Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders
Arkanoid vs Space Invaders | |
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Shoot'em up | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Arkanoid vs Space Invaders
Gameplay
The game includes elements borrowed from Space Invaders and Arkanoid. The player maneuvers the Vaus spacecraft along the blue region located at the bottom of the screen, and must deflect a ball at a formation of bricks and Space Invaders aliens. The player will need to avoid fire from the enemy aliens, although the player can deflect the shots at them. The goal of each stage is to destroy the formation of bricks as well as the aliens, and the player moves forward to the next stage once this goal has been completed. The player travels through several different worlds, with each world containing four stages. In the final stage, the player must defeat a final boss before moving on. Once a world has been completed, the player will acquire a random power-up in the form of characters representing older Taito properties, such as Bubble Bobble, Darius and Psychic Force.
Taito characters
Year | Characters | Origin |
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1982 | Soldier | Front Line |
1983 | Spy | Elevator Action |
Chack'n | Chack'n Pop | |
Monsta | ||
1985 | Reika | Time Gal |
Kage | The Legend of Kage | |
Ptolemy | The Fairyland Story | |
1986 | Bub | Bubble Bobble |
Bob | ||
Drunk | ||
Sayo-chan | KiKi KaiKai
| |
1987 | Bubby | Rainbow Islands
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Kunoichi | The Ninja Warriors
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Ninja | ||
Proco | Darius | |
Great Thing | ||
1988 | Nancy | Chase H.Q. |
Tiki | The NewZealand Story | |
1990 | Sonic Blast Man | Sonic Blast Man |
1991 | Zac | Pu·Li·Ru·La |
1993 | Lufia | Lufia & the Fortress of Doom |
1995 | Tetsu-chan | Densha de Go! |
Burn Griffiths | Psychic Force | |
Emilio Michaelov | ||
Keith Evans | ||
Wendy Ryan | ||
1997 | Patra-co | Cleopatra Fortune |
Kaori Tachibana | Kirameki Star Road | |
C-mond | Puchi Carat | |
2005 | Mr. ESC | Exit |
Nico | Spica Adventure | |
2009 | Riga Pratica | Dariusburst |
Ti2 | ||
Iron Fossil | ||
2016 | Linka | Groove Coaster 3: Link Fever |
Nadia Vivie | Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders | |
Niko Kanzaki | ||
2017 | Yume | Groove Coaster 3EX: Dream Party |
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 85/100[2] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 9/10[3] |
Gamezebo | [4] |
Pocket Gamer | [5] |
TouchArcade | [6] |
Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders received positive reviews from critics, with reviews praising the amalgamation of Arkanoid and Space Invaders, and ditching the
Notes
References
- ^ Scrivens, Scott (May 18, 2017). "Square Enix releases classic games mash-up Arkanoid vs Space Invaders". Android Police. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ Andriessen, CJ (May 24, 2017). "Review: Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders". Destructoid. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Arkanoid vs Space Invaders Review: Beautiful Pairing". 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Slater, Harry (May 25, 2017). "Arkanoid vs Space Invaders review - Arcade mash ups don't come more classic than this". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Hodapp, Eli (May 18, 2017). "'Arkanoid vs Space Invaders' Review – After Seeing the Movie "Pixels", I Guess This Mash-Up Makes Sense?". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "'Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders' is an Arcade Crossover for the Ages". 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Arkanoid vs Space Invaders review - Arcade mash ups don't come more classic than this". 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Review: Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders". 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.