Astro Tripper

About

Astro Tripper is a furious shoot-em-up experience inspired by the painful, knuckle busting video games of years gone by. An evolution of PomPom's 2001 award winning game, Space Tripper. Travel the surface of large horizontally-scrolling platforms, and pit your highly maneuverable craft against hoards of enemies eager to blow you to bits, eat you or worse.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

58%

Audience ScoreBased on 50 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

Astro Tripper is a nostalgic and satisfying retro arcade shooter that captures the essence of classic games like Space Tripper and Uridium.
The game features engaging gameplay with challenging levels that reward perseverance and skill, making it appealing for hardcore shoot 'em up fans.
The graphics and design, while retro, provide a flashy and enjoyable experience that many players find fun and worth revisiting.

The game suffers from poor maneuverability and control issues, making it frustrating and difficult to play, especially for those unfamiliar with the genre.
Many players find the difficulty level to be excessively punishing, with instant deaths and a lack of checkpoints leading to a frustrating experience.
The game is criticized for its outdated graphics and technical flaws, including optimization issues that can make it unplayable on certain systems.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The graphics in the game are criticized for being outdated and lacking contrast, making gameplay challenging, especially in comparison to more modern titles. In contrast, Astro Tripper is praised for its improved visuals and higher resolution, enhancing the retro aesthetic while maintaining the core gameplay experience. Overall, while some games in the genre offer flashy graphics and enjoyable experiences, the original game's visuals fall short by today's standards.
- “Astro Tripper updates and extends it to take advantage of better graphics and higher resolution screens without losing the core look and feel and is well worth the money.”
- “Loads of fun, flashy graphics, and although it's quite short, I've replayed it many, many times.”
- “Astro Tripper is the graphical upgrade to one of my all-time favorite games, Space Tripper.”
- “The low poly graphics were retro when the game was released 9 years ago and they look even worse today.”
- “The game has okay controls and visuals, but again the price is not right; in the $4.99 price category, there are way better games than this.”
- “Old school side-scrolling shooter, with a graphics flourish and fairly unforgiving gameplay.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
33%
50%
Gameplay reviews highlight a divide among players regarding its mechanics; some find the limited mechanics frustrating, while others appreciate the depth and challenge it offers. The ship maneuverability has been criticized for adding unnecessary frustration, yet the game is also recognized for its old-school side-scrolling shooter elements and visual appeal. Overall, opinions vary significantly, with some players enjoying the complexity and others feeling hindered by the gameplay design.
- “On the surface, it seems like a simple defender/uridium clone, but give it time and you will find the great depth in gameplay it has to offer.”
- “Poor ship maneuverability creates an unnecessary level of frustrating gameplay.”
- “There exists a camp that thinks gameplay challenges from limited gameplay mechanics is valid, but I am not in that camp.”
- “Old school side-scrolling shooter, with a graphics flourish and fairly unforgiving gameplay.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization of the Steam re-release is notably worse than the original Windows XP version, with significant framerate drops in certain levels, even on capable hardware like the GTX 680. Additionally, issues with maneuverability and inertia further detract from the overall performance.
- “For some reason, this Steam re-release is optimized much more poorly than the Windows XP original, and the framerate degrades pretty badly in some levels.”
- “The game is poorly optimized (my card is GTX 680).”
- “The only problem with the game is that the maneuverability and inertia are quite poor and really affect your performance.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's music is largely absent, leading to a mediocre experience for some players, who found that listening to their own music significantly enhanced their enjoyment. Overall, the lack of a compelling soundtrack detracts from the game's atmosphere.
- “This game had very little music, if any, so it was just an okay game... until I played a few rush albums while playing, then I felt godly.”
- “If this game was a piece of classical music, it would be performed in the tempo of garbage.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game has been criticized for its significant stability issues, with users expressing frustration over bugs and recommending potential players to avoid it.
- “Screw this buggy crap, save your money.”
- “The game crashes constantly, making it unplayable.”
- “I can't enjoy the game when it freezes every few minutes.”