Space Impact


Space Impact is a mobile game series that was published by Nokia and its games usually came bundled with several Nokia devices.
The first Space Impact appeared on the Nokia 3310 in 2000 and it later came with other devices too, including Nokia 3410, 5510 and 6310. The Nokia 3310's WAP enhanced versions and the Nokia 3410 versions gave the possibility to download extra Space Impact chapters via the phone's WAP connection.
A Space Impact-themed Xpress-on cover was released for devices including Nokia 3410.

Gameplay

Space Impact is a shoot 'em up game and the player has the ability to freely move horizontally and vertically but cannot increase the speed of the screen's auto-scrolling feature. The player can collect power-ups throughout the levels, which award extra lives or special weapons.

Series

Sequels for the original game later appeared:
More recently, various clones and remakes of the game have been made for the PC and platforms like Android, many of which offers an accurate emulation of the original game.

Reception

The original Space Impact is well remembered as one of the games of the popular Nokia 3310 handset. In 2010, CNET put it in its top 10 'greatest mobile games of all time', and said that it pushed the boundaries in what was possible on a mobile device.