Ludography
75/100
Critics2 reviews
More scores
GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
3.55/5
Player reviews
82% positive133 reviews
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$4.99

Where to get it

AstroPop cover

2004 · Puzzle

AstroPop

Xbox console exclusive

2004 video game

Released
6 April 2004
Platforms
Legacy Mobile DeviceWindowsXbox 360
Genres
Puzzle
Developers
—
Publishers
Glu Mobile
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Engine
Adobe Flash
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB ECERO A
Time to beat
2.5hmain story3hcompletionist

About

AstroPop (also written as astRO POP) is a 2004 puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games. The Adobe Flash version can be played online for free at several different websites, or a deluxe version can be downloaded and unlocked for a fee. The game was available for Xbox and Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade. AstroPop was ported over to the PlayStation 2 in 2007 alongside another PopCap game, Bejeweled 2 which was released as a two-game compilation pack as PopCap Hits!

Volume 1. The game has also been ported to cell phones.

Players say

Media

AstroPop screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The object of the game is to clear a certain number of bricks in each level in order to fill up the Brick-O-Meter. Players control a ship which moves horizontally along the bottom of the screen. The ship can grab and release bricks (up to 6 of the same-colored bricks at a time), moving them from one column to another. If the player releases bricks such that 4 of more bricks of the same color are touching, the bricks explode.

As bricks explode, the bricks below move up to fill in the gaps. If this causes 4 or more bricks of the same color to meet, they too will automatically explode (referred to as a combo).

Reception

Most reviews of the game indicated that, while somewhat similar to existing offerings, it offered enough new elements to be worth playing. In a review of the Xbox 360 version, TeamXbox said AstroPop offers fun gameplay and design that justifies the purchase. GameSpot, reviewing the mobile version of the title, felt that it played well and that it "should appeal to virtually every mobile gamer out there", resulting in a score of 8.5 out of 10.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Legacy Mobile Device6 April 2004Worldwide
Xbox 3606 April 2004Worldwide
Windows6 April 2004Worldwide

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