There's SOMETHING about those Space Invaders creature designs that holds up really well over the test of time. Even though the classic Space Invader gameplay became dated as soon as every videogame developer stole it's game dynamics, no Space Invader clone has creature designs quite as iconic as those in the Taito gaming classic.

As of late there has been a huge resurgence in interest in these characters. Much of it can be attributed to the street artist of the same name. In the last 5 years it's become easy to find Space Invader inspired products like keychains, wall decals, and shoes.

Taito appears to have gotten a little wiser and are now reinventing the Space Invader characters for the modern gamer.

In the made for Wii "Space Invaders Get Even" , you control an army of Space Invaders invasion of planet Earth. It's a weird mix of retro pixel art and more traditional polygon graphics. It looks like it might be fun.

What I am more excited about is "Space Invaders Extreme". I hate the "Extreme" name, but love the Lumines/Rez/Q Games look and music. It appears to have a more rhythmic approach to gameplay and has to be one of the trippiest looking games on the DS. It's also compatible with the knob accessory that came with Taito's Arkanoid DS game. The games already out in Japan, but no announcements have been made on whether or not it'll be released in the US.

If I find a few dollars lying around, I'll have to import the game from Japan.

Below you'll find video of the DS game and pics of the DS and Wii games.