Fans of retro gaming with a modern twist might want to keep an eye out for the Switch release Space Invaders Forever.
Following on from its official announcement earlier this year, TAITO and ININ Games have now confirmed it'll be landing before the end of the year on 11th December. Once again, it'll be available in both digital and physical form.
This collection comes with three "awesome" titles. There's Space Invaders Extreme, Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE and Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. Here's exactly what you can expect from each game along with a trailer:
Space Invaders Extreme - Featuring greatly improved graphics and interactive sound to deliver a new immersive experience! Packed with vibrant visuals and a pulsing soundtrack. Space Invaders Extreme comes with 16 stages, packed with devious Invaders and fiendish boss fights. Practice individual stages in Free Play, then boost your high score to new heights in Arcade Mode! Can you find all the countless, hidden bonuses?
Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE - Team up with up to 3 friends to shoot down the Invaders to clear the stages as fast as possible. This brand new 4-player-coop-experience offers new stages, gimmicks and new music written by TAITO's in-house sound team 'ZUNTATA'.
Arkanoid vs Space Invaders is the perfect union of two Arcade Kings. Two of TAITO’s most iconic and beloved video game series clash on console and combine elements from both arcade classics. Players are controlling the Arkanoid Vaus paddle ship to defeat waves of Space Invaders. Beat all 150 stages with your skills and unlock 40 different characters from the TAITO legacy. Each character has unique abilities - use more than 20 different skills, including power-ups and protective fire.
This collection is not to be confused with Space Invaders: The Invincible Collection - which contains 11 games (including these titles). You can learn more about this particular compilation in our Nintendo Life review of the Japanese version.
Will you be adding Space Invaders Forever to your own game library? Leave a comment below.
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Cool. I love Extreme. Wish it included Extreme 2 though.
What about Space Invaders: Invincible Collection?
I'm down for this if the physical doesn't cost too much. SI Extreme is amazing, and the crossover looks pretty cool too. It would have been nice to have the full collection, though.
Depending on the price, I might just have to pick up a physical copy of this. Space Invaders is one of my favourite old school classic games, alongside Qix and Asteroids.
@JasmineDragon It's been a mobile game for years, it's not bad but after a certain point it just turns into whatever the touchscreen swiping equivalent of button bashing is
Looks awesome indeed! Space Invaders still got it!
Glad to see a release date on this. These three games were the main games I wanted from the Invincible Collection in the first place, so I'm just gonna pick this up instead
@JasmineDragon @Lony85
It’s $29.99 on Amazon US.
My Dad LOVES Space Invaders, so I might have to give him this for christmas.
I've got invincible collection with board game pre-ordered. This collection is odd to exist
They really did a Mario Galaxy 2 with Extreme 2, huh?
@HIGHscores85 When is it actually released? I'm so confused because the Strictly Limited website only appears to have a date of when preorders started.
Yes will be buying on physical:)
Is this just a lite version of the previous collection? (I'm confused what this is)
I’m confused as well. I have the import invincible collection so it looks like only one new game here - Gigamax?
Again, it’s a poor article. They could clarify this in the article.
But does it support the Super Gameboy and "unlock" the Arcade Version?
I'll stick to the Invincible Collection if its price drops, comes to the West in stores (which would help to drop its price) or becomes available digitally, which also will lead to a certain price drop at some point.
Definitely getting this!
Will get this. Still have my old Space Invaders 2 Extreme cartridge in the ol' DS/3DS games draw thingy. Loved Extreme 1 as well
Still no "Space Invaders Get Even," huh?
@Clyde_Radcliffe preorders have already begun. It's scheduled to ship in dec/Jan.
@ozyr what about it?
@Giygas_95 Extreme is based on the crappy 2018 PC version. There was no remake of the second game.
@LEGEND_MARIOID Be careful, this version of Space Invaders Extreme is not very good.
We preordered the damn Invincible Collection. We still don't have it. And there is no digital version in the US to speak of, which is stupid.
@Bermanator What makes the PC version crap? I only played the DS version.
It's about time. Glad I avoided the import this time around, I learned my lesson from similar collections that were later brought to the west.
Do you know if Space Invaders Extreme will be 4 players like the Xbox 360 or if if it will only be a single player like the DS? Personally I would prefer 4 players. Also any word on download content like the original space invaders and space invaders 2. This package would be amazing with that. I wish they also had Space Invaders Infinity Gene on this collection.
@Giygas_95 You played the best version.
I would tell you, but I'd be here all night.
@Megaman256 It's single player only. Taito was very lazy with this version.
@stuie1234 Well the soundtrack of this version is based on the DS version's (minus 2 songs which were replaced entirely for no reason).
@GrailUK Invincible Collection without the old games.
@MrGrim Maybe I'm getting old, but that still sounds a little high to me (roughly $45 CAD) when you consider other retro arcade titles here go for about $8 Digital
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