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Aliens from outer space!

By svenardo

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness350
Theme1983.58
Audio3332.52
Mood4352.65
Fun4392.69
Overall4832.78
Humor5142.08
Innovation5202.53
Graphics5482.44

Comments

joyboxed 2012-12-17 06:25

had quite some fun to play the space invader instead of preventing the invasion

h-attila 2012-12-17 07:01

Remaking a classic game with the roles switched was the first idea I had when I saw the theme. I eventually dropped it, but I see you managed to recreate the old arcade feeling well with your game. Space Invaders is perfect for this kind of role reversal.
The graphics and sound effects are alright. The game plays well, but the enemy can take way too much damage, and the music quickly becomes repetitive.

munchor 2012-12-17 11:04

Too bad the sound gets in my nerves. Otherwise, nice entry, very similar to mine.

idovoodoo 2012-12-17 13:34

Good fun. Some AI in the defending NPC would be cool.

chribbe1 2012-12-17 16:33

Nice execution of a good idea! Maybe you should get punished for not staying in line with the other invaders ? Nice job!

impulse9 2012-12-17 19:41

Cool idea! Nice game. :)

robashton 2012-12-18 00:49

This is one of the better role reversals of this particular game I've seen in this competition.

It would have been better if there was a bit more interactivity though, it didn't really feel as if there was going to be more variation other than dodge and shoot once the shields were gone

permanente1600 2012-12-18 03:11

i always wondered what it would be like to be one of the space invaders. Now i know. Very cool

namuol 2012-12-18 12:36

Nice to see a game with some solid music!

Gameplay is a little too straightforward -- would have been nice to see the ability to control different hordes of enemies at once, and a slightly more strategic "enemy" AI. But hey, the game plays well!

gnx 2012-12-18 22:14

I liked background music and there are some nice visual touches here too.

The physics of the controls - in particular how your space invader slides around - were a bit off putting.

Also there is not really very much to the gameplay (but then again, is there in space invaders either?).

joncom 2012-12-19 00:16

Nice work man. You hit the theme perfectly.

tim_u 2012-12-19 08:57

I liked peeling off from my brethren and showing what a single invader could do.

crowbeak 2012-12-21 08:34

This isn't the first reverse-a-classic-arcade-game entry I've played, but has a unique take on the gameplay aspect. I like it.

eamon 2012-12-21 16:08

The game didn't really fit in my browser, I had to scroll which cut some of it off... Sound was a little annoying but it fitted the theme well and was a good try!

joozey 2012-12-30 19:47

Nice idea, would have liked to see more levels with different difficulties, and a bit more innovative gameplay. Staying close to the original is good, but to make a game perfect it needs something refreshing.

fishbrain 2013-01-04 17:11

Looks and plays well.

datw 2013-01-04 23:00

Same concept as mine: inverted classic arcade game. Your game, though, was more balanced than mine for sure. The only thing that annoyed me was the slippery movement.