Software:Space Cyclone

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Short description: 1980 video game

Space Cyclone
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
SeriesSpace Invaders
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: October 1980
Genre(s)Fixed shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1980 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released only in Japan in October 1980.[1] Alongside Lunar Rescue (1979), it was developed as a follow-up to Space Invaders (1978) by its designer Tomohiro Nishikado and his team, to which it is a spin-off of, but was relatively unsuccessful compared to its predecessor.[2] It was released outside Japan for the first time as part of Space Invaders Invincible Collection.[3]

Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as their Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in July 2026.[4]

Gameplay

The player attempts to shoot insect cyborgs attempting to invade a planet while riding on meteors.[5] The cyborgs can shoot beams on the meteor or jump to the ground, which renders them defenseless when airborne, but allowing them to land causes them to build a spaceship piece by piece. After a number of aliens have landed, the completed spaceship launches and can kill the player with high-speed laser beams in quick succession. A tally is counted each time a spaceship is launched, regardless if the player kills it or is killed.[6]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 41. ISBN 978-4990251215. 
  2. ↑ Kalata, Kurt (2021-09-18). "Space Invaders Invincible Collection" (in en-US). https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/space-invaders-invincible-collection/. 
  3. ↑ Lopes, Gonçalo (2020-06-07). "Review: Space Invaders Invincible Collection (Switch) - 40 Years Of History In One Package" (in en-US). https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/space_invaders_invincible_collection. 
  4. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (2026-06-16). "Taito's Space Invaders Follow-Up 'Space Cyclone' Is Heading To Modern Consoles, Alongside 'Legend Of Kage' NES" (in en-US). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/taitos-space-invaders-follow-up-space-cyclone-is-heading-to-modern-consoles-alongside-legend-of-kage-nes. 
  5. ↑ "【アケアカ】『スペースサイクロン』6月18日配信。進撃してくるベームを撃ち落とす、タイトーのシューティングゲーム | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com" (in ja). https://www.famitsu.com/article/202606/78408. 
  6. ↑ "アーケードアーカイブス「スペースサイクロン」，6月18日配信。上空から進撃してくる昆虫サイボーグを迎撃する，1980年にタイトーから発売されたSTG" (in ja). https://www.4gamer.net/games/017/G101732/20260615053/. 



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