''Space Impact'' is a mobile game series that was published by

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and its games usually came bundled with several Nokia devices. The first Space Impact appeared on the

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in 2000 and later included in other models released throughout 2001-2004, including

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, 5510, Nokia 5210,

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and 6310. The Nokia 3310's

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enhanced versions (3330 and 3350) and the

versions gave the possibility to download extra Space Impact chapters via the phone's

connection (the service called Nokia Club). A Space Impact-themed Xpress-on cover was released for devices including Nokia 3410.

Gameplay

Space Impact is a

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game and the player has the ability to freely move horizontally and vertically (with a few exceptions on some platform-like levels in ''Space Impact+'') 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: *''Space Impact II'', which debuted on

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and later appeared in Nokia's

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models - Identical gameplay to the original, with new levels and enemies *''Space Impact+'' included in

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and

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- Features platform-style levels *''Space Impact 303'', available as a downloadable

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app for certain devices, starting with

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- redesigned gameplay layout for color screen. *''Space Impact Evolution'', specifically made for the Symbian S60 1st Edition platform, which first appeared on

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*''Space Impact Evolution X'', the sequel, which had two versions: one bundled exclusively with the N-Gage Classic and the N-Gage QD (on the "Extras" folder of the Support CD) and another made for Symbian S60 2nd Edition devices. *''Space Impact Light'', released for Symbian S60 3rd Edition. Its demo came bundled with the

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8GB released in October 2007. *''Space Impact: Kappa Base'', released on the N-Gage 2.0 platform in 2008. *''Space Impact: Meteor Shield'', developed by Rovio and released first for

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in 2010, and the first game in the series to feature 3D graphics. More recently, various clones and remakes of the game have been made for the PC and platforms like

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or 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.

References

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Gameplay

Series

Reception

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