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2017 · Indie · Shoot 'em up

Astro Duel

Nintendo console exclusive

Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends using asteroid-style ships. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.

Released: 2017
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Windows macOS
Genres: Indie Shoot 'em up
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: CLASS_IND 14 ESRB E10+
Languages: English

About

Astro Duel is a shoot 'em up game developed by Rusty Moyher and published by Wild Rooster. It was originally released on iOS in June 2014 and Windows in February 2016. A Nintendo Switch port titled Astro Duel Deluxe developed by Panic Button was released in May 2017.

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Reception

Astro Duel Deluxe has a score on review aggregator website Metacritic indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Writing for Nintendo Life, Matt Poskitt gave the game a "good" rating of 7/10. While he panned Classic Mode, calling it a "disappointing abyss" where "fighting CPU opponents "can only hold up so long" he praised the "great quality and quantity" of the levels provided, each of which he found brought "different landscapes to maneuver and obstacles to avoid." Poskitt also praised the soundtrack, which he felt made "every fight exciting and tense". Poskitt concluded by calling Astro Duel Deluxe's multiplayer "fast-paced" and "frantic", saying that it would "have you yelling and screaming for all the right reasons," but derided its lack of a meaningful single player experience which Poskitt felt was warranted given the game's "premium" price.