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Super Stardust HD

Super Stardust HD is a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 video game console, developed by the Finnish company Housemarque. In Japan it is known as Star Strike HD. Super Stardust HD was the first title…

83 28 June 2007

Super Stardust HD is an arcade developed by Housemarque, released 28 June 2007 on PlayStation 3.

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What Super Stardust HD is

Super Stardust HD is an arcade game developed by Housemarque and released in 2007. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Super Stardust HD, the player controls a space fighter craft that can move in any direction on a spherical shield surrounding a planet, while simultaneously firing in any direction independent of its movement. The primary threats against the player are three types of asteroids and various enemy spacecraft, which appear on the playfield at certain time intervals. The ship is equipped with three upgradeable weapons, a limited arsenal of bombs, and a boost capability that grants temporary invincibility and recharges after use. Each weapon is more effective against certain types of asteroid and enemies than others. Items include weapon upgrades and a shield that absorbs one fatal hit against…
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How it plays

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

How it was received

Super Stardust HD holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Super Stardust HD launched on 28 June 2007, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and The Darkness. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, The Darkness.

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When did Super Stardust HD come out?
Super Stardust HD was released on 28 June 2007 for PlayStation 3.

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