Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 21st, 2020. We’re on the final march to Christmas and the end of the year, so things are probably going to be a little slower than usual around these parts. Today at least has plenty to offer. There are a few new releases to look at, lots of sales to consider, and a full review of Space Invaders Forever. Let’s get our week started right!
Reviews
Space Invaders Forever ($29.99)

Space Invaders is a very important game in the history of the medium. Not just for establishing one of the most popular genres, but also because its popularity ignited the Japanese game industry, and it’s hard to imagine where we would be right now had that not happened. The thing about pioneering titles is that they rarely age well, and while Space Invaders has a certain charm in its simple gameplay, I think it’s safe to say that not many people in 2020 are going to happily hunker down with it for hours on end. One of the neat things about Taito is that they love to play with the Space Invaders concept. Perhaps that’s out of necessity, as it’s easily the company’s strongest brand even now. But whatever the reason, there are lots of cool variants on Space Invaders. Gathering up a bunch of those would make for a dandy collection, wouldn’t it" And it did: the Space Invaders Invincible Collection grabbed eight games from the history of the series and bundled them in one packag...