Space Invaders Extreme.. best shooter on the DS? or Handheld GOTY?

[Resident_Hazard]

Square-Enix didn't make Space Invaders Extreme, they only published it. Taito still made it. Square-Enix simply owns Taito. Get your facts, people!


And while Space Invaders Extreme is indeed fun, it's also much harder than I thought it would be (grrr!), and I'd be hard-pressed to say it's the best on the DS with the knowledge that a shmup by Treasure (Lords of the Shmup, and all games with high-intensity action) is coming out in August in the form of Bangai-O Spirits.

The last two new (not used) games I bought were Geometry Wars for the Wii and Space Invaders Extreme for the DS. The next two new ones planned are also shmups: Blast Works and Gyrostarr.

Also, last night, I played UN Squadron on ye olde SNES.

I really love Shoot Em Ups, but damn if I don't suck at 'em. About the only one I've actually finished is Ikaruga (well, okay, and Gunbird2 on the Dreamcast, but that was a long time ago, and I don't actually own that game). Funny, the Genesis game I bought last night on eBay is also a kick-ass kind of Shmup: Forgotten Worlds. Ahhhh, that'll bring back some hardcore memories from my youth!