Company: espressoSoft
Version: 1.0.1
App Store Link:
StarSmasher
Size: Size: 4.9 MB
Release Date: Released: Aug 07, 2008
Download Links:Download StarSmasher (Mirror 1)
Application description
Become the captain of the stars in this 3D
arcade style space shooter. Dodge asteroids, watch out for proximity mines, and
battle a never ending stream of
enemy ships bent on your destruction.
The object of the
game is to stay a
live as long as possible while battling a never ending stream of asteroids,
enemy fighters, and that pesky minelayer. Collect
power-ups to increase your shields and quadruple (for a
time) your lasers and try to stay in the
game as long as you can to get the high score.
UPDATE: The 1.0.3 version is has been released. It has a much improved UI including better looking menus and a high score view. It also has improved
gameplay:
. When either the
player ship or the minelayer is hit the ship being hit will tilt visibly and its shields will show temporarily.
. Every 1000 points the
player receives and extra
life.
. Grey asteroids that are (semi-) indestructible (if you find a way to destroy them, they will
help you out a lot).
.
enemy lasers now undergo collision detection so that they cannot pass through asteroids to hit the
player.
UPDATE:
I'm
working on level-based
gameplay modes. Stay tuned.
Known Issues:
If you calibrate the
accelerometer at an angle near vertical the ship will move sluggishly up and down. Until there is a fix we recommend you always calibrate between 0-60 degrees.
A very small
number of users are experiencing random crashing problems. These are likely caused by a known issue with the App
store installer misconfiguring the application's DRM on installation. If you experience this problem delete StarSmasher from our device and reinstall using iTunes on your computer and not via the
wi-fi installer on the device. I've already instructed some users to do this and it has been successful in clearing up problems. For more information:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/07/app-crash-fix.html
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1601461&,tstart=0
