Everything the posts before me said about this game is DA TRUTH! Funny as hell. Really. Laugh Out Loud funny. Excellent characters. Positively outstanding polish and production values. (the radar on the the tiny ship moves, for Pete's sake!) Your character also has his/her own room where you can view achievements, etc. My God, this is a complete phuckin package. And talk about not wanting to stop playing. And once you start upgrading your ship... This is one of the best games on the App Store. Amazing job, devs. I do wish some new tunes are added, though. All in all, 5 bucks is a phuckin bargain.
I regret coming into this thread. Vid looks good, description sounds attractive, and everyone just make it seem like the best game ever. Just when I want to cut down on buying. Arrgg.
Believe us - you won't regret it! It is NOT the best game of all times and for eternity and stuff - but you will recognize every minute you are playing this, how much love and devotion went into that game. Every minute you'll notice new details. By replay, you'll notice things you've not seen before. It is just the feeling that the devs wanted to give you a hilarious game. 'til now, I hadn't even the feeling that something is missing in this game - like you sometimes have in other games. Last, but not least: start the game, play, then try to put it down. And then happens the following: awww... come on... just these asteroid field, just these enemies... just wanna finish this mission... just wanna earn the money for the next upgrade... just wanna try out my new engines / weapons / driller...
I agree. About those details... I just cracked giant rocky... pińata! It was... weird This game is awesome, but I am about to finish - at present I am challenging the last boss. He is hard as hell but I can't force myself to make a try for the 15th time...
Wow. Just wow. The reception so far is the kind of thing you hope for deep in your heart when you get into this business. I can't tell you how many nights I'd go to bed thinking "Really Brandon? You're making asteroids your big foray on the iPhone? Are you nuts?" But we just kept working it, trying to get it balanced, trying to get it polished, and ultimately, fun. It's incredibly gratifying to see you guys enjoy the game so much. We're only one day in (not even) and I have no idea how this ride is going to go from a business perspective, but at this point in time, all I can think to myself is - it was worth it. Thanks everyone. And see you on the leaderboards
It's rather us, who should thank. You made this game great, providing us hours of fun. I am sure this game is selling as good as it looks. At the US AppStore are already dozens of positivie reviews and average rating is... 5 stars. By the way - thank for reminding. It is time to upload my highscore!
Going by the comments, screenshots and video I think I should stop wasting all these hours and just buy it as it sounds fantastic. Will post comments later, off to the AppStore right now!
I have beaten the game "Space Miner: Space Ore Bust"! Spent long, happy hours playing it What about ending? It is funny like all the rest!
Fine, you win. You and SZ's comments pushed me over. Only consolation is that I did not have to sell my blood for it
Okay spent 30 mins on it, not done any specific missions yet just a bit of mining to get my level 2 license and I already love the graphics, sound and whole presentation. The interface/menus are so easy to use, there is a help button on every screen, you guys certainly put a lot of time and effort into this one and you deserve every success you get from it. Looking forward to some more mining and will leave yet another 5-star review I expect So Jarek, who has beaten the game, I presume you can now start over on a higher difficulty level to get even more replay out of it? I guess someone will ask the question about an "endless" mode - once we have all mastered *cough* hardcore level and completed it what do you do, is there plans for more missions or to add some kind of endless mode to keep everyone playing after hardcore? Anyone on the fence like I was... just buy it!!!
Update: I've posted on a couple of other forums to get this game the attention it deserves.... TouchArcade just need to give it the front-page coverage next which I'm sure it will get.
it sue deserves front page coverage. maybe blake can do it. he loves retro games. maybe someone should give him a pointer?
YAY! 13 5-star-ratings on US AppStore and 6 5-star-reviews! Talking about an epic game - and sure, it is! That's the word I was looking for. This game is truly epic. And, Brandon - sometimes the easiest idea is the best.
Yeah... on PSP or DS - you would have paid 20$ easily for this game. Maybe even 25 bucks... so everyone complaining on that price: go eat your burger and miss 10 hours of pure fun... Hey, Brandon: want me to translate the text of the US AppStore page into German for the German AppStore? And, Brandon: don't make the mistake lowering the price too fast. That isn't worth it. Well, I think: business will work out fine. I guarantee you, in 3-4 days Space Miner will be featured in AppStores "New & Noteworthy" section!
I started playing last night around 9pm and when I looked up again it was 2am. I'm taking a break at the moment....but man, is my ship loaded and I haven't even gone on the "Save Uncle Jed" quest yet.
I can't imagine this working on the DS -- the amount of visual detail would just not work in such a small, low-res screen. I could easily see this as a $20 PSN original for the PSP (though the controls would have to be reworked for a non-touch screen). This is the kind of game that would make a PSP owner jealous of iPhone gamers.
Yes, you're right with the DS... but the PSP owners really would bash their heads against the next wall... such a game for 5 bucks... might be unbelievable for them
