🕹️ TIE Invaders

Developed by Obsessed Maniacs, The Platform DOS Published by Obsessed Maniacs, The Released May 11, 1996 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description TIE Invaders is a simple, fixed-screen space shooter. The player takes control of a dinky, mobile cannon that can move left and right across the bottom of the screen. This unlikely defender finds itself harassed by a never-ending wave of alien intruders hell-bent on ruining everybody's day; these TIE fighters from space come in two main variants: smaller ones drop simple missiles straight down at the player, while their larger brothers prefer to fire three-way spread shots. There are no levels, just continuous action - more invaders arrive regularly to replace their fallen comrades. The player's gunner can fire continuously, and its weapon can be gradually improved by collecting power-ups. There are three lives to start with, plus a new one for every 1000 points. The game runs entirely in (80x50) text mode, although in demoscene tradition it's tweaked for special effects like screen fades and scrolling starfields. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry