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    Are you tired of the everyday life? The hum-drum of routine got you down? Ever wanted to strap into the cockpit of a space ship and keep blasting ‘til you’re the only thing left in the cosmos? Even if you haven’t, Invasion Reload gives you that opportunity.

    Given the very impressive graphics of the ships and the intense, if not really coherent fire fights, you could be mistaken into thinking that Invasion Reload is actually a new and unique entry into the shmup (shoot ‘em up) genre. However, the graphics are ripped (their words) from other games and so is the audio. Both are used with rather lacklustre applications here. The music - while suiting the stylish look of the game – loops horribly and makes you wish it would just go away.

    However, the graphics do look good and the fighting is actually very intense. It has the feel of a curtain fire game albeit scaled down and in a smaller package. The drawback is that the placement of the enemies and their decisions when to fire, seemed rather random. The screen quickly becomes a blinding array of all types of ammunition going in all directions, which is fine when planned to do so, but disorienting when it’s all random.

    There are some good points to this game, they just get lost under the lack of polish and direction given to the game. It’s a shame, because Invasion Reload could have been much more. Instead it falls by the way side and becomes a quickly forgettable experience.