Saturday, July 27, 2024

Space Invaders '91 for Genesis


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Space Invaders '91

Confession: I dislike every version of Space Invaders


Genre: arcade - n/a

Publisher: Taito

Year: 1991

System: Genesis


Gameplay Score: 1

Gameplay Notes:

I don't care if it's a classic, Space Invaders is not a good game. Movement is restricted to horizontal across the bottom of the screen. You can only have one shot on screen at a time, and most calming of all, enemies are so close to you that it's impossible to avoid their shots. If they shoot you will die. Simple as that. For that reason alone this game is not worth playing.


Level Design Score: 1

Level Design Notes:

Minor variations on the same exact setup. You gotta shoot a stack of enemies arranged in 5 tired and 11 columns. It's like fighting a barely animated spreadsheet. Thrilling.


Theme Score: 1

Theme Notes:


Art Style Score: 2

Art Style Notes:

Ok so they updated the graphics. The sprites anyway. They look fine but there's nothing much to look at here.


Audio Score: 2

Audio Notes:

Ok music Sounds don't feel quite right


Overall Score: 24

Review ID: 1252



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