AstroPop
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Developer(s) | PopCap Games |
Publisher(s) | PopCap Games Sorrent (mobile) |
Designer(s) | Sukhbir Sidhu, Jason Kapalka |
Engine | PopCap Games Framework |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Adobe Flash, Windows, Xbox 360, Mobile |
Release | April 6, 2004 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
AstroPop is a real-time puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games. The Adobe Flash version can be played online for free at several different websites, or a deluxe version can be downloaded and unlocked for a fee. The game is available for Xbox and Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade. AstroPop was ported over to the PlayStation 2 in 2007 alongside another PopCap game, Bejeweled 2 which was released as a two-game compilation pack as PopCap Hits! Volume 1. The game has also been ported to cell phones.
Gameplay[]
The object of the game is to clear a certain number of bricks in each level in order to fill up the Brick-O-Meter. Players control a ship which moves horizontally along the bottom of the screen. The ship can grab and release bricks (up to 6 of the same-colored bricks at a time), moving them from one column to another. If the player releases bricks such that 4 of more bricks of the same color are touching, the bricks explode. As bricks explode, the bricks below move up to fill in the gaps. If this causes 4 or more bricks of the same color to meet, they too will automatically explode (referred to as a combo).
New rows of bricks continuously arrive from the top of the screen, at a rate directly proportional to the level of play. The game ends when any column of bricks touches the bottom.
Reception[]
Most reviews of the game indicated that, while somewhat similar to existing offerings, it offered enough new elements to be worth playing. In a review of the Xbox 360 version, TeamXbox concluded that "AstroPop offers enough fun in its gameplay and design to warrant the purchase."[3] GameSpot, reviewing the mobile version of the title, felt that it played well and that it "should appeal to virtually every mobile gamer out there", resulting in a score of 8.5 out of 10.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Palley, Steve (July 6, 2005). "AstroPop for Mobile Review". GameSpot.
- ^ Palley, Stephen (September 26, 2006). "AstroPop Review". GameSpot. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Ahearn, Nate (May 3, 2006). "Astropop Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007.
External links[]
- 2004 video games
- PlayStation 2 games
- Flash games
- Mobile games
- Original Xbox Live Arcade games
- Puzzle video games
- PopCap games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Windows games
- Xbox 360 Live Arcade games
- Xbox 360 games
- Game stubs
- Single-player video games