To get started with this exciting classic arcade game, click the text that says Start Game on the bottom right of the game screen. As soon as the game loads, the aliens will begin shooting their missiles at you. As a result, you don't have any time to waste. Because the aliens will be shooting at you, you will want to stay out of their way by using the left and right arrow keys to move your spaceship across the screen. As you can see at the bottom of the screen, you begin with three lives. If you get hit by one of the missiles that the aliens shoot at you, you will lose one of those lives. In addition to your lives, you can also see your current score at the bottom of the screen.
You can shoot back at the aliens by using the space bar on your keyboard. Because you have to shoot so many aliens in such a short amount of time, you may find that it's easiest for you to hold down the space bar while you use your left and right arrow keys to line up shots at them. The reason you only have a short amount of time is because in addition to shooting at you, the aliens also move down the screen. Each time that they move back and forth, they will get a little bit closer to the bottom of the screen. It's up to you to shoot them all before they're able to completely make their way down the screen!