Comments on: Upcoming 3D Space Shooter 'StarSmasher' from EspressoSoft

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:01:37 +0000

So I've been playing StarSmasher for about 10 minutes. It's definitely a good $3.00 game, though it could use some variety. I don't want to critique/complement it too much until the updates come out, but basically your game is an excellent example of what iphone games should/will be like. I don't really believe there's that big a market for $30+ iphone games like Doom, Quake or other original titles that are rumored to come out for the sole reason that these kind of games drain the battery way way way too much. Applications like StarSmasher, Solar Quest, and puzzle games that I believe will flourish – games that are pretty simple, have no massive, complex storyline, are damn cheap, and are great ways to just kill 10 minutes waiting for a bus or something.

That said, I did spend $3 on StarSmasher so here are my thoughts.

Pros: Decent 3d graphics; mildly addicting; the first 'blow stuff up' game out there; price; haven't noticed any bugs; upcoming update will improve the quality; pretty good representation of the iphone's power

Cons: Gameplay is too redundant; controls need improvement; feels like a demo; could use more levels

Overall, I'd give it a 7/10 and will probably bump that up to a 7.5 or 8 once the updates come out. Very nice!

By: John Bowers

John Bowers — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:45:39 +0000

@Matt Burris

I added the auto-fire mode. Great suggestion! It makes the gameplay a lot more smooth. The update is in the queue for Apple to review so it might be out a little bit after the initial launch.

@Morgan Daly

I agree that the space sim seems neglected (wikipedia calls it "dead"), but I personally love space sims, hence StarSmasher.

By: Talisman » Gameplay Video of Upcoming iPhone Shooter ‘StarSmasher’

Talisman » Gameplay Video of Upcoming iPhone Shooter ‘StarSmasher’ — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:43:55 +0000

[...] Late last week we covered EspressoSoft's rather promising looking upcoming iPhone shooter, StarSmasher. [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:06:44 +0000

Hey,

I look forward to this game, get it out quick, I have a feeling we'll see quite a few old style (with a twist) arcade shooters….and I'll purchase a few I'm sure!

Listen to to Matt Burris's comments above though

By: James Burland

James Burland — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:53:02 +0000

@MicroByte: You and me both! ^_^

By: mavis

mavis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:44:15 +0000

Smart, smart smart!!! Looks great, and at a great price, too – I will definitely add this to my collection!!!

By: MicroByte

MicroByte — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:23:52 +0000

@Morgan – I immediately went off to the App Store looking for Star Wars Arcade thinking that someone released it. Then it clicked that you bought the actual arcade game… Man that was a picture of disappointment… That would be so cool to carry around for a quick blast…

By: blakespot

blakespot — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:51:40 +0000

Seems like much more than that Apple demo app to me. I can't wait.

By: salt

salt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:48:30 +0000

seems like a total apple touchfighter rip off.

By: Morgan Daly

Morgan Daly — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:29:31 +0000

This is great news. I was wondering what happened to the iPhone demo efforts. I also just bought the 1983 Classic Star Wars Arcade game. The space sim seems like a neglected area. I will be buying StarSmasher.