Gameplay Video of Upcoming iPhone Shooter 'StarSmasher'
posted July 27th, 2008 1:02 PM CDT by Blake Patterson in Featured, NewsLate last week we covered EspressoSoft's rather promising looking upcoming iPhone shooter, StarSmasher.
We're pleased to report that the author, John Bowers, has posted a sample gamplay video which, although just a short glimpse, shows the game to be everything we'd hoped for.
Strong work, John. We can't wait for the App Store release.
StarSmasher is expected to debut in the iTunes App Store in the next few weeks and will be a $2.99 download.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
5 seconds into the footage and I am in.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Reminds me of a game-version of the intro to the late '80s Amiga classic Blood Money.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
finally, star fox is back and better than ever!AND TO WHOEVER MADE THIS WEBSITE, THANK YOU
July 27th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I hope LucasArts makes a Star Wars game like this for the iPhone.
July 27th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
@Matt McCarty:
Rebel Assault 3? Heh heh.
July 27th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Looks killer. I'll be buying this on launch day, FOR SURE.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
OmniGeno: I was thinking more along the lines of X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Finally!!
I was wondering why no one was taking Apple's "Touch Fighter" lead, and making a game like this. Looks WAY cool, and at only $3, I'm all over this!!
July 28th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I'd rather pay $10, and have a "Freelancer" kind of experience tied to the pretty shooting. Trading, job boards, an open star-map, etc. That game looks nice, but where's the beef?
July 29th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Um, I hope their is an "auto-fire" option. Constantly tapping on the screen like that looks annoying. Either a toggle in the settings or keeping your finger held down on the fire button. ( Just my two cents as I have no information on the game mechanics aside from what I see in the youtube video)
Probably will still get it if it stays cheap.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
The 1.0.1 version (which is the one in the video) has auto-fire and is currently out to Apple for review. The initial release will be the 1.0 version because it has already been approved and is in the App store machinery.