Asteroids is the 1998 PlayStation update of the classic Arcade hit. Coming almost twenty years after the original, the gameplay remains intact: pilot a small ship through an asteroid field, armed only with a laser cannon and a shield. Avoid the asteroids hurtling toward you, while blasting them into smaller and smaller pieces until they disappear entirely.
The PlayStation version, however, utilizes 3D graphics and adds several new options. There are now eight different types of asteroids and obstacles including the Classic Asteroid, Mined Asteroid, miscellaneous space debris, fiery comets, and the Indestructible Asteroid. Now players can use three different ships, including the well balanced Dagger, the low armored but maneuverable Rapier, and the slow turning, firepower intensive Longsword.
You are an employee of the Astro-Mining Corporation. Your mission is to simply go to an assigned area of space and clear the area of asteroids and the occassional debris. The game consists of five zones, each with a different background and some with special features. Each zone has 15 levels. In addition to the standard asteroids, there are also mined asteroids that explode; indestructible asteroids that are, well, indestructible; fireball comets; crystal asteroids that regenerate; alien egg asteroids containing deadly baby space worms; and ancient energy asteroids that shoot back! And there's plenty of enemies in addition to the asteroids, such as Standard and Super Saucers, Asteroids Tugs, Fuel Transports, Hexes, Nuke Drivers, and Vulturoids.
In addition to the UFO that tormented your ship in the original game, Asteroids features eleven other enemies that try their best to keep you from achieving the highest score. New enemies include flying saucers, crystallized ice ships, various turrets, repulsion units, and the suicidal Kamikaze units. You'll be supplied with a vast array of wildcard weapons including mines, homing missiles, plasma drills, trigger bombs, lasers, and the Missile Armageddon.
Asteroids features a simultaneous two-player mode where you and another player battle against each other in the asteroid field. The original 1979 classic is also included.
Features:
Save space alone or blast upon asteroid belts with a friend in two-person competitive, multiplayer action
Explore outer space and bare witness to the uninhabitable hostile suns and the dark void of a black hole
Commandeer one of four ships equipped with smart bombs, ramming shields, and gun satellites
Manufacturer's description:
The biggest arcade hit in history hits again in earth-shattering 3-D! Mind-altering graphics, innovative new features and explosive special effects transform the arcade classic into the ultimate intergalactic blastfest. Rock on.
Classic Arcade Action: Revisit the classic fire-shield-thrust gameplay - now in next-generation 3-D graphics! Added enemies, advanced weapons and explosive effects intensify the action.
Explosive Weapons Arsenal: Equip one of four asteroid-blasting ships with Smart Bombs, Ramming Shields, Gun Satellites, and other special weapons. Brave a multitude of hyperspace worlds - from hostile suns to a black hole.
The Ultimate Multiplayer Blastfest: Compete against a friend on a single screen in a race to destroy large asteroid belts in two-player competitive mode.
Features:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
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