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Yet another version of the old invaders game which initiated the arcade craze but now all seems so dated, and another which presents a standard well below that of the prestigious 'arcadia' which is considered by many to be the ultimate home 'shoot-'em-up' game.

The graphics are large and smooth, but the fact that each wave of aliens is in a single colour makes the display less impressive. If the player survives all the coloured waves of an attack level he then progresses to the next level, which features 'meaner' aliens of different shapes than the previous level, although the colour sequence is the same for each level. There are five levels in total, and in each level the aliens move in different formations.

These formations have been so carelessly choreographed however, that the aliens on level one for instance, will all move into your line of fire and thus commit suicide, allowing you to destroy all the sheets of the first level and thus progress to the second. It is for this reason that I suggest that you commence play at level B.

In addition to the level selection, five speeds of play are available - normal, two faster than normal, and two slower. The playing controls are either a joystick or a choice of keys, and the directions are up, down, left, right and fire. Moves up or down seems to have little advantage over staying at the bottom of the screen, as firing is always vertical.