DARK - STAR Andrew Madden Genres: Games Action Arcade GAME CENTER ENABLED $1.99 USD Supported Devices: iPad2Wifi iPad23G iPhone4S iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini iPadMini4G iPhone5c iPhone5s iPhone6 iPhone6Plus iPodTouchSixthGen Minimum iOS Version: iOS 8.1 Download Size: 81.2MB DARK - STAR Andrew Madden Dark Star is an epic arcade shoot-em-up in deepest, darkest space. Pilot your spacecraft through waves of bad guys – b… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsDark Star is an epic arcade shoot-em-up in deepest, darkest space. Pilot your spacecraft through waves of bad guys – barrel-rolling your way ever closer to huge scores and bigger explosions. Inspired by classic arcade games from the 80’s and 90’s, Dark Star recaptures that same addictive gameplay but with graphics that finally live up to what those old box arts promised. Features: • Stunning 3D graphics (running at 60fps on new devices) • All the brilliance and frustration of old-school arcade style challenges • Unique one finger controls • Upgradable and unlockable spaceships • Shoot down enemy ships, clear space junk, dodge missiles and take on giant battle cruisers with a continually evolving mission structure • Most importantly - Barrel Rolls! Please note, this game features NO in-app purchases. Once you own Dark Star you’ll get all updates, fixes and new content for free, forever. Want fancier graphics or a smoother frame rate? Check under the options menu for the graphics switch (in most cases the best graphics settings will be set automatically, we just included it as an option so you can tailor your own space experience to taste). Questions, comments, queries or requests for things you would like to see in an update can be sent to us at [email protected] Plays best on an iPhone 5 / iPad Air or newer. Information Seller:Andrew Madden Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Nov 18, 2015 Updated:Dec 19, 2015 Version:1.1 Size:193.0 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #2 touchy85, Nov 18, 2015 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel skylined87 Well-Known Member Nov 9, 2014 457 0 16 #3 skylined87, Nov 18, 2015 Saweet! Exact-Psience Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 22,664 2 38 The Work-At-Home Guy Philippines #4 Exact-Psience, Nov 18, 2015 A proper endless 3D space shooter? Hells yeah! I hope it has enough significant combat to avoid being a "runner with combat" like Verticus was. I mean Verticus was good IMO, but im looking for a more "3D shmup with some runner mechanics" if that makes any sense. Are there any IAPs? Exact-Psience Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 22,664 2 38 The Work-At-Home Guy Philippines #5 Exact-Psience, Nov 18, 2015 @Touchy: Thanks for the video man... No offense, but you seem to be having a hard time going through the game. Are there any controls issues that may be causing this? Qwertz555 Well-Known Member May 22, 2010 2,318 29 48 #6 Qwertz555, Nov 18, 2015 I don't have the time yet to start this (hopefully brilliant *fingers crossed*) on-rail shooter, but a quick heads up for the Dev(s): the icon above (also shown in my swiss store) is not what you finally will have installed on your device. Honestly, both are rather...not so well chosen/designed. Not knowing this title and seeing either icon on my TA's starting site, i would never have checked it out...but who cares (lol, i do) if the actual gameplay will shoot my nagging into oblivion. *crosses even the toes* touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #7 touchy85, Nov 18, 2015 The controls are a bit hyper sensitive and I'm looking for the best way to control the game. Keeping your finger on the screen is the best one I think. jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,818 56 48 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #8 jpgold, Nov 18, 2015 I downloaded immediately as it looked beautiful. I definitely feel that the controls could be smoother. It is very difficult to maneuver around and dodge obstacles. Also feel that you don't get enough time to shoot down enemies but that may be resolved through upgrades. Exact-Psience Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 22,664 2 38 The Work-At-Home Guy Philippines #9 Exact-Psience, Nov 18, 2015 Cool thanks for the responses guys. Andrew@TWLC Active Member Jul 27, 2015 25 0 0 Coffee Maker Here and there http://thatwonderfullemon.co #10 Andrew@TWLC, Nov 18, 2015 This slipped out a touch earlier than I expected! I'll be keeping an eye here so please do leave comments - I'm working on the next update so if you have something to see let me know. For instance, if you'd like some control over sensitivity (as noted above) drop a note here and I shall look into it. Also feel free to email me over at [email protected] I really hope you folks enjoy DS! Grimstone82 Well-Known Member Jan 3, 2011 594 0 0 Northbrook, IL #11 Grimstone82, Nov 18, 2015 Last edited: Nov 18, 2015 Oh man, I am all over this! I hit buy as soon as I saw the first couple of screen shots! I'll report back after I get a bit of play time.# Right off the bat I can tell you it DEFINITELY needs a sensitivity adjuster for the controls. They are waaaaay too sensitive as is. Also, a different shooting mechanism would be appreciated. I was never a big fan of tap to shoot. An auto fire similar to ARC Squadron would be slick, where your ship fires at whatever is in its crosshairs. The sensitivity adjuster should be top priority though. Aside from that stuff though, so far so good. It's absolutely gorgeous, and so far the level design seems great. I love games like these, and this one has the potential to be one of my favorites. Echoen Well-Known Member May 16, 2012 2,114 3 38 USA #12 Echoen, Nov 18, 2015 Last edited: Nov 18, 2015 Endless shooter with no IAP. There are a couple of ships you can unlock with points you get from objectives like fly through X hoops or shoot down X minibosses. The game cycles through a small number of maps with pretty much the same visuals. Controls. Almost always an issue when you go in more than two directions and in the case of Dark Star, it's sensitivity. I got used to it in around 2 minutes but often found myself limiting my own range, perhaps from adapting to the sensitivity combined with the slight moving self-adjusting camera. Barrel rolls. I loved doing those in Star Horizon and you could do it there in any direction, be it up, to the side, or even a letter J. Here, it's limited to dodging left or right with a double tap. It also slows down time for a dramatic effect but I want absolute mobility to feel like I'm truly in control of my ship. I often found it hard to tell where bullets were going to fly since they visually have a curved path. I also wondered why my ship would fire automatically at times at things that did not have a target box till it took damage. Most times, I'd still have to select a target. However, selecting a target is more akin to button mashing where I just tapped in anything that might be a destructible. How do I access Game Center from within the game? Frame rate was iffy at times on my i6+ on high graphics settings. I prefer low so it mostly stays above 30fps. I haven't tried playing the game after a phone restart but it's not practical on a regular basis when a game like Marvel Future Fight has no trouble on max at smooth frame rates. Personally, the game could use some refinement. But first impressions can be swept by further gameplay that gets better with upgrades, unlocked better ships, and updates here and there. Advancement will tell. Andrew@TWLC Active Member Jul 27, 2015 25 0 0 Coffee Maker Here and there http://thatwonderfullemon.co #13 Andrew@TWLC, Nov 18, 2015 Sensitivity seems to be an issue for folks - so that's defiantly on the list. I shall also investigate some alternative controls for people (the subject of MFi controllers was brought up on the TA stream so I'll see what could work on those too). I can always go for more barrel rolls - could be interesting to explore. The slow down (apart from being flashy) is there to get you some breathing room. As you clear more areas the speed increases, so after five or so areas things can become extremely frantic. At the moment it stays out of the way, only popping up when you post a highscore or complete a mission. If you'd like a discrete button I'll pop that in on the next update. This is troubling - my tests on the 6+ were showing the game running maxed out with no issues whatsoever. I'll look into this. Thanks for the thoughts, they are really appreciated - so keep them coming! Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #14 Sanuku, Nov 18, 2015 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Andrew@TWLC Active Member Jul 27, 2015 25 0 0 Coffee Maker Here and there http://thatwonderfullemon.co #15 Andrew@TWLC, Nov 18, 2015 Small give-away over at http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=275834 Rain1dog Well-Known Member Jul 31, 2010 870 0 16 #16 Rain1dog, Nov 18, 2015 I bought the game and it looks impressive, but it's crazy hard to shoot, fly, and target enemies... Just awkward. skylined87 Well-Known Member Nov 9, 2014 457 0 16 #17 skylined87, Nov 19, 2015 Hey everyone, I was beta testing this game and Andrew was nice enough to send a promo code to all of the testers. Well, as soon as I saw this game pop up this morning I slammed the buy button, so I have a promo code that I don't need. So yeah, hopefully this will fall into someone's hands who will appreciate it! First come first serve: WPE4YJR6WWMR Enjoy! # LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #18 LordShad0wz, Nov 19, 2015 Last edited: Nov 19, 2015 Targeting needs to have more options. There's just way way too much going on. And my hand is just in the way. I like everything but the enemy targeting. It needs to have options. I don't even want to play it like this. I'll keep at it but I keep crashing because my entire right hand is in the way having to try to press everywhere on the screen while using my left to dodge. And the movement speed needs a sensitivity slider. It's way way way too fast. It's almost like the game is in fast forward. I really looked forward to this title but these issues are really hampering the experience. Billy jetveetlev Well-Known Member Oct 17, 2013 83 0 6 #19 jetveetlev, Nov 19, 2015 Woah Thanks! I redeemed your code.. Echoen Well-Known Member May 16, 2012 2,114 3 38 USA #20 Echoen, Nov 19, 2015 Last edited: Nov 19, 2015 Re: barrel rolls, perhaps just allow us to influence ship movement vertically while doing a roll. Double tap a side to roll that way and slide your finger up or down during the slow motion for further control. Re: game center, it could be on the Game Over screen under "Areas Cleared". You could add another button next to it in the future too if you wanted. And then another reasonably sound means would be somewhere in the Stats screen. Bug: There was a meteor field where I died less than a second before the warp animation, maybe by an invisible meteor. The bright light from the warp stayed visible on the next map but resolved after I beat that stage. Suggestion: increase the pick up radius for the blue star juuust a little, please? Bullets are far easier to touch. The reason being I'm struggling with the mission to unlock 2 upgrades. Edit: just farmed the blue stars a bit more and got the 9 points I needed. Pretty tricky to judge the right distance to intercept them IMO. But it's no big deal if most don't have an issue with it. Thanks for interacting with the community btw. Always very welcome and is great for both the dev and player. I know every dev loves to see player stats so here's mine so far. Longest run was 10 stages. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
A proper endless 3D space shooter? Hells yeah! I hope it has enough significant combat to avoid being a "runner with combat" like Verticus was. I mean Verticus was good IMO, but im looking for a more "3D shmup with some runner mechanics" if that makes any sense. Are there any IAPs?
@Touchy: Thanks for the video man... No offense, but you seem to be having a hard time going through the game. Are there any controls issues that may be causing this?
I don't have the time yet to start this (hopefully brilliant *fingers crossed*) on-rail shooter, but a quick heads up for the Dev(s): the icon above (also shown in my swiss store) is not what you finally will have installed on your device. Honestly, both are rather...not so well chosen/designed. Not knowing this title and seeing either icon on my TA's starting site, i would never have checked it out...but who cares (lol, i do) if the actual gameplay will shoot my nagging into oblivion. *crosses even the toes*
The controls are a bit hyper sensitive and I'm looking for the best way to control the game. Keeping your finger on the screen is the best one I think.
I downloaded immediately as it looked beautiful. I definitely feel that the controls could be smoother. It is very difficult to maneuver around and dodge obstacles. Also feel that you don't get enough time to shoot down enemies but that may be resolved through upgrades.
This slipped out a touch earlier than I expected! I'll be keeping an eye here so please do leave comments - I'm working on the next update so if you have something to see let me know. For instance, if you'd like some control over sensitivity (as noted above) drop a note here and I shall look into it. Also feel free to email me over at [email protected] I really hope you folks enjoy DS!
Oh man, I am all over this! I hit buy as soon as I saw the first couple of screen shots! I'll report back after I get a bit of play time.# Right off the bat I can tell you it DEFINITELY needs a sensitivity adjuster for the controls. They are waaaaay too sensitive as is. Also, a different shooting mechanism would be appreciated. I was never a big fan of tap to shoot. An auto fire similar to ARC Squadron would be slick, where your ship fires at whatever is in its crosshairs. The sensitivity adjuster should be top priority though. Aside from that stuff though, so far so good. It's absolutely gorgeous, and so far the level design seems great. I love games like these, and this one has the potential to be one of my favorites.
Endless shooter with no IAP. There are a couple of ships you can unlock with points you get from objectives like fly through X hoops or shoot down X minibosses. The game cycles through a small number of maps with pretty much the same visuals. Controls. Almost always an issue when you go in more than two directions and in the case of Dark Star, it's sensitivity. I got used to it in around 2 minutes but often found myself limiting my own range, perhaps from adapting to the sensitivity combined with the slight moving self-adjusting camera. Barrel rolls. I loved doing those in Star Horizon and you could do it there in any direction, be it up, to the side, or even a letter J. Here, it's limited to dodging left or right with a double tap. It also slows down time for a dramatic effect but I want absolute mobility to feel like I'm truly in control of my ship. I often found it hard to tell where bullets were going to fly since they visually have a curved path. I also wondered why my ship would fire automatically at times at things that did not have a target box till it took damage. Most times, I'd still have to select a target. However, selecting a target is more akin to button mashing where I just tapped in anything that might be a destructible. How do I access Game Center from within the game? Frame rate was iffy at times on my i6+ on high graphics settings. I prefer low so it mostly stays above 30fps. I haven't tried playing the game after a phone restart but it's not practical on a regular basis when a game like Marvel Future Fight has no trouble on max at smooth frame rates. Personally, the game could use some refinement. But first impressions can be swept by further gameplay that gets better with upgrades, unlocked better ships, and updates here and there. Advancement will tell.
Sensitivity seems to be an issue for folks - so that's defiantly on the list. I shall also investigate some alternative controls for people (the subject of MFi controllers was brought up on the TA stream so I'll see what could work on those too). I can always go for more barrel rolls - could be interesting to explore. The slow down (apart from being flashy) is there to get you some breathing room. As you clear more areas the speed increases, so after five or so areas things can become extremely frantic. At the moment it stays out of the way, only popping up when you post a highscore or complete a mission. If you'd like a discrete button I'll pop that in on the next update. This is troubling - my tests on the 6+ were showing the game running maxed out with no issues whatsoever. I'll look into this. Thanks for the thoughts, they are really appreciated - so keep them coming!
I bought the game and it looks impressive, but it's crazy hard to shoot, fly, and target enemies... Just awkward.
Hey everyone, I was beta testing this game and Andrew was nice enough to send a promo code to all of the testers. Well, as soon as I saw this game pop up this morning I slammed the buy button, so I have a promo code that I don't need. So yeah, hopefully this will fall into someone's hands who will appreciate it! First come first serve: WPE4YJR6WWMR Enjoy! #
Targeting needs to have more options. There's just way way too much going on. And my hand is just in the way. I like everything but the enemy targeting. It needs to have options. I don't even want to play it like this. I'll keep at it but I keep crashing because my entire right hand is in the way having to try to press everywhere on the screen while using my left to dodge. And the movement speed needs a sensitivity slider. It's way way way too fast. It's almost like the game is in fast forward. I really looked forward to this title but these issues are really hampering the experience. Billy
Re: barrel rolls, perhaps just allow us to influence ship movement vertically while doing a roll. Double tap a side to roll that way and slide your finger up or down during the slow motion for further control. Re: game center, it could be on the Game Over screen under "Areas Cleared". You could add another button next to it in the future too if you wanted. And then another reasonably sound means would be somewhere in the Stats screen. Bug: There was a meteor field where I died less than a second before the warp animation, maybe by an invisible meteor. The bright light from the warp stayed visible on the next map but resolved after I beat that stage. Suggestion: increase the pick up radius for the blue star juuust a little, please? Bullets are far easier to touch. The reason being I'm struggling with the mission to unlock 2 upgrades. Edit: just farmed the blue stars a bit more and got the 9 points I needed. Pretty tricky to judge the right distance to intercept them IMO. But it's no big deal if most don't have an issue with it. Thanks for interacting with the community btw. Always very welcome and is great for both the dev and player. I know every dev loves to see player stats so here's mine so far. Longest run was 10 stages.
