1994 · Arcade · Shoot 'em up

Super Stardust

Not only Super Stardust did equal its predecessor in every conceivable way, it added more flair, features, gameplay, special effects, colors and animations.

Released: 1994
Platforms: Amiga Amiga 1200 Amiga CD32 MS-DOS
Genres: Arcade Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: Team17
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Finland
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Super Stardust is a multidirectional shooter video game developed by Bloodhouse and published by Team 17 for the Amiga (AGA) in 1994 and CD32 in 1995. The game was ranked the 26th best game of all time by Amiga Power.

The CD32 version featured CD-DA soundtracks composed by Nicklas Renqvist and Niko Nyman (Slusnik Luna). The game was ported to PC under the name Super Stardust '96. Super Stardust is a sequel to Stardust. An enhanced remake, entitled Super Stardust HD, was released in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and in 2008 for the PlayStation Portable and is available to download from the European and US PlayStation Store. The next sequel, Super Stardust Delta, was released for the PlayStation Vita.

Keywords

aliens
shoot 'em up
ufo
shmup
asteroids
super-ness

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

A Next Generation reviewer gave it one out of five stars, chiefly criticizing its nature as an Asteroids clone, but gave positive remarks regarding its graphics, music, and the power-ups.

Amiga Format rated the game 90%, praising its graphics and gameplay.