Games for the Weekend 5 Base Invaders

The objective in the highly additive freeware game Base Invaders is simple: Defend your central tower. Hordes of aliens, among them the feared drillers, ninjas and bombers try to overcome the obstacles that the player creates to lay siege to the central tower. Every structure in the game can be planted by the player, reminds me a bit of the famous Dungeon Keeper games by Bullfrog.

The attacking aliens become stronger with each wave that they send against your defenses. You are able to counter this by being able to build advanced structures as the game progresses. Different kind of aliens require different strategies. The first aliens that attack your base can be eliminated by simply lifting them into the air and throwing them away.

The game looks pretty good for a freeware game but the most important factor of course is fun. And yes, Base Invaders is fun to play.