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    Asteroids

    Game » consists of 23 releases. Released November 1979

    Atari's bestselling game of all time, Asteroids was one of the most influential releases of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. One of the first space shooters, it was the inspiration for many of the dual stick shooter games of the modern era, Geometry Wars chief among them.

    ravenhoe's Asteroids (Atari 2600) review

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    Simple and addictive

    In the legendary Atari 2600 game Asteroids, the player controls a spaceship struggling to shoot asteroids before the collision with the latter can lead to the player's demise. The simple premise translates into an addictive game. Once hit, the asteroids explode into smaller renditions of themselves and it is almost impossible to predict into which direction the scatters of an asteroid will fly and players can never be sure of where thex next hoaming asteroid might come from. The controls are sophisticated and not easy to master. The spaceship is controlled by accelerating thrusts and maintaining a controllable speed while considering the fact that the spaceship does not immediately stop once the acceleration stops increase the difficulty of game considerbaly. Asteroids is a great game and with more and more Asteroids coming you way, both the fun and stress levels of the player increase in a very balanced dance of frenzy and rewarding entertainment.

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    Edited By ahoodedfigure

    If you add a bit about the bonus saucers I'd say this was a complete review

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