Overview
BETA VERSION!!!Basic Asteroids Tactics…
Points
Completely destroyed asteroid:
20 + 2 × 50 + 4 × 100 = 520 points/asteroid
Level 1 completed:
Spawned 4 asteroids -> 4 × 520 = 2080 (without UFOs)
Level 2 completed:
Spawned 6 asteroids -> 2080 (from lvl 1) + 6 × 520 = 5200 (without UFOs)
Level 3 completed:
Spawned 8 asteroids -> 5200 (from lvl 1-2) + 8 × 520 = 9360 (without UFOs)
Etc.
Lives
From the beginning 3 lives (2 or 4 possible via settings)
Then every 5’000, 10’000 and 20’000 points +1 extra life.
Voice notification when extra life received…
Base tactics of destroying asteroids
…Is to destroy asteroids one after another.
Find asteroid being alone like this
and destroy it completely.
Gradually big -> mediums -> smalls -> nothing.
If you don’t want to have mess,
avoid these cases!
As you can see, you’ll probably hit even
another asteroid than you want to.
Find multiple asteroids being at same place.
Reload time is short when you’ll hit your targets.
So now, FIRE!!!
And try to destroy as many as possible.
You don’t have to destroy them completely.
Now, repeat and repeat.
And watch out flying asteroids!
When you’ve already finished
your “raids on big asteroids”
Start destroying the small ones.
For me is effective to destroy
asteroids that are near me.
Phew phaw pow paw boom pheouw ka-boom!
Just chasing the asteroids like a dog it’s tail…
Effective only if you have
skill and enough time played.
But very funny method
if not playing for score.
I am using “mixture” of second method and JPM.
That means I am utilizing game behaviour for being effective and JPM for having fun. 🙂
I’m not using first method because it’s unadventurous and quite boring for me.
Like me, make your own method, maybe mixture of the methods above.
Thoose methods was only concepts/ideas. They’re not universal game “rules”.
Last chance to rescue
If you can’t dodge an asteroid, press down arrow.
That’ll teleport you at random place.
BUT ONLY IN THIS CASE!
You can be teleported in front of another asteroid and you’ll die.
Dealing with UFOs
This is not hardcore…
Their shoots are quite randomly aimed
and they are easy targets because of their size.
So just shoot few bullets at them…
At least one will hit them and destroy.
This is more quite difficult…
They are small so they’re hard to hit.
And their shoots are quite well aimed.
But their range is short.
So try to snipe them.
Summary, Credits etc.
Informations from Atari Asteroids manual[atariage.com] and from playing the game :3
If you wanna something more, leave a comment with your idea!