HYPER METEOR

The game looked simple at first, but enemies become harder and harder the longer you play, keeping you engaged the whole time. After losing a game, you always want to start a new one and do better. Really fun game. Recommended.

HYPER METEOR is a simple but fun adaptation of Asteroids, an endless arcade game where you're to survive and score points by ramming into meteors and enemies. You have to aim for their weak spots or you crash your ship. Stay on the attack to grow your hit chain. Nice little addictive score chaser with an in-game online leaderboard.

I went to try this out for five minutes and half an hour went by, what the hell

A delightfully frantic twist on an arcade classic, HYPER METEOR makes ramming space junk so much fun.

Hyper Meteor é ação arcade veloz e viciante. Tentar se chocar aos pontos fracos de inimigos é simples, mas a variedade de perigos e a dificuldade crescente tornam as partidas frenéticas e empolgantes. O foco é fazer longos combos e alcançar grandes pontuações, porém outros modos trazem diversidade. Algumas vezes, a aleatoriedade e a simplicidade do conteúdo incomodam, mas desbloqueáveis, um visual colorido e partidas curtinhas amenizam esses pormenores. No mais, Hyper Meteor é difícil de largar. [url=https://faru.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/hyper-meteor-analise-review/]Análise completa[/url]

At some point, Hyper Meteor, the binary, colour based, kind of Asteroids inspired shooter where you didn’t shoot previously exclusive to the Playdate handheld got ported to PC, and I picked it up in a semi recent sale. Whilst I appreciated the design of the game when I played it as part of Playdate's Season 1, I always struggled with the control scheme because I found that using the crank to choose your direction of boost never felt particularly comfortable. It was serviceable, but not quite as precise as I wanted for a high score game like this. Fast forward to its big screen release, and suddenly it all makes way more sense. You’ve got direct directional control with the analogue stick, then you boost forwards, Asteroids style, using a face button. That’s it. Easy peasy. It’s still essentially a two tone game, seeing as the mission is always to collide with the weak points of enemies that are light in colour whilst avoiding parts that are dark, but there’s now a suite of palette unlockables, expanded game modes, and just some general tweaks that make a game designed for a tiny black and white screen still make sense on a 60 inch TV. This port has elevated a game I didn’t mind on Playdate to a game I *really* like on the Steam Deck, playing either handheld or blown up. There’s still not a massive precedent for Playdate games being brought to other machines - I can think of a few smaller titles I’ve seen appear either on Steam or on other digital store fronts like the eShop - but Hyper Meteor shows that certain games that perhaps didn’t quite ‘hit’ on Playdate due to feeling a little restricted by hardware, may excel when afforded the space of a modern port.

ill be honest i generally dont really bother much with arcade-y type games much because my adhd prevents the "just one more go" vibe from really happening due to the typical difficulty level and rapid game overs of such things...but man this one really just hits the spot real well. it controls super well, it feels satisfying to get the hang of, its got very fair ramping difficulty, every death genuinely feels like my fault for not paying attention, and its so satisfying to reach new heights with it. basically the usual talk for arcade-esque games but genuine this time, in my humble opinion. absolutely worth scooping up. use a controller.

Hyper Meteor isn't just cute; it is a finely-crafted and well-balanced arcade experience.