Asteroids

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This is a simple space shooter set in an asteroid thicket. Help your ship survive by shooting down and dodging asteroids.

• Earn points by shooting asteroids and their fragments.
• Dodge the asteroids that come too close.
• Take out as many asteroids as you can within 120 seconds.

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Asteroids Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Shoot down as many asteroids as you can. Don’t let any asteroid or asteroid fragment hit your ship.

• Starting the Game
  • On the welcome screen, select the play button at the center to begin.
  • Your web browse automatically saves your high score.
    • Your high score is shown above the play button on the center of the welcome screen.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • With your mouse, left click on the left or right sides of the screen to move.
    • Alternately, move by pressing the left and right arrow keys.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Tap on the left and right sides of the screen with your fingers to move.
  • Controls and indicators (top row, left to right)
    • Score
    • Lives
    • Timer
• Game Play
  • Basic rules
    • Your ship automatically shoots and moves forward.
      • Move from side to side to intercept and dodge meteors
      • Shoot down as many asteroids as you can.
    • Survive for as long as you can.
      • There is a time limit shown on the top right corner.
      • You begin with 120 seconds on the timer.
      • When you run out of time, the game ends.
  • Lives
    • You begin the game with 3 lives.
      • Each time you hit an asteroid, you lose a life.
      • You also lose a life if you get hit by asteroid fragments twice.
    • Lose all your lives and it’s game over.
  • Scoring
    • Each asteroid you blow up is worth 30 points. Every asteroid fragment is worth 10 points.
    • You can view your best and current scores on the game over screen.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for players who like idle shooter games.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

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Originality1.2

Replayability1.4

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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support

This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.

Plays.org published this Shooting Space on July 24, 2023 / 0 Comments