ASTEROIDS (U) IN SOUTH AFRICA

Asteroids (U) Platform: Game Boy Color Condition: Pre-Owned/Used in Very Good Condition This Title Also Available As: New: Brand New and Sealed games available Please get in touch for information on these options. Pre-owned games supplied with applicable serial keys. However - please note: Any single use keys or activation codes may have already been used/redeemed. Product Information Remake of the 1980s arcade space shooter game Classic gameplay and nostalgic sound effects More enemies, more ships and weapons, more explosions Grab power-ups for cool news weapons and gear Product Description The original arcade version of Asteroids (U) was an early milestone in video game design. The controls were easy to master, yet each new level provided enough challenge to keep arcade goers depositing quarter after quarter. This new generation--a port from a recent PC and PlayStation release--immediately updates the original idea with colourful 3-D and other enhanced features. Your ship now has to contend with metal-crushing black holes, hidden enemy spaceships and bursting solar flares. And your ship will also have new defences at the ready, including homing missiles, bombs and forward shields that will allow your tiny craft to plough through just about anything. All of these added features, however, don't detract from the thrust-and-fire thrill of the original, which means that parents might want to play head-to-head against their kids on a single Game Boy or on two (using the separately sold cable link). And if this update makes you wish for the classic arcade Asteroids (U) of yesteryear, look for the hidden 2-D, vector-style original inside this version. Review Asteroids (U), like other classic games from the original video arcade era, is still fondly remembered by retro gamers--and for good reason. This game reminds many gamers of an age when gameplay was more important than graphics. The first few levels play just like the original Asteroids (U) game. Your ship starts in the middle of the screen, spins and blasts Asteroids (U). You can thrust about and pick up some nifty power-ups, but the game doesn't really heat up until later stages. For example, the second stage introduces dangerous black holes that you must avoid. Strangely enough, the final levels play somewhat like another classic game, Missile Command. There are lots of hidden goodies in this game, from new ships to an embedded version of the original wire-frame Asteroids (U). Fortunately, this version offers more than a simple facelift to the ageing arcade game. Asteroids (U) is simple enough to pick up and play for a few minutes, yet addictive enough to keep you occupied for hours. Retro arcade fans should put this one on their shortlist. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: Good colour support Addictive gameplay Hidden extras Cons: Very unforgiving collision detection