Yet another uninspired recharged game that does little to respect the original source material.
There are no breaks in between waves, instead the asteroids just sort of spawn in constantly.
Gone is the signature thump thump heartbeat that raises the tension, and like all the other games in their recharged series, you only get 1 life.

The sound effects are weak, breaking an asteroid apart sounds like a faint "pfft pfft", no more heavy bass and loud explosions and crackling of space rocks being blown apart.
Graphically, the asteroids themselves look bad, and the inclusion of a graph overlay is very odd.

The power-ups are a nice touch but are too frequent and come straight to you, giving you very little challenge.

All in all, it's very lackluster and very boring, I get the impression that the new 'Atari" company is just out for a quick buck and doesn't really care about their classic franchises, as all of their recharged titles seem to come from the same cookie cutter formula, 1 life, vector graphics, no levels and no classic modes included, very sad.

I still play the original Asteroids frequently, along with a slew of oldies that I'd take over this any day. After 10 minutes of play, I'd regretted the purchase, definitely not recommended.

An old Atari 2600/80's arcade game brought up to date (Recharged). You are tasked with shooting asteroids, aliens, and other things while employing dodging and transport to avoid projectiles. The game features challenge rounds that are unique which tasks you with multiple objectives.

The game features dramatically improved visuals and audio from the classic game. With various time limited upgrades available upon shooting alien craft.

The game features local co-op and at a reasonable price it is a blast to play.

Highly recommended!

I am Zaxtor99 and purchased this on my account here that my son and I share. I wanted to make sure that he agreed with me on this game..

It's massively disappointing. It's boring. It's offers zero creativity and near zero inspiration. It just plays and feels like a super rushed title and a like a quick cash grab when you play it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYt-bjseuaU

Flash doesn't make a game fun. And $10 for this is a ridiculous price point for what it offers in return. No waves, no levels, no bosses, no upgrades, no purpose, only one life, and mainly NO FUN.

My Score: A very disappointing 3.5 out of 10. Nickervision/Adamvision can and has already done 100x better in several 99 cent titles here on Steam. Check out the outstanding and addictivng "Dong Dong XL" or "Bit Blaster XL" to see what I mean.

NOT RECOMMENDED. I am a die hard Asteroids fan since the arcades as a child. This game isn't worth a single quarter that I used to pump into those arcade Asteroids games back in the 80s. Ding Dong XL made by this same developer is 99 cents and at least 10x more fun.

This game is pretty good.. But it also disappoints on some levels if you played the original Asteroids games. The original Asteroids arcade games are Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, and Space Duel. Many of you likely have not heard of Space Duel. It is Asteroids Deluxe with vibrant colour vector graphics and a novel 2-player mode.

So I will hit the positives first: Asteroids: Recharged is fun. The music is very nice. The challenges do a great job of mixing up the gameplay. It has multiplayer. It is worth buying if you can afford it. Get it on sale if you need to. I waited for it to be on sale for the reasons below.

Now I must go over the things that bug me. They are not big things, but if you played the Asteroids arcade games, they will creep into your thoughts as you play.

1. Asteroids taught every 80s kid that asteroids come in waves. Asteroids: Recharged does not have any wave-based game modes. It has challenges and a single-life survival mode.

2. All of the Asteroids games had beautiful vector graphics. Each game in the series improved on the look of the vector graphics. Asteroids: Recharged does not have vector graphics. Missile Command: Recharged did a great job of emulating the vector graphics look, even though the original Missile Command had chunky raster graphics. No complaints about that. Missile Command: Recharged was a sexy game. Why did they not go with the vector graphics look for this one?

3. Asteroids: Recharged asteroids look sad. They look like what a fourth-grader might draw if you told him or her to draw a big space rock. They look cartoony, 2-dimensional and low-effort. Why am I complaining that they look 2D in a 2D game? Space Duel had 3D rotating objects. It was fakey 3D, but they did a good job considering the game was made in 1982. Here we are 40 years later.. These rechargable asteroids could have looked so sweet. The opportunity missed here makes me lament inside. Look what they did to my boy.

4. Asteroids: Recharged shields do not protect you from asteroids and they have no physics. Starting with Asteroids Deluxe, if you hit an asteroid while your shields are on, your ship will bounce away. Asteroids: Recharged shields only protect you from UFO fire. An asteroid will pass right through them and destroy you.

5. Multiplayer is no way, no how nearly as cool as the multiplayer in Space Duel. Space Duel had a multiplayer option where each player's ship was linked together with a stiff rod. If you thrusted, the (faked) physics would cause your linked ships to whip around weirdly. If both players cooperated and thrusted in the same direction, you will move more efficiently. If one player is hit with an asteroid or UFO bullet, it does not explode. It will be damaged with weak thrust and reduced fire rate. If the damaged ship is hit a 2nd time, it explodes, and then a power surge travels through the link and destroys the other player's ship. This was in 1982, people! Asteroids: Recharged multiplayer is there, but compared to Space Duel it is low-effort.

6. Asteroids: Recharged has nice music, but it does not have the heartbeat-like two-note theme of the original. It is a very simple approach to music but it does a nice job of setting an ominous mood at first and then cranks up the tension as it gets faster and faster. Asteroids: Recharged has none of this. The music is nice, however. It's fine. It's okay.

PROS
+ Fun spin on a classic game.
+ Nice music
+ Simple Multiplayer
+ The challenges and leaderboards are the best bits

CONS
- No wave-based game mode like the original
- The lack of vector graphics is unfortunate
- Derpy looking asteroids
- Shields do not act like the classic game
- Multiplayer pales compared to Space Duel
- Music does not go anywhere close to the aural atmosphere of the originals

I give it a weak thumbs-up. It's fine, but it could have been amazing.

I don't understand the hate. It's Asteroids. It is arcade Asteroids, but better. It is Vectrex Asteroids, but better. It's way better than Atari 2600 Asteroids. They even throw in cool power-ups to make it more interesting than the original Asteroids. Buy it on sale and you'll spend no more than anyone ever did playing this plugging quarters in an arcade back in 1980-whatever.

Interesting treat for Asteroids fans, hard pass for everyone else.

Still, it’s a modern, fresh take on the classic. Arcade mode, challenges, two player mode, plenty achievements. Few solid hours of fun.

Great game. Do E.T. Recharged at some point, ya cowards.

I recommend getting this game to all people and gamer who are fans of Atari, back then the original asteroids had too many buttons in the golden age of video arcade games but with asteroids recharged it much better and smoother with a xbox controller, not to mention i'm in the top 50 on the global leaderboard, I do forget to mention the graphics look amazing and I recommend getting this game when it's goes on sale.

Review Revisited 10/16/2022 - Asteroids: Recharged developed by Adamvision Studios and SneakyBox and published by Atari by all looks and sounds is a very fine revamp of a true Atari Arcade classic. The development team took control considerations into account and have allowed users to re-configure the controls, which is a major step in the right direction for this game which to be honest is just as tough, if not tougher than its original counterpart (how that is possible is still beyond me, but see for yourself). The campy asteroids seem easy enough to blast away, and wait, whats this a an alien saucer...spaceship, well lets just blast it and see what happens...oh whats this...a power up...oh what does it do...oh my that's..that's..that's brilliant. Keep in mind though folks, you only have one life to live in this game, so make the best of it in this game that will keep you on your toes. Again as an Arcader I find this game will appeal to any gamer, but especially the Arcade generation, and it really does feels like an updated version of the original (Folks, get your best 80's playlist out, its gonna be a game). Good work. Great Gaming! - Dark

bruh atari