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Zeroptian Invasion es un gran homenaje a las arcades de nuestra infancia, nos deja con un juego simple que nos ofrece diversión casi infinita. Cuenta con una gran OST, jefes memorables y todo a un precio más que accesible.

Zeroptian Invasion is a fun minimalist arcade-style release that pays homage to video games of ages past such as Space Invaders. It’s an easy pick up and play experience that focuses on the action as you try to stay alive in your fight to defend the planet system from the zeptorian aliens. Plus, you know, two quick Platinum trophies for the price of one!

Zeroptian Invasion es un videojuego retro pixel indie sencillo, visualmente bonito y divertido, emulando a los juegos arcade de antaño de las máquinas recreativas. Es ideal para partidas cortas y rápidas y disfrutar jugando.

It’s not going to win awards for being original, but what it does do is bring that nostalgia that people may be missing to modern consoles.  A short and sweet affair, but its entry fee is enough for it to be worth it.

Zeroptian Invasion is like other Ratalaika games in that it’s short with minimum gameplay features with the main benefits being the easy platinum. You aren’t paying much so there shouldn’t be much to expect. It does do a good job of being basic enough without weird gameplay mechanics or requiring anything ridiculous of the player.

I get that this is kind of a lazy way to write about Zeroptian Invasion. But, in my defense, this is a lazy kind of game. The most innovative thing it does is give you the option of CRT mode, which toggles between making the game look crisp and clean, or making it kinda-sorta imitate how games looked a few decades ago. Apart from that…I don’t know, you could get into the debate of whether this is more Galaga than Space Invaders. Either way, though, both of those games are classics that will continue to be remembered for decades to come, whereas I’m going to forget Zeroptian Invasion even existed within a few minutes of finishing this review.

Zeroptian Invasion wants to ape the style of Space Invaders and the vertical shoot-em-ups of the 80s but fails miserably. While it does have a nice presentation style, the fact that its main gameplay loop struggles with you at every possible moment means that this game unfortunately can’t hold a candle to the genre greats.

Taito have done great things with the Space Invaders series so copying the original and ignoring the brilliant sequels seems kind of lazy. If you want cheap platinums while looking at something that kind of looks like a MAME rom then this will serve that function but if you want anything approaching a good game then this isn't for you.