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Space Invaders

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If you're 25 or older, chances are you played the original Space Invaders in the arcade so many years ago. The Gameboy Color version provides the same classic gameplay with just enough of an update to make it feel fresh. Aliens still march along in the same unwavering formation, getting faster and faster until you shoot the last one in the wave (punctuated this time by boss battles every few levels), only now you have oodles of power-ups to help you in your fight - some of which are really pretty cool (the lightning bolt shot is my favorite - electrocute eight aliens at once!). There are many different types of aliens as well, with attacks that become more and more difficult to defend against as you get to the later levels. The graphics are impressive for the Gameboy Color; no, they're not polygonal like the new PSX version of the game, but they are very detailed and colorful sprites that in many ways look more faithful to the original. In a lot of ways this game reminds me of the Taito-produced Super Space Invaders '91, minus the rotating formations (probably too CPU-intensive for the little Gameboy). And that's no small compliment - I still consider SSI '91 one of the best shooters of all time.

If you never played or never liked the original Space Invaders, the new version might feel a little repetitive. But if you are a fan of the original or of any of the clones or updates that came later, you will go gonzo over Space Invaders for the Gameboy Color.

I thought that this game was very good. You get some really cool special weapons and it isn't too easy. There are hundereds of levels, so it isn't a game where you just beat it in a day. This is a game I could reccomend too almost anyone. The graphics are pretty good though not the best that I've seen.

I love the original, and this is a fun version updated with new graphics and new worlds and so forth. BUT -- there is no high score table, every time you lose you have to go back to the opening credits which takes FOREVER -- hopefully future iterations will improve on those basics that GBA aficionados have come to expect.