
Shooter, Arcade
by Atari
Score
Ratings
Published
Play it on
82
1979
IGDB critic rating
Information
Consoles:
Arcade, Apple II
How Long to Beat
Developer
AtariPublisher:
Adventure InternationalGame Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Release Date:
Nov 17, 1979
Your Rating & Status
1h
Rushed
1h
Main story
1h
Completionist
Synopsis:
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.
Pulled from IGDB, prioritised when they share genres with Asteroids.
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