Genre: Strategy
Developer: Icon Design
Publisher: Bulldog Software
Year: 1987
System: Atari 8-bit
Invasion is an early real-time strategy game featuring elements of tactical control. The player commands an army that has landed on an alien planet with the goal of destroying the enemy’s weather control station. The game is viewed from a top-down perspective, where the player uses a cursor to direct their units.
Units automatically target and attack enemy forces, but the player must strategically maneuver them to protect their troops while focusing on the primary objective: placing at least two bombs near the weather control tower to destroy it. After completing this task, the player must quickly evacuate the planet. The gameplay requires both tactical oversight and timely decision-making to safeguard units and successfully accomplish the mission.
