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AstroMenace for Windows, macOS and Linux

Hardcore 3D space scroll-shooter with spaceship upgrade possibilities.

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Spaceis a vast area, an unbounded territory where it seems there is roomfor everybody, but another force thinks differently. Hordes of hostilecreatures have crawled out from the dark corners of the universe,craving to conquer your homeland.Their force is compelling,their legions are interminable. However, humans wont give up withouta final showdown and have sent their best pilot to fight back. Thesemalicious invaders chose the wrong galaxy to conquer and you are toprove it! Go ahead and make these alien aggressors regret their insolence.
AstroMenacestands out with hardcore gameplay that absorbs you completely as yourepel the relentless attacks of diverse adversaries and dodge hails ofprojectiles. Throughout the game you will face many cunning opponents,each having unique tactics and strategies, and all trying to give youa rough time in their own peculiar way. So you’ll need quick-wits anda steady hand in order to evade their attacks and survive the onslaught.
Todemonstrate your pre-eminence against the growing forces of evil you willhave to constantly improve your ship and armaments. During battle, moneyis collected from the remains of enemy vessels and from minerals hiddeninside meteorites. Using this money you can purchase new weaponry andequipment from a diverse list. You can carry out the destruction withyour favorite guns, and switch them any time you like. Experiment ondifferent strategies against particular units!
What’smore, brave pilots can switch from arcade to simulation controlstyle, along with many other difficulty customisation features.Choose one of the 22 unique space ships to control, eachwith its own unique attributes.
AstroMenaceis graphically unique. The quality of animation along with specialeffects is stunning, and with all its picturesque backgrounds addingbrilliance to the visuals, the game is true eye-candy. The process ofcausing total annihilation has never looked so fascinating!
WithAstroMenace you will experience the most vivid vertically scrollingshooting experience available. With non-stop arcade fun,hardcore gameplay, and wonderfully crafted 3d graphics,give a crushing rebuff to the overwhelming alien’s forces andbecome a space hero, now!

AstroMenace is a 3D scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, developed and published by Russian independent game developer Viewizard. AstroMenace was added by Ugotsta in Jan 2020 and the latest update was made in Jan 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Jan 2020. It's possible to update the information on AstroMenace or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam. Astromenace-macosx-1.3.2.dmg is the frequent file name to indicate this program's installer. This free program can be installed on Mac OS X 10.6 or later. The most popular version of AstroMenace for Mac is 1.3. The application lies within Games, more precisely Action.

AstroMenace
Original author(s)Mikhail 'Viewizard' Kurinnoi
Initial releaseFebruary 20, 2007; 13 years ago
Stable release
1.4.1 / April 27, 2019; 19 months ago[1]
Repositorygithub.com/viewizard/astromenace
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux
Type
LicenseGPLv3 (source code)
CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)
Websiteviewizard.com

AstroMenace is a 3D scrolling shoot 'em uparcade game, developed and published by Russian independent game developer Viewizard.

List of package versions for project astromenace in all repositories.

History[edit]

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In 2006, Viewizard's developer Mikhail Kurinnoi began beta development of AstroMenace. The Windows version was offered for $14.95 as Shareware early access title, having a free downloadable test version. However, a Linux version was offered as donationware.[2]

After full release in February 2007,[3] Viewizard sold the Windows version directly from their website for $19.95.[4]

In October 2007, version v1.2 of the game's C++source code was released as free and open-source software under GPLv3.[5] A fork called OpenAstroMenace was started at Sourceforge.net. Some years later, Viewizard moved its own development to this fork by unifying both branches and making it the official version. Ports for other platforms were later developed, with Mac OS X and OpenPandora versions being released.[6] In 2016 the game's content was re-released under an open contentCC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons license.[7] In April 2018 some artwork with sources (.3ds render files) were released under the GPLv3 in their own repository.[8] Development continues on GitHub (as of November 2019).[1]

Gameplay

Gameplay[edit]

Astromenace Weapons Selection Screen
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The game features 13 levels, within which, money and experience points are earned by destroying enemy aliens, pirates, or meteorites. Using this money, the player can purchase from a selection of 22 ship types, 19 weapons, and 20 ship upgrades.

Reception[edit]

In December 2007 the UK magazine Linux Format rated AstroMenace with 8/10 credits.[9] In 2008 a Full Circle magazine review named Astromenace among a list of 'Top 5 space games'.[10] In a 2010 Unixmen.com review, the Linux version was received favourably, with them noting that the game was 'graphically unique. The quality of animation along with special effects is stunning [...] true eye-candy.'.[11] In 2011 Unixmen.com placed Astromenace as number one in their '19 Awesome Open Source Games for Linux' list.[12]Linux For You September 2009 ranked AstroMenace 4/5.[13]

Between 2007 and April 2020 the game was downloaded via Sourceforge.net over 47,000 times.[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ab'AstroMenace v1.4.1'. github.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^Michael Kurinnoy. 'Astromenace'. viewizard.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  3. ^Michael Kurinnoy (2007-02-20). 'AstroMenace Press Release'(PDF). Viewizard. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. ^Michael Kurinnoy (2007-08-01). 'buy now: astromenace'. viewizard.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  5. ^Michael Kurinnoy (2007-10-12). 'Astromenace source code 1.2'. viewizard.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  6. ^'astromenace'. repo.openpandora.org.
  7. ^Michael Kurinnoy (2016-01-25). 'openastromenace - models.pack is released under CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Updated glext.h file to version 20160114'. sourceforge.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  8. ^Michael Kurinnoy. 'astromenace-artwork'. github.com.
  9. ^Graham Morrison (December 2007). 'AstroMenace'. Linux Format (101). Overall 8/10, Gameplay: 9/10, Graphics: 8/10, Longevity: 7/10, Documentation 8/10
  10. ^Andrew Min (2008-06-01). 'Top 5 space games - Astromenace'(PDF). Full Circle Issue #14 page 34. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  11. ^M. Zinoune (2010-06-13). 'Astromenace- A 3D space shooter game for Linux'. unixmen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23.
  12. ^M. Zinoune (2011-02-07). '19 Awesome Open Source Games for Linux'. unixmen.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  13. ^'Linux-For-You-Issue-80'. Linux For You. 2009-09-01.
  14. ^'Download Statistics:All Files'. Sourceforge. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

External links[edit]

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