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GPAsteroids (Arcade/Shooter) by Giffel  Everyone has played asteroids at some point, you know, the one where you point your triangle at the hoops and shoot until you've dispatched all of them. Okay so the graphics are basic, but they are extremely fluid and functional. Your ship is controlled by left/right to rotate, B to thrust, A to shoot, R to use shields, and L to hyperspace to a random point on the screen. Using the thrust can be hazardous until you get the feel of the game, as you're just as likely to hit something, in fact it's a bit of a beast to coordinate all the controls correctly and using the hyperspace could plonk you right next to a rock as it pummels into you. But all of these features make for a fairly engrossing game, the levels are nicely themed and each has a title so you know what is coming. The presentation is pretty good too, the title screen is a pleasing sight although the cooperative and deathmatch options are not implemented so just ignore those. The downside is that it doesn't seem to save your highscores back to the smc, so you don't have a reminder of the score you need to beat. Another small niggle is that you occasionally get a bit of slowdown when there's a lot going on. All in all, this is another fine shooter that is hard to resist leaving on your smc for the odd blast. It's a classic game that's been given the treatment and still has a lot to offer. Download GPAsteroids from GP32x.de Download GPAsteroids from PDRoms.de
Review by frolik Nov/05/2004. |
