Super Stardust HD is one of the best and most successful games on the PlayStation Network. The PS3 title is still one of my favorite downloadable games on any platform and I continuously go back to the game on a regular basis. When the game was announced for the PSP, I was both excited and wary about the release. My initial feelings proved spot on and the game is just okay, but nowhere near the quality of the PS3 version.
Super Stadust Portable is a 360 degree top-down shooter which pits your space ship against asteroids and aliens on five planet levels. There are three weapons at your disposal (Rock Crusher, Ice Splitter, and Gold Melter), each of which provide a different type of projectile attack. Your choice of weapon depends on what’s attacking you at the moment, but I’ve always found the Gold Melter to be the end-all-be-all (unless you’re on the ice planet). Each planet consists of five stages where more and more asteroids and aliens come at you until you reach the level boss in the fifth stage. Along the way, you can shoot the green asteroids which will deal out points, weapons boosts, shields, and extra lives. There is a new final boss compared to the PS3 version and it’s an pretty hard fight.
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