Meteor Blitz HD
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $4.99 | Alley Labs | iPad |
Discover the game that has thousands of people coming back every day!
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FLING - Fling compatible!
http://tenonedesign.com/fling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zNbYpscv-8
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KILLER FEATURES
- AUTOPAUSE - Your game pauses the instant you take your thumbs off the controls. After you see it in action, you'll wonder why every game doesn't do it!
- AUTOSAVE/INSTANT RESUME - Your game saves automatically whenever you press the iPod/iPhone Home button to quit the game. The next time you play, your game resumes ALMOST INSTANTLY!
- LIVE IN-GAME GLOBAL RANKING - Your global leaderboard ranking appears in the upper-left corner and updates in REAL TIME as your score improves. Now you can see how you measure up without waiting for the game to end!
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IPHONE REVIEWS
5 Stars! "Meteor Blitz is one of the highest quality space shooters we've seen for the iPhone...this one comes highly recommended"
- Arnold Kim, Touch Arcade
5 / 5! "It has the perfect balance of control scheme, graphics and rich gameplay that make this game worth every penny asked."
- Erik Fikkert, AppVee
Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the complete package in every way. If you want a game with gorgeous visuals, skill-based shooting, perfect controls, online connectivity, and replay value, look no further."
- Shawn Leonard, Slide To Play
Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the most extensive survival shooter that I have ever played on the iPhone...I cannot emphasize enough how good of a game this is."
- Daniel, No DPad
App of the Week! - "Meteor Blitz is the best top-down space shooter for the iPhone...Meteor Blitz stands at the head of the class as the best by far of its genre."
- Will Raskin, 148Apps
"5 stars (one of the top shooters and recommended for anyone who's even remotely interested; definitely a worthy addition and has enough differences to set it apart from others)"
- Big Albie
"Our top pick of the week by far...It’s one of the best games we’ve played on the platform in a while. iLounge Rating: A-"
- Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
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TWITTER
"Full stop, Meteor Blitz is the best shooter on the iPhone to date."
"Meteor Blitz- This has it all. Very fun and I am already addicted from the start. Give it a try!"
"sooo addicted to the iphone game: Meteor Blitz - it's just wonderful!"
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FEATURES
- Amazing graphics
- Lighting fast gameplay
- Super responsive controls
- No load times!
- 3 powerful upgradable weapons
- Gravity gun
- 6 stunning worlds
- Arcade and survival modes
- Autosave and instant resume
- Global online leaderboards
- Realtime in-game global ranking
- Original techno soundtrack -or- listen to your own music
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DESCRIPTION
Meteor Blitz has hurtled into the App Store to claim its place atop the mountain of dual-thumb shooters. With responsive controls that are unparalleled in the App Store, Meteor Blitz may well rival its progenitors.
Pilot your ship through worlds that will demand the utmost in reaction time and weapon use. With a plasma gun, flamethrower, and ice cannon at your disposal, plus the unique and indispensable gravity gun, gather rings and purchase upgrades to become a formidable threat to any wandering enemy in your range.
Compete in Arcade or Survival mode for the high score on our global leaderboard that updates in-game, in realtime.
Meteor Blitz is the new, first name in top-down, dual-thumb shooters!
Reviews
Awesome!
Normwood
Really liked the iPhone version.....LOVE the HD/iPad version. I downloaded it last night and played it until my battery almost died. Very nice graphics and nice controls. Keep up the great work!
Stunning!
KylePoole
The graphics on this game are absolutely STUNNING! It's clear that they took the effort to upgrade the textures and particle effects for the HD version, and it looks absolutely amazing on the iPad! Controls were perfect. I was a little worried about playing a dual stick shooter on the iPad, but I was able to make it to the 3rd world on my first game! Framerate is super smooth, even with hundreds of enemies on the screen and all the great particle effects! A must buy at this price!!
Worthy Upgrade
CyberW@t
Graphics: 5 This is a HD version of Meteor Blitz but its not just a resize of the sprites. They maintain most of their original size but now you have 50% more playing field to see what is happening. The particles have been enhanced and updated for the HD version and you have more impressive explosions, for example: the red ships now explode red particle dust out the opposite side of your gun fire. There is also a new blur FX that shows up when you grab the 'slow' powerup. A nice addition to show when the powerup is in effect. Controls: 5 The placement of controls is perfect and a very important concept in a dual stick shooter. Your standard moves are still here, double tap shoot for gravity gun, double tap thrust for speed burst, plus very tight controls for slow flying and dodging between meteors and enemy space ships. You also have an array of customization like shaking for speed burst or bomb, gravity gun on all the time, etc. Future updates will also include movable controls for those who aren't satisfied with just the default positions. Sound: 4 Same sounds as iphone version. No real changes that I could see but one nice feature is that I can play my iPod music in the background. The game is actually way better when I am listening to a bass pumping soundtrack and blasting meteors at the same time. I like that you can turn the music in game off and not affect your sounds for shooting meteors or listening to ipod music. Gameplay: 5 Great game for people to play through the levels 1-1 to 5-5 (25 levels). Has a nice RPG effect where you can upgrade individual items (lasers, speed, gravity gun, etc) and once you are done playing through the campaign levels there is survival mode which I like to play and gives the game replay value. Overall: 5 if you are on the fence about upgrading to the HD version you have to decide if the tighter controls, better graphics, and larger playing field are for you. If you play ANY meteor blitz on the iPad, even the 2x pixel doubled version you absolutely have to upgrade. There is no reason to ever play 2x when for the price of a fast food value meal you could be rockin the HD meteor blitz. ps. I don't work for Alleyway labs ;) I just wanted to write a thoughtful review on my favorite game for iPad / iPhone.
IPAD must have
WHAWAWIWHA
this is a smooth stunning sleek shooter thay runs like it should fast action graphics rock and wonderful gameplay cant put it down GET THIS APP
Slow motion
Cranberry Juice
There is too much slowdown it doesn't run as well as the iPhone game did and that is disappointing. I don't mind the blur effect as long as there is no other slowdown being covered up. I't feels like it was released too early
Excellent Arcade Gaming
UltimateOwnage
I absolutely love this game. It reminds me a lot (in the best way) of titles like Asteroids and Super Stardust HD. The graphics are excellent, and the controls are extremely fast and precise; some of the best controls I've used for this type of game on any platform. Definitely worth the asking price. Keep up the good work!
Great
pmcizhere
Fans of dual-stick shooters should definitely get this. Reminds me of Super Stardust HD on the PS3 with the game's three main weapons to use against different types of comets. The tractor beam adds a cool dimension as well. Nicely done!
Geometry Wars has officially been deleted from my Ipad!
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(update) I wish I could log on to TA! As I'm sure anyone reading this review does too. But if your reading the reviews Alley Labs devs? To the question you asked should there be a amateur mode? Yes. Not that I think the learning curve is to steep, but I find, a mediocre mode, and a hardcore mode, though I currently hold rank 1 in arcade " but I'm sure I've been taken by now", I find alot of replay value comes out of being able to cycle through all of the difficulty levels depending on how you feel and want to play for said experience. Also what you want to do is even better, making the shield regenerate because it doesn't take away the high octane gameplay/ enemies on screen , or diminish the skill set of the player. If you decide to do it, can you also add it for survival, there it would be far more suitable because you only allow ring, and slow power ups, I think shield is in there to but no life or bomb upgrade, I hope you change that add life and bomb in survival too, so we have the greatest possibility to survive as long as possible, great job though, as is. I don't think I've ever updated a review so many times, and to other readers sorry if I come off funky when criticizing or commenting on someone elses rev, when I went back to geometry wars revs, I see how some people felt those controls are perfect, so the bottom line is people have different size hands, play styles and what not, so regardless if Meteor Blitz HD controls are tight/ the best to date on the pad and any console I have played of this genre, someone else is bound to feel the exact opposite for what ever reason and I apologize before hand for my ignorance in not realizing that before, and in the future:) (Update) okay I don't know what that one reviewer is talking about the controls are horrible? I don't even think the controls need to be modified personally, I maneuver in and out of tight spots better than any game on any console of this genre I have ever played, EVER!! But what I would like to see is the same load out of upgrades in Arcade for survival, right now in survival the only upgrades you get are "slow" and "rings" why is that? In survival you should also get, "life" and "bomb" just like in arcade. As it is you will enjoy playing the arcade like survival, and the survival is useless if your trying to max out your arsenal for topped out gameplay(maximum AI to Player/ arsenal to enemies on screen. Also tho I haven't went back to survival yet since I unlocked the rest of the maps, but is the survival just one backround? Because it would be nice if the backrounds were progressive. But really honestly, this is the perfect game. The only thing that would make it better is a part 2. Again I don't understand how that one reviewer felt the controls were horrid, and someone else on touch arcade mentioned a similar experience, it's like someone saying they do t like ice cream because it taste like dog poo. I'm not saying everyone has to like ice cream, but I think most would agree that regardless it doesn't taste like dog poo? My advice is to delete- reinstall- power off and on again, because to say these controls are horrid is like saying white is black, so it's obvious you must have a bad install, also make sure you have enough memory, and by enough I mean I find the iPad functions far better with fewer apps and media opposed to the iPhone, which is strange? But iTunes, the AppStore, safari, all run and load up faster with the least amount of content and app that randomly access the web, wether you launch them or not. But anyway I hope that might help, doesn't hurt to try. Or good bye I should say. And I know MBHD it's actually like superstardust HD for the psp, but I just wanted to take a shot at what is a disgusting show of poor development by a big time dev Activision. Meteor blitz HD is officially the best duel stick arena shooter for the iPad. Geometry wars touch or whatever it was called, is probably the worst I have played yet control wise. But to this game, everything is clutch, Ds's have arrived on the iPad and it is a work of art, at least MBHD is. It looks and runs beautiful. I just have to thank the dev for taking time to make a functional HD game with no hiccups. Every single "HD" title from the big boys seems half hazard in some aspect of or another, slow frame rate, sticky controls, can't play your own music for pete's sake!!! Etc. Well I hope activation and the rest of the good for nothing money grubbing big companies take a close look at this game, "THIS IS WHAT HUMANS CALL A QUALITY GAME" and I say all the big name devs should look at how this game loosely( regardless of genre) because for a DSS to play correctly the controls have to be extremely precise more so than controls for almost any other genre, alley labs has done a magnificent job of developing a more than awesome duel stick for the iPad, if you had it on the iPhone "and I rarely say this" delete it and buy the HD version. No there is no new content, but just like real racing, they didn't spit on the iPhone version wipe it off with a dirty old rag and call it HD. They took the time to actually play the game, more less polish the living bejesus out of it, so not only do you get a beautiful game, but one you can actually play with the same precision and fluidity as the iPhone version. For those of you wondering about the feel when handling the iPad, it felt as natural as the iPhone IMO, but keep in mind for the life of me I don't see how ppl think the iPad is to heavy, someone said their arms hurt after playing real racing for awhile? Ok. But to me aside from sigma and and land air and sea warfare, both of which aren't even HD titles more less even universal, and only because I've played real racing to death, this is the best thing going for the iPad to date, so if you consider yourself more than a casual gamer, return your iPad if you don't get this game.
So addictive!
Wildor
I can't believe how addictive this game is! I thought I would give it a try since I never played it on the iPhone, and I played it for over an hour without realizing. A total adrenaline rush, and a ton of fun!
