You also have online leaderboards so you can see how you rank against the world’s best players. On DS you can play locally against someone without the game, locally against someone who also owns the game or over the internet against someone anywhere in the world. It works really well, but is sadly much more limited on the PSP. Both games feature head-to-head play for two players, with the core invader shooting gameplay being turned into a battle mode of sorts, with each player able to send invaders over to their opponent’s screen. These are relatively easy to take out compared to the ever increasingly difficulty of the levels.įunctionally the DS and PSP games are the same across the single-player mode, but the DS has the clear upper-hand when we come to multiplayer.
You’ll even encounter boss invaders at the end of each stage, which take up much more space on the screen and require you to target a weak spot. As well as the normal kind you’ll face bomb invaders which explode and take surrounding invaders with them, armour invaders which take more damage, roll invaders which turn on their side, split invaders which split in two when hit, and many, many more. A shield is also available as a power-up, protecting you from enemy fire for a short period.įor what seems like such a simple game the range of invaders you’ll encounter is surprisingly broad. Bombs can take out a wide area of invaders and aren’t blocked by Reflecting Invaders, and Broad Shot is able to take out numerous invaders at once. The laser, for example, can obliterate an entire row of invaders without too much trouble, but it is blocked by Reflecting Invaders. Each of these has its own use and limitation. By default you fire your standard single-shot weapon which can be levelled up as you progress without dieing, but you’ll use a laser beam, Bombs and Broad shot at various times.
Weapon pick-ups fall from certain enemies (each colour dropping a different coloured block if you shoot four in succession).
Changes come from the arsenal of weapons at your disposal and the various different enemies and formations.
The core gameplay remains as it was (cannon moving sideways across the bottom of the screen, shooting down alien space ships), there’s still a huge emphasis on high-score building and it soon becomes harder than it looks – dodging enemy fire takes concentration. Thankfully Extreme isn’t just the classic game given a snazzy makeover. Big brands such as Lenovo and Samsung are also starting to offer Black Friday discounts early, with many more to follow. Early Black Friday deals are starting to go live on Amazon & Best Buy.
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