Google’s new AR Space Invaders game will let you take down virtual aliens

Google and Taito have launched a brand new Augmented Actuality sport that permits you to take down digital aliens in the true world round you utilizing your cellphone. Referred to as House Invaders: World Protection, the sport was created in honor of the forty fifth anniversary of the unique House Invaders online game.

Within the new World Protection sport, House Invaders will spawn from buildings and rooftops, conceal behind constructions, and hover within the sky. So as a substitute of Pokemon, you’ll be looking for aliens. Google’s weblog submit says gamers can uncover new House Invaders in and round totally different neighborhoods. Gamers can even unlock particular power-ups, team-up with different gamers, and share their achievements on social media with an AR selfie.

The sport makes use of Google’s ARCore tech, which suggests you’ll want an ARCore-supported machine to play it. It additionally makes use of the corporate’s Geospatial API to convey gamers’ speedy environment, close by buildings, landscapes, and different architectural components into the sport.

You possibly can obtain House Invaders: World Protection on Android proper now. The iOS launch will occur on July 18 at midnight native consumer time.