Worthy Upgrade – Meteor Blitz HD Review

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.
Review by CyberW@t on Meteor Blitz HD.