Astro Tripper is another game that's been added to the ever increasing top-down shooter genre. Oddly enough, the genre label is pretty much the only similarity. So is Astro Tripper worth your time and money, or should you just pass it up and play one of the other offerings from this genre?
Many people will probably look at Astro Tripper and think, "Why should I buy this? I've played this kind of game many time before." And yes, in some ways you would be right. You play looking down on the level, you control a ship, and you battle enemies. There are several kinds of enemies and the occasional boss fight, but that's where the similarities end.
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Steam’s deal of the day for October 26th is Astro Tripper. Also the sale will end in 24 hours, hence the “deal of the day”, so you have until 1pm EST or 10am PST tomorrow to grab this deal. Below is a description on the game as well as some important information.
LAG - I’m sure everyone, deep in their sub-conscious, has fond memories of Christmas. I remember vividly that for one Christmas all I wanted was a spaceship, a real one. In retrospect that’s a pretty big ask to place into the hands of my parents but if the Thunderbirds could have spaceships then why not me? Ah the impeccable logic of a six year old. I bring this up because as I played Astro Tripper (a top down shoot-em-up from PomPom Games, available on Steam and PSN) I couldn’t help but think if I actually got my spaceship for that fateful Christmas, my life would hopefully be something like this.
