Space Invaders celebrates 25 years with a new PS2 game @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 23, 2004

News: The second great video game roars back on it's silver anniversary with a collection of 9 arcade versions courtesy of Empire.

Empire Interactive has announced that they have won the publishing rights to Space Invaders Anniversary, a collection of nine different variations of the classic space shooter. The game is scheduled for an unspecified early 2004 release date when gamersаwill be able toаgear upаand play Space Invaders on the PS2 in all these ways:

Space Invaders Tabletop (Cellophane Version)

Space Invaders Tabletop (Monochrome Version)

Space Invaders Tabletop (Color Version)

Space Invaders Upright

Space Invaders Part II: Upright Version

Space Invaders Part II: Tabletop Color Version

Space Invaders 3D Mode

Space Invaders Versus Mode

Space Invaders Doubles Mode

Mr Hironori Ishii, General Manager of Overseas Releases for Taito, commented, "Space Invaders has always been a franchise that has done us proud, and once again, it has not disappointed us. We look forward to a highly positive reaction from the re-launch of this classical game, and hope that today's kids and teenagers will realize where their favourite crop of hi-tech games originated from...for what now seems like ages ago."

Ian Higgins, CEO Empire Interactive, commented, "The Space Invaders franchise is a recognised global brand with proven mass market appeal. The original game was at the forefront of the development of the video gaming industry and an anniversary edition has already proved a hit in Japan since it was re-launched before Christmas. We believe that Space Invaders Anniversary has the potential to be a big hit with gamers once again and we look forward to working with Taito to achieve this."

On top of all this, Taito, the game's original developer, has announced that they plan to bring the original Space Invaders back to arcades in the Spring. It's a good time to be a fan of old school gaming.