Astrosmash

Astrosmash

In Astrosmash you'll control a laser cannon at the bottom of the screen. Your objective is to collect as many points as possible by destroying the various incoming meteors, bombs and other objects. You'll get points for destroying objects, while you'll lose points if you let them pass you by. Meteors are the most common object you'll have to defend against. They come in different sizes and colors, and some even split into two smaller meteors when they are shot. Also mixed in with the meteors are white spin bombs. When you let a meteor pass you by, your score decreases, but you have to shoot the spinners. If one passes by, you lose a life. In the more difficult levels, ufos and guided missiles will occasionally appear and try to destroy your cannon.

Story

The Intellivision games catalog bears the exciting headline: "Spin. Explode. And fly into hyperspace to avoid a deadly asteroid shower. Power on. Attack computer activated. Fire a quick volley at the alien enemies. Got 'em!" The actual package contains a more detailed description: "You are in command of a battery of laser cannons. You have unlimited ammo and lots of targets! You can achieve high scores by hitting a spectacular barrage of falling rocks, bombs, guided missiles and attacking UFOs..."