Asteroids

Publisher

MacSoft Games
Developer

Syrox Developments
Release date

1 Nov 1979

Asteroids is an arcade space shooter released in November 1979. The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The objective of the game is to destroy both, asteroids and saucers. The triangular ship can rotate left and right, fire shots straight forward, and thrust forward. Once the ship begins moving in a direction, it will continue in that direction for a time without player intervention unless the player applies thrust in a different direction. The ship eventually comes to a stop when not thrusting. The player can also send the ship into hyperspace, causing it to disappear and reappear in a random location on the screen, at the risk of self-destructing or appearing on top of an asteroid.

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AGM score	72%
IGN	6.8
GameSpot	7.6
Metacritic	0

sci-fi

death

shooter

explosion

power up

destructible environment

high score

teleportation

laser

rock

porting

lives

wraparound world

never-ending

weightlessness

spaceship

space battle

infinite ammo

single-screen level

shoot 'em up

asteroid

multi directional

vector graphics

one button combat

neon particle system

plug and play games

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Asteroids is released by MacSoft Games in 1 Nov 1979. The game is designed by Syrox Developments. Asteroids is a typical representative of the Shooter genre. Playing Asteroids is a pleasure. It does not matter whether it is the first or a millionth hour in Shooter, there will always be room for something new and interesting. Thrilling levels and gameplay Asteroids will not leave anyone indifferent. The complexity of gameplay increases with each new level and does not let any player get bored.

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Asteroids is versatile and does not stand still, but it is never too late to start playing. The game, like many Shooter games has a full immersion in gaming. AllGame staff continues to play it.

Asteroids is perfect for playing alone or with friends.

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