Super Stardust HD [Online Game Code - Full Game]

by Sony Computer Entertainment

Product Features

• Super Intense Action ? With superior technology, experience massive hordes of physically simulated enemies against your ship?s super powerful weapons and intense boss battles.
• Token Collectibles ? Destroy asteroids to collect tokens and extra ships, shields, antimatter bombs, points and weapon upgrades.
• Various Gameplay modes ? Contains single and multiplayer challenges with co-op and arcade play modes.
• High Definition Graphics ? Full next-generation 3D-textures with explosions, dust clouds and other similar effects at 1080p.
• Online Rankings ? See how your score compares against other players around the world.

Product Details

• Online Game Code: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.
• Note: Gifting is available after purchase via e-mail.
• ASIN: B002GP6WAO
• Release Date: June 27, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Product Description

Super Stardust HD for the PLAYSTATION 3 system is a fully updated version of the classic game Stardust. Your mission is simple: destroy everything in sight! Twelve years have passed by. The times have been peaceful and prosperous in the home solar system. The Professor is back for the most ultimate revenge. You must defeat his forces and save your home solar system from total annihilation. Five planets are under attack. Your destiny is to save the home solar system, yet again.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Shoot 'em Up on the PS3, October 11, 2009

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Raul G. "Raul G." (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Super Stardust HD [Online Game Code - Full Game] (Software Download)

Super Stardust HD is the first download game I purchased from the PSN Store over 2 years ago and it remains my most played PSN title. The reasons will be apparent to anyone who gives SSHD 5-minutes of playtime - amazingly refined controls, bright graphics, intense gameplay and a sky-high fun factor.

Instead of a traditional side-scrolling shooter, SSHD is a top-down shooter that takes place in orbit over various planets. Moving your ship in any direction is possible though ultimately you're just moving around the planet. Think Geometry Wars but with a larger scrolling map.

The objective of the campaign is to clear each planet of asteroids and other various types of enemies, ultimately fighting and end-boss and moving on. Various other game modes are available including Endless, where you keep destroying asteroids and enemies until you die; and a co-op multi-player mode is available for purchase as separate DLC.

Asteroids come in 3 varieties: rock, ice and gold. At your disposal are 3 different weapons which as you may guess specialize in destroying the different types of asteroids. As you destroy asteroids power-ups are dropped making your weapons stronger individually. Leveling up your weapons is key to surviving later levels where the action is intense and the entire screen full of asteroids and enemies. As you destroy large asteroids they break apart into smaller meteorites which spin-off in random directions. SSHD is a game that definitely takes advantage of the PS3s particle effects processing power, filling the entire planet atmosphere with spectacular effects and showering sparks from your weapons as you destroy enemies and asteroid alike.

Virtually infinite replay value is present in the form of simultaneous co-op multi-player, online leader boards and game modes like Endless. Some of the high scores posted from around the world are something that truly require masterful skill of the game.

The controls in SSHD are a high mark for simplicity and effectiveness. The left analog stick controls your ship while the right stick controls your weapons. Switch weapons with the L1 & R1 buttons and double tap R2 to use boost to quickly move away or smash through enemies and asteroids. Perfect.

SSHD is one of those rare gems where you feel that you've just gotten the deal of the year - $10 for a game of this quality is a rare thing. Take advantage and download this game!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for 3D TV owners, September 10, 2011

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Michael J. VanHorn (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Super Stardust HD [Online Game Code - Full Game] (Software Download)

Super Stardust is a fun Asteroids type with smooth and challenging game play and spiffy graphics. But it's when 3D mode is enabled that this game really comes into it's own. The overall sense of depth is amazing and the fireworks like explosions that come out of the screen will have you saying "wow" many times.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asteroids with double the 'steroids'., August 22, 2011

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Armando N. Roman (Hillsboro, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Super Stardust HD [Online Game Code - Full Game] (Software Download)

For some reason, I wasn't that impressed by the demo of Super Stardust HD when I tried it out last year. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for crazy shooting fun at the time, but when I was able to pick out my two free games after the PSN fiasco, I decided to give it another shot. After all, I wasn't losing anything. Good god did I get hooked on this one the second time around. Super Stardust HD is the best remake of Asteroids ever, whether or not if that's what it was trying to be. This is a beautiful game with booming audio, and truly feels like an arcade shooter, not just some wanna-be like so many others before it.

The game consists of a handful of planets to play through, with you controlling a ship that needs to blast huge chunks of rock, various aliens and other enemies that show up now and then. There are three different kinds of rock: regular rock, gold and ice. Your ship just so happens to have three different weapons: a rock blaster, gold melter and ice breaker. Additionally, the ship has a limited number of bombs that can be used to clear the area, and a boost feature that lets you escape danger for a second. A level is cleared when the key enemies have been taken out, and you'll earn power ups in the process. Upgrades for your weapons, extra bombs, a shield, extra lives, and more points. The game starts out easy enough, but everything gets frantic in no time, with enemies and rock pieces flooding the screen like it's going out of style. And of course there's a boss at the end of each world that requires some great reflexes and maneuvering if you're going to make it to the next stage.

One thing I love about this game is how you fly around the planet instead of being placed on the planet, scrolling from left to right. It makes it feel more like Asteroids coming back to where you were and having the pieces of rock still floating around until you've blasted them away. The three weapons you have are all unique, though most people tend to prefer the gold melter because it can save you when surrounded by enemies just by spinning around. It's kind of like the Proton Pack stream from Ghostbusters. The other two weapons are useful (they kind of have to be if they're all for specific kinds of rocks!), but I'd focus on upgrading the gold melter first. Saving bombs is a good idea too, as there are several portions to each planet, and if you use them all up on the first or second sections, you're toast when the later stages come up. The tiniest pieces of rock can take out your ship with one hit just like the big ones, and unless you have a shield, you might be restarting the level when you die once or twice on the first second.

I'm not saying this is a perfect game, but there's nothing bad I can say about it! It's cheap, has high replay thanks to the co-op modes, has one of the more competitive scoreboards out there, and is always fun even if you're just going to play for five minutes. Controls are simple since it's just a twin stick shooter, and nothing's ever complicated. If you're looking for a game to test your reflexes, go for Super Stardust HD. It's not one of those memorization games like Ikaruga, but more of a classic arcade shooter. Heck, let your parents give it a shot if they played Asteroids back in the day and see how they do!