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Alien Invaders - Plus!

published by Magnavox

198012
Odyssey 2Philips VG 5000

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5.6/ 10

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This is a Space Invaders variant with a twist. Eight robots with laser cannons and protected by a shield wall are advancing towards earth and the player has a mobile laser cannon that has to be used to destroy them. The shield wall is indestructible, but the robots and the cannons aren't. They'll go from side to side of the screen in an alternate movement shooting down. Three high density molecular laser shields are placed in defense of the laser cannon. Each one of them houses an extra cannon.

Instead of a passing flying saucer as seen in Space Invaders, the Merciless Monstroth moves left and right at the top, shooting down at the player. The player controls a robot defender inside the laser cannon. If the laser cannon is destroyed, the robot will be left unprotected. The robot can enter a new laser cannon housed in one of the shields. Once the new laser cannon is active, the shield is gone. Once the three shields are gone, the Merciless Monstroth will come down to hunt the player's cannon and robot.

The player wins a battle when destroying all enemy robots and cannons on the screen. A battle is lost when the player's robot is destroyed. The first side to win ten battles wins the war.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Also known as

Alien! — Brazilian title

Das Weltraum-Monster — German title

Envahisseurs Extra-Terrestres! — Canadian French title

Le monstre de l'espace — French title

Monster — Jopac release title

Monstruo Espacial — Spanish title

Mostro Spaziale — Italian title

Ruimte-monster — Dutch title

Rumuhyret — Danish title

Rymd-monstret — Swedish title

Space Monster — UK title

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Facts

Publisher

Magnavox

Released

1980

Platforms

Odyssey 2Philips VG 5000

Standing

Top 52% by want to play

Tags

Side viewFixed / flip-screenArcadeShooterDirect controlSci-fi / futuristic