To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders an online battle between the US and Japan is brewing in a new game called Space Invaders Worldwar. The game is very different from what you may have played on your Atari back in the day.

Rather than a triangle, you move left and right across the bottom of the screen, the new online version of the game has invaders flying at you from different locations around the screen. You use the mouse to place a crosshair on the invaders and blow them up. The goal is to reach a specific amount of kills in 30 seconds to progress.

The Japan vs. US tournament is being held from July 30th to August 26th. The game is free to play and requires no download. The game is Flash based. Desktop wallpapers are also being offered that go along with the game.

Via Space Invaders