'Men In Black: Global Invasion' gives the 'Pokémon Go' formula an alien twist

There'll be turn-based battling against aliens and rogue agents, AR alien-capturing sequences and a map of aliens to track down in the game.

First there was Pokémon GO, with its location-based quest to find and collect fictional creatures using mobile devices' global positioning systems and video cameras to guide the action.

Then Jurassic World Alive co-opted the idea in promotion of blockbuster movie Jurassic World, while Harry Potter Wizards Unite, developed with help from the Pokémon Go studio, is on the verge of replicating its ancestor's success and has entered testing in New Zealand.