Space Impact

Space Impact
Space Impact logo as used in Light, Kappa Base and Meteor Shield
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Developer(s)Various
Publisher(s)Nokia
Platform(s)Mobile phone, J2ME, Symbian (S60), N-Gage Classic/QD, N-Gage 2.0
First releaseSpace Impact
September 2000
Latest releaseSpace Impact: Meteor Shield
24 February 2010

Space Impact is a shoot 'em up mobile game series from Nokia. The earliest games were bundled with several of Nokia's mobile phones, whereas later titles were available for download on compatible devices. The latest instalment came in 2010.

Original Space Impact logo

The first Space Impact appeared on the Nokia 3310 in 2000 and later included in various other models with a monochrome display. WAP enhanced phones gave the possibility to download extra Space Impact chapters via the WAP connection, using the Club Nokia service.[1][2] Club Nokia also had a global scoreboard of all players.[3] In 2001, a downloadable game pack from Club Nokia was also accompanied with a Flash-based web cartoon, which revolves around a plot of a Neon Force character pilot named Geneva.[4] Later Space Impact titles had advanced graphics and capabilities and it also was released on Nokia's N-Gage 2.0 platform with online battles.[5]

Over 150 million copies of Space Impact games were sold as a preloaded product as of 2006.[6] More recently, various clones and remakes of the game have been made for the PC and platforms like iOS, WatchOS or Android, many of which are modeled after the original Nokia 3310 version, often with some gimmicks added.[7][8]

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  6. ^ "Method Solutions - Space Impact". Method Solutions. 2006-12-16. Archived from the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  7. ^ "O.G. Nokia Mobile Classic 'Space Impact' Will Not Be Left Behind - Now Available for iOS". 18 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Space Impact Watch: Perfektná a nostalgická hra na Apple Watch, ktorú vytvoril Slovák". 10 October 2022.