Space Invaders

Tomohiro Nishikado · Taito

Released Jun 19, 1978

Arcade Atari 2600 Numerous home ports

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Unrated

Weighted score

Confidence Very low

What's this game about?

Descending alien hordes, accelerating tempo, a final boss-row that taught the world what a high score even was. Triggered Japan's 100-yen coin shortage. The first arcade game whose iconography became globally legible.

Community breakdown

Share: 𝕏 f

Scored on 0 of 11 relevant categories. 1 category not applicable to this game.

Gameplay

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weight × 0.85 (community-voted)

Design

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weight × 0.79 (community-voted)

Story

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weight × 0.78 (community-voted)

World

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weight × 0.66 (community-voted)

Visuals

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weight × 0.46 (community-voted)

Audio

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weight × 0.51 (community-voted)

Immersion

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weight × 0.84 (community-voted)

UI & UX

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weight × 0.58 (community-voted)

Technical Performance

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weight × 0.66 (community-voted)

Value for Money

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weight × 0.88 (community-voted)

Innovation

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weight × 0.54 (community-voted)

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