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Asteroids Deluxe

Like in the original Asteroids the objective is to score as many points as possible by destroying asteroids and flying saucers. The asteroids come in three different sizes. If the player fires at and hits a…

55 1 March 1981

Asteroids Deluxe is an arcade developed by Atari, released 1 March 1981 on Arcade, Atari ST/STE and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Asteroids Deluxe is

Asteroids Deluxe is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1981. It is available on Arcade, Atari ST/STE and BBC Microcomputer System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Like in the original Asteroids the objective is to score as many points as possible by destroying asteroids and flying saucers. The asteroids come in three different sizes. If the player fires at and hits a large asteroid, it breaks into medium size asteroids. If the player fires at and hits a medium asteroid, it breaks into small asteroids. If a player fires at and hits a small asteroid, it disappears. Different points are awarded for hitting each size of asteroid, and for hitting flying saucers. The player controls a ship that can rotate left and right, fire shots straight forward, and thrust forward. Asteroids Deluxe replaces the hyperspace feature with shields which deplete with use…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Asteroids Deluxe holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70.

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When did Asteroids Deluxe come out?
Asteroids Deluxe was released on 1 March 1981 for Arcade, Atari ST/STE and BBC Microcomputer System.

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