Galaxy Invaders - Space Attack

I played the original version of this for years. They abandoned it and released this “new” version. There is no way to import progress from the previous game. I spent a lot of time and money unlocking ships, drones, pilot skills and more, and it’s all gone with no way to recover it if I switch to this “new” version. The old one has been completely abandoned with no events, no way to unlock and upgrade Helix, Helios and Hyperion. All game progress is irrelevant, too… not that I mind replaying the old levels. I just want my ships!

The old one was more original

Having played probably 100 hours at this point, there are a few things I’ve noticed about the game. It definitely has a very similar look and feel to a lot of other apps on the App Store with the same ships and progression process. That said, there are some unique features that set this version apart. If you like competing with others, this app offers a pvp mode. Personally I don’t care much for it but it’s a unique aspect that gives another way to progress and compete. I think there’s too much invested here imho as it’s the only aspect of the game that seems to have future plans and while the Arena, marked “coming soon” might be interested, 1v100 sounds excessive and seems like it would have insane queue times waiting for that many people to join. But hey, at least it changes up the pace a bit. The campaign is pretty standard and the rewards for completing missions are not very exciting even nearly 100 levels in, which takes some grinding to get a ship that can be viable but overall that’s ok, a grind is a grind no matter the game. Endless mode is pretty standard too though I’m a little disappointed you can’t use the power ups to start out considering it will often go 10-15 levels without dropping a single weapon upgrade. What really sets this game apart, though, for me is the Expedition mode. Conceptually, this is probably the coolest aspect of the game. You get to basically run an endless mode but upgrade the basic ship as you go by picking the upgrades you want after each level. The downside here is it is not fully fleshed out imho. Your ship is fully upgraded by level 12 or so and you’re just grabbing heals after that. You can’t upgrade the base ship for this mode either and none of the shield upgrades are really viable. It would also be cool to see a little more variety of options for weapon upgrades and better shield upgrade options so you don’t always have to go with the commando upgrade. Also, burst fire is a downgrade at fully leveled up. My last gripe is that pilot upgrades are exceedingly rare for the upgrade costs required and there’s no way to ignore indicators that ships you care 0 about can be upgraded. I truly hope this game continues to get support and improvements and would be happy to discuss my thoughts in more depth with the devs if they’re ever interested.