s closer than I’m fully comfortable with, but I believe it does. The more important question is whether what remains justifies the price. For most people, if you asked them to pay thirty bucks for a collection with just the games that were cut, I doubt a lot would go for it. Are those five-but-really-two games worth the extra price? For me they were, but I’m weird. You’re missing out on three fairly similar variants on the original Space Invaders and two near-identical regional variants on another admittedly fun game.
Space Invaders Forever only includes the three games in that last paragraph, and while that may seem like a harsh cut at first blush, it’s useful to look at what’s really being lost and what remains. Space Invaders, a more or less direct port of the mobile mash-up that even here is spun out into its own application thanks to its touch-only nature. Fans of multiplayer might like Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE, a home version of a gimmicky four-player Space Invaders that was played on the sides of buildings and such in Japan.
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Then there’s Space Invaders Extreme, the excellent DS/PSP update of the game that incorporated colorful visuals and rhythm elements to create something stylish and very fun. Next, Majestic Twelve and its Western version Super Space Invaders ’91, a rather nice update of the original game that felt a bit quaint even at the time of its release in spite of its many improvements and twists. There was also Space Invaders Part 2, sometimes known as Space Invaders Deluxe, which added a few new enemy types and between-stage cutscenes. You got original Space Invaders in both black-and-white and color versions, and yes those did count as two separate games.
But is it still worth it with all of the cuts? I think so.Īs mentioned, the Invincible Collection included eight games. It’s available digitally and physically for thirty dollars, making it a more reasonable purchase for those who aren’t die-hard Invader fans. Space Invaders Forever is essentially the Invincible Collection minus five games, all the way down to sharing the same menu interface. And also those who want to save a little money, but I’ll get to that in a bit. I don’t know why there isn’t a digital version in the West, but Taito and ININ Games have put together a different offering for digital fans. In the West, it’s thus far a physical exclusive which will cost you at least sixty bucks no matter how you go about it. For about fifty to sixty dollars, you could own the Japanese version of that set in either physical or digital form.
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Gathering up a bunch of those would make for a dandy collection, wouldn’t it? And it did: the Space Invaders Invincible Collection grabbed eight games from the history of the series and bundled them in one package. But whatever the reason, there are lots of cool variants on Space Invaders. Perhaps that’s out of necessity, as it’s easily the company’s strongest brand even now. One of the neat things about Taito is that they love to play with the Space Invaders concept. The thing about pioneering titles is that they rarely age well, and while Space Invaders has a certain charm in its simple gameplay, I think it’s safe to say that not many people in 2020 are going to happily hunker down with it for hours on end. Not just for establishing one of the most popular genres, but also because its popularity ignited the Japanese game industry, and it’s hard to imagine where we would be right now had that not happened. Space Invaders is a very important game in the history of the medium. Let’s get our week started right! Reviews Space Invaders Forever ($29.99)
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There are a few new releases to look at, lots of sales to consider, and a full review of Space Invaders Forever. We’re on the final march to Christmas and the end of the year, so things are probably going to be a little slower than usual around these parts. Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 21st, 2020.
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