THE FEVER PITCH: FIRST IMAGES OF SPACE INVADERS EXTREME 2
As predicted, Famitsu has uploaded its full preview of Taito’s March surprise, the second DS installment of Space Invaders Extreme, and its still half-puzzling Bingo Fever mode, in which you match panel colors in any direction by shooting down invaders of the corresponding hue.
The preview also details a number of the other new features, some more easily understood than others: I get the panel view and how it corresponds to power-ups (similar to the first game), but I’m still slightly ashamed to admit to feeling a bit dense about the workings of its multiplayer mode shown at bottom, which appears to involve sending super-sized UFOs to stymie your opponent’s game, but isn’t explained in much more depth.
I’m cautiously optimistic: while the new arcade-cab monster Necker Cube backgrounds have certainly properly woo-ed me, I’m not entirely convinced the game is actually necessary given the richness of the first, and bingo does not an instant seller make. But there’s still time for Taito to pull a few more cards from up its sleeve, and its entirely possible that letting it dazzle me in motion will make all the difference in the world.
Space Invaders Extreme 2, another classic reborn [Famitsu, spotty Google translation]
Previously:
Space Invaders Extreme 2 gets.. invader bingo? – Offworld
Space Invaders getting even more Extreme? – Offworld
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