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Space Invaders Extreme

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Space Invaders Extreme
Space Invaders Extreme cover
Developers
Taito
Publishers
Degica
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows February 13, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 79
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade, Shooter
Art styles Pixel art, Vector art
Themes Sci-fi
Series Space Invaders
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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

New version of Space Invaders Extreme not based on previously-existing ports, rebuilt for PC.[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Requires an internet connection to play, preventing offline mode.[3]
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TAITO Corporation.\SPACE INVADERS EXTREME\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/744050/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\TAITO Corporation_\SPACE INVADERS EXTREME\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/744050/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Enable borderless fullscreen

Use the -screen-fullscreen 0 -popupwindow command line arguments.

Exclusive fullscreen

Enable exclusive fullscreen

Use the -screen-fullscreen 1 -window-mode exclusive command line arguments.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 4.0 output.[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
[7]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2410M 2.30 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.6.3f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/744050/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (744050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-29
  2. "Space Invaders Extreme" Steam FAQ - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  3. "Space Invaders Extreme" Steam FAQ
  4. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-01-01
  5. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-01-01
  6. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-12
    Tested with Orban Loudness Meter and a Soulion Tracer 30, which reports as a 7.1 audio device using virtual surround sound mode.
  7. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-01-01