Each zone provides gamer with unique challenges and goals, spread across multiple levels. Eventually, players must save the Earth itself from otherwise certain destruction at the hands of a marauding alien race bent on total destruction of humankind. Along the way, players must navigate through fields of debris, using their shields, hyperspace capabilities, and power-ups judiciously. Players will be faced with myriad hazards such as space debris, mined asteroids, fireball comets, crystalline asteroids, alien egg asteroids, and more. You can also collect extra points, extra ships, and shield recharges.
Asteroids sports a custom soundtrack and great sound effects.
Asteroids also features a multiplayer mode, where two gamers can play on a single Macintosh. Although the game's designers haven't messed with Asteroids' basic concept, this game sure has grown up. Hardware accelerated mode requires 64MB RAM and a RAGE Pro or higher 3D graphics system with full support for Apple's OpenGL drivers. Asteroids should be presently available nationwide through leading Macintosh software retailers, online resellers and mail-order companies, or direct through MacSoft's online store . Click here for a list of today's stories Post your comments on this story.