History VideoGame / InvasionTheAbductors

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is an arcade [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Play Mechanix and and released by Creator/{{Midway|Games}} in 1999, using the same UsefulNotes/PolygonalGraphics hardware used in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.

The Earth is under attack by [[AlienInvasion aliens]], and has no defense against their technological superiority. Earth's landmarks and buildings are being [[MonumentalTheft stolen]] and taken to their mothership. The aliens are reinforced by humans captured and swiftly [[TheVirus transformed]] into [[WasOnceAMan bloodthirsty mutants.]] Out of options, Earth sends out a distress call, willing to pay a reward to anybody who can remove the alien threat. Enter the player, a PunchClockHero mercenary who hears the distress call and takes the job, looking for a sweet paycheque.

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is an arcade [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Play Mechanix and and released by Creator/{{Midway|Games}} in 1999, using the same UsefulNotes/PolygonalGraphics hardware used in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

* AlienAbduction: Well, duh.
* AntiHero: The player. He's willing to fight the aliens, but wants something in return.

* MonumentalTheft: Along with abducting people and turning them into mutants, the aliens are also attempting to steal landmarks. You prevent the theft of the Statue of Liberty in stage 2, the Hollywood letters in stage 3, and recover other famous landmarks already taken to the Mothership in stage 4.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The player character. Just check the page quote.

* YouWillBeAssimilated: Captured humans are swiftly turned into hostile mutants.

* FollowTheLeader: Much like Play Mechanix's later gun game Johnny Nero Action Hero (the 2004 gun game that not being published by Eugene Jarvis' new company Creator/RawThrills but ICE of redemption games) which copies the gameplay of Creator/{{Namco}}'s ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'', this game literally copies Creator/{{Sega}}'s ''VideoGame/GunbladeNYLAMachineguns''.

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is an arcade [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Play Mechanix and and released by Creator/[MidwayGames Midway] in 1999, using the same UsefulNotes/PolygonalGraphics hardware used in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

* FollowTheLeader: Much like Play Mechanix's later gun game Johnny Nero Action Hero which copies the gameplay of Creator/{{Namco}}'s ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'', this game literally copies Creator/{{Sega}}'s ''VideoGame/GunbladeNYLAMachineguns''.

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is an arcade [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Play Mechanix and and released by Creator/[Midway|Games] in 1999, using the same UsefulNotes/PolygonalGraphics hardware used in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is an arcade [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Midway and released in 1999, using the same UsefulNotes/PolygonalGraphics hardware used in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is an arcade [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Midway and released in 1999, using the same PolygonalGraphics hardware used in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

''Invasion: The Abductors'' is [[LightGunGame light gun]] RailShooter developed by Midway and released in 1999. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/Terminator2JudgementDay'' and ''VideoGame/RevolutionX''.

* MoreDakka: The Extreme Rapid Fire powerup, which is useful in taking town hordes of enemies and even large ships.

* [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse The United States Is The Center Of The Universe]]: The rest of the world is completely ignored.

Known as ''Invasion: The Abductors'', it is a light gun rail shooter developed by Midway. Basically, a PunchClockHero from space discovers the Earth being under attack from aliens. So he decides save it, but like the quote says above, for something in return.

* WallCrawl: Enemy mutants often scale buildings to pounce at the hero.

It's a fondly-remembered game .

* ShockAndAwe: The Death Ray powerup is similar to a lightning gun.

Be advised, though this is considered an epic game, it's very rare and hardly found in even arcades.

* [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse The United States Is The Center Of The Universe]]: The rest of the world is completely ignored.

--> ''Nice planet. I think I'll save it...for a price.''
---> - '''The Player'''

* PunchClockHero: The player.

[[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse The United States Is The Center Of The Universe]]: The rest of the world is completely ignored.