Few games have influenced as many creators as space invaders. Also known as “matamarcianos” or “little martians game”, this classic among classics arrived in 1978, at a time when the very concept of “video game” was not yet fully established, and it has helped establish it.
It was a shooting game, in which we controlled a weapon that we could only move across the width of the screen. The enemies were the aforementioned “Martians”, extraterrestrials of different forms who, little by little and gradually, traveled the screen until they reached us; the object of the game was shoot all enemies
And it is that space invaders introduced a very innovative idea at the time: the difficulty increased as the game progressed. Until then, video games consisted of a single level that we could repeat over and over again in search of the highest possible score; but in Space Invaders, we couldn’t use “autopilot” like that, because as we took out enemies, others got faster and harder to hit. The funny thing is that this effect was accidental and not intentional: what happened was that with less objects on the screen, the processor did not have as much work and could go faster .
Space invaders according to Google
Now that the processors in our smartphones are much more powerful than the one used in space invaders
Using the mobile camera, the game will show enemies fly between buildings and attack nearby areas. We will have to control a ship to shoot the aliens, which will appear around us; but we can only “see” them if we point with the mobile.
👀 We are excited to give you a first look at SPACE INVADERS: World Defense, an upcoming immersive game #RA
google play and @SKILL! 🚀🗂 Your mission: Join the #WorldDefense team to defend the Earth against #Space Invaders and achieve the highest score in your neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/qmJQVXD7yM
– Google AR and VR (@GoogleARVR) June 16, 2023
In addition, the first presentation video seems to anticipate a curious function, which allows create a level based on our neighborhood; In the video it is shown how buildings turn into mountains and other objects, through which we can fly and continue the battle. Although Google didn’t specify, it wouldn’t be surprising if the game used data from Google Maps.
Space Invaders: World Defense is the name that received the new title, which will be available for registration “soon” according to Google’s terms.
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