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Return of the Invaders

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Return of the Invaders

The player must use a 2-way joystick to direct a cannon (this time, referred to as "Xerovy") across the bottom of the screen while using a single button to fire shots up at formations of descending invaders (this time, the regular invaders are referred to as "Flector", and the new "deflector" and "master" ones are referred to as "Legard" and "Zicon" respectively); the shields (or "barricades") are also referred to as "Xero-Guards", and the lights in them will change colour from blue to yellow to red, as they are hit, before blowing out and exploding. From the third stage onwards they will also occasionally move and try to block your shots - also, the UFOs that occasionally fly over the formations will also occasionally be carrying a powerup (the blue "Gazel", the yellow "Goral", and the red "Gowl"), which (if you do not shoot the UFO dead-centre) will fall down onto the Xerovy, and bestow its powers upon it, altering its appearance in the process. Also, if there are three or more "Zicon" left for the end of any stage, it will invoke a new "Challenging Stage" (as they fly up to the top of the screen, transform into one of three different "Mother Ships" and fly around above you while sending out eight types of "bonus" invaders).

Year
1985
Developer
UPL
Publisher
Taito
Orientation
Fixed screen

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ACHIEVEMENTS 1 set

Tracked by RetroAchievements and earned in an emulator that reports to it. A game tracked on more than one machine gets a set for each, because they are different lists earned on different hardware.

Arcade 15 achievements, 105 pts
  1. Second Circle Formation 5
    Clear Stage 5. Default DIP Settings.
  2. Third Circle Formation 10
    Clear Stage 10. Default DIP Settings.
  3. Fourth Circle Formation 25
    Clear Stage 15. Default DIP Settings.
  4. Speedy Gazel 2
    Collect the Blue Power-Up and transform into Xerovy Gazel. Default DIP Settings.
  5. Big Goral 3
    Collect the Yellow Power-Up and transform into Xerovy Goral. Default DIP Settings.
  6. Piercing Gowl 5
    Collect the Red Power-Up and transform into Xerovy Gowl. Default DIP Settings.
  7. Extend I 2
    Earn 30,000 points and an Extra Life. Default DIP Settings.
  8. Extend II 3
    Earn 80,000 points and an Extra Life. Default DIP Settings.
  9. Extend III 5
    Earn 160,000 points and an Extra Life. Default DIP Settings.
  10. Challenging Stage 5
    Enter the Challenging Stage. Default DIP Settings.
  11. Shooting Gallery 10
    Defeat 40 Bonus Invaders in one Challenging Stage. Default DIP Settings.
  12. Danger Close 10
    Earn the 1600 or 10000 point bonus from shooting Invaders falling off-screen 20 times; Bonus Invaders do NOT count. Default DIP Settings.
  13. Mothership Type-I 5
    Encounter and destroy the Zicon Mothership worth 10k points.
  14. Mothership Type-II 5
    Encounter and destroy the Zicon Mothership worth 20k points.
  15. Mothership Type-III 10
    Encounter and destroy the Zicon Mothership worth 30k points.

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RELEASES 1 system

System
Platform
Year
Notes
ARC
Arcade
1985
Original release

GAME DATA

Orientation
Fixed screen
Series
Space Invaders
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