Invasion Commander: Reversed Invaders

You command the invasion fleet!

You control the invaders! You can dodge, fire, fool AI cannon on the ground, and your ultimate goal is to land on Earth!

This game is a tribute to the arcade classic 'Space Invaders', but in this "reversed" version, you actually ARE the invaders!

       

Controls

The invasion fleet will have a default movement and fire pattern like in original "Space Invaders" game. For example, the invaders' speed increases when there remain only few invaders.

- To force your move to left or right, press LEFT or RIGHT cursor keys.
- To fire extra missiles (and even BIG missiles), press X key.

These actions have a cost. You will need energy to perform them.
On the top of the screen, you can see your energy bar. Any forced move or fire will consume some energy. But don't worry! If you release the keys the invaders will resume their default move and action.

Strategy : Use wisely your dodging abilities and try not to waste your fire power!

Special rewards

If you manage to neutralize the ground cannon, you'll get an extra bonus!

Any successful landing will also give you some extra points, and even more if you land on the ground with a significant number of invaders.

Can you invade the Earth?

   

Highscores and stats

Here are my best scores and some statistics. Can you beat my highscore ? :)

Tech data / From a technical point of view

This game was made with the wonderful Pico-8 engine.
In this pico-8 cartridge you will find a particular focus on:
- Data management and optimization : how to use alternate/additional space on cartridge to draw background landscape without using sprites.
- 3D text with line function primitives
- Explosions and smoke animations (and moon highlight !)
- ImgToPico8 tool examples to help you store large images without using all available space on your Pico-8 cartridge [coming soon!]  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Presskit ? Want to show this game ?

Want to share/write/stream something about this game?
Thanks a lot! That's very kind of you!!
-- [ This presskit ] contains GIFs, resources and will be much helpful for your stream decoration, background or thumbnails!
You can download it for free!
- file: presskit-resources-invasion-commander-reversed-invaders.zip

Who's making this game ? Feedback ? Suggestions ?

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