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.
IGDB user rating
82 ratings
Critic rating
1 ratings
Combined rating
User + critics, 83 ratings
Releases
- Arcade Nov 17, 1979
- Apple II 1980
Alternative names
- Fasteroids (Alternative title)
- Planetoids (Alternative title)
- Asteroids (1979) (Alternative title)
External links
- GiantBomb 1979
IGDB ID
7758
Combined rating
83 ratings
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