Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peer Johannsen

Vectrex Academy 2021 Project

Game Title

  • INVASION

Project Status

  • Project completed
  • Release version available for download
  • Please send feedback

Synopsis

  • Humanity nearly got extinguished by an alien invasion. You are one of the last fighter pilots.
  • Your mission is to make your way to the big alien mothership and to destroy it!
  • Mankind's fate is in your hands, pilot!

How To Play

  • You have 3 lives at the start of the game. Hitting an UFO or rocket will cost you a live.
  • If you still have lives remaining, you start the current level from the beginning. Otherwise, you have lost and must restart the game.
  • A level ends after a certain time. The levels get longer and harder of the time.
  • In the first levels you must avoid and dodge approaching UFOs and rockets. Another thing you shouldn't hit are air vortexes. They will cause you to lose control over your spacecraft!
  • But not all objects are harmful. Sometimes there will be shield powerup flying around. If you hit one, you will collect it. The next time you hit an enemy, he will get destroyed. Only one shield can be equipped at a time! The status is shown in the lower right edge (1 if a shield is equipped).
  • Then in the final level you will encounter the mighty mothership. The advanced alien technology will destroy all shields you may have equipped. The mothership will shoot waves of fast rockets. Dodge them! After some time, the mothership will need to reload. You can use this time to fire a shoot (that will happen automatically). Repeat this process till the mothership has no lives left and gets destroyed. Humanity is saved!

Author

  • Cargo

Concept Art and Screenshots

Downloads

  • Vectrex release version binary: invasion.bin
  • Overlay file: invasion.png
  • Game manual: invasion.pdf
  • Downloads are free and for non commercial use only. Use at your own risk.
  • Please respect the copyright and credit the author and the origin of this game.

Online Playing

  • Link to Dr. Snuggles' online emulator to directly play the game in your browser: Invasion

Feedback

  • Feedback, and bug reports are very welcome and will be relayed to the author.
  • Please use this link to send your comments.

Latest modification on 08/25/2021, 14:45

  • Release declared, project completed
  • Download section updated