Invasion Force Explained

Invasion Force
Developer:	Tandy Corporation
Publisher:	Tandy Corporation
Platforms:	TRS-80
Released:	1979
Genre:	Action, strategy

Invasion Force is a science fiction action video game produced by the Tandy Corporation in June, 1979. Invasion Force was a text-based game played real-time in the style of other Star Trek games.^[1]

Gameplay

The player is in control of the USS Hephaestus and must make decisions to manage resources, such as fuel and ammunition, so the ship does not become stranded in space while fending off attacks from the Jovians. The game has 10 difficulty levels.

Reception

Glenn Mai reviewed Invasion Force in The Space Gamer No. 36.^[2] Mai commented that "If you don't have a Star Trek game and want one, get Invasion Force."^[2]

Reviews

• Moves #55, pp.31-32^[3]

External links

• Review in Personal Computer World

Notes and References

1. Web site: Invasion Force. Board Game Geek. 24 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106082553/https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/summary/thing/105695. November 6, 2018.
2. Mai . Glenn . February 1981 . Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 36. 27.
3. Web site: Moves. Issue 55. 7 April 2023. strategyandtacticspress.