Asteroids

Asteroids also offers five semi-interactive environments, each of which advances through 15 levels of difficulty. There are some icky alien menaces and a cool level where you have to save Earth, but, ultimately, like the name, the game is still the same.

Asteroids also offers five semi-interactive environments, each of which advances through 15 levels of difficulty. There are some icky alien menaces and a cool level where you have to save Earth, but, ultimately, like the name, the game is still the same.

Teenagers weaned on Asteroids are probably already dealing with hemorrhoids--nevertheless, Activision has spiffed up the classic and brought it back for one more assault on your virtual behind. Can the retro gameplay compete with today?s high-tech delights? Nope. And it shouldn?t have to.

Let?s face it: If you aren?t a retro gamer, you have no place on this chunk of floating space-rock. The 1998 version of your father?s video game just dresses up the familiar formula: Polygonal asteroids and cool lighting effects replace the old vector graphics, while stereophonic explosions now complement those high-pitched ferret-fart laser sounds. Plus, the hyperspace and thrust offer pinpoint analog response and rumbling feedback.

Asteroids also offers five semi-interactive environments, each of which advances through 15 levels of difficulty. There are some icky alien menaces and a cool level where you have to save Earth, but, ultimately, like the name, the game is still the same.

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