''Super Stardust'' is a 1994 game developed by

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and published for the Amiga (

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) and

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. The game was ranked the 26th best game of all time by '' Amiga Power''. The CD32 version featured

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soundtracks composed by Nicklas Renqvist and Niko Nyman (

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). The game was ported to PC under the name ''Super Stardust '96''. ''Super Stardust'' is a sequel to '' Stardust''. An enhanced remake, entitled ''

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'', was released in 2007 for the

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and in 2008 for the PlayStation Portable and is available to download from the European and US

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. The next sequel, ''

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'', was released for the PlayStation Vita.

Reception

A '' Next Generation'' reviewer gave it one out of five stars, chiefly criticizing its nature as an ''

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'' clone, though he acknowledged that "the graphics are much more complex, the music is an added bonus, and the power-ups add a lot of spice ..." ''

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'' rated the game 90%, saying: "As polished ''Asteroids'' clones go, ''Super Stardust'' is untouchable. The graphics are extraordinary and the gameplay matches them."

References

External links

Team17's company website
1994 video games Amiga games Amiga 1200 games Amiga CD32 games DOS games Multidirectional shooters Team17 games Video games developed in Finland Housemarque games Multiplayer and single-player video games GameTek games {{arcade-stub