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About Google Space Invaders

This is the arcade classic in a browser build of the kind Google has featured in its own games and doodles: five rows of invaders descending in formation, four shields to hide behind, and a laser cannon that can only have one shot in the air at a time.

The 1978 original by Tomohiro Nishikado is where the shooting-game genre really began, and its most famous quirk is preserved here — the aliens speed up as you destroy them, because the original hardware could redraw fewer sprites faster. What began as a hardware limitation became the defining feature.

How to play Google Space Invaders

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1. Shoot the formation of invaders before they reach the bottom of the screen.
2. Use the four shields for cover — they erode from both your shots and theirs.
3. The mystery ship crossing the top is worth bonus points.
4. Clear a wave and the next starts lower down.

Google Space Invaders tips

• Clear a column from one side first so the formation takes longer to reach the edge and drop.
• Shoot a slit in your own shield and fire through it from behind cover.
• The last few invaders move very fast — stop chasing and let them come into your line of fire.
• One shot on screen at a time means every miss is a wasted second. Aim, don't spray.

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