Reviews

Invaders game hybrid where your fire power comes from your Jet Set Willy. Willy is attacked by the aliens who drop arrows on his head and is also attacked from the side.
I was reminded of this game when playing Moon Buggy (Vision) which shares some similarity in terms of pat-your-head-whilst-rubbing-your-stomach gaming skillz.
The tricky bit is the jumping - as Willy jumps in the same fashion as ever, on a set trajectory. Once committed to a jump, youu can't out manoeuvre an arrow. And there is some AI in the sideways attacks that will try and get you mid air.
Like the venerable Dean of Games I reached level 5 before tiring of this though the reviewer in the Spectrum Games Bible persued it to level 19, fuelled on by the exrtra life every 1000 pts, which does, indeed balance off the sense of unfairness when jumping.
Probably not much of this matters to the author, Woody, who may not have meant this game to be taken seriously, but it is playable, nevertheless.

Game over is reassuringly philosophical and knowing. However far you do progress Super Crap Invaders makes only one judgment when you do capitulate... You're Shit!

2004
by Mark Woodmass

A funny and original idea combining two classic games in one.
It plays just like 'Space Invaders', while you control Miner Willy (with his fancy Sunday cloths on) in place of the usual defense ship. Willy can shoot up as well as jump, in order to avoid the arrows coming his way. The jumping routine is exactly the same as in the Willy games.

I played it to the 5th level and didn't notice any changes at all, so I guess this game is only built as both a joke and a tribute. It's a pity though, because the game is highly playable and it would be very addictive with a few changes in each level.
But if you think of it, Space Invaders was also a one level game, so, I guess it's accurate.

Still, I urge the author to get inspired in writing a sequel but with different levels. How about using the Willy games characters and paraphernalia?

A very original, addictive and entrtaining mix between Jet Set Willy and Space Invaders with some very distinctive and funny touches -side fire included- ...

To be recommended !


4,5 / 5 .