an Asteroids-clone. Basically, you jump to the cockpit of
a space ship, and burst through the space shooting
space rocks, asteroids. You collect some power up-bonuses
and slowly increase your firepower. You will encounter some
hazards during your mission such as evil aliens and strange
black holes. The Ultimate Steroids is 100% freeware.
The game features OpenGL accelerated 3d graphics,
sound and music, up to 10 weapon grades and up to 22 levels.
Balanced gameplay with beautiful rendered backgrounds and
colorful 3d graphics. There is also a support for two
players, either in a co-operation or in a competition.
In addition, the competition mode allows you to set
various game play settings.
Actually, there were 20 weapon grades available at first,
but we decided to “compress” them to 10. It balances the
gameplay better.
The Ultimate Steroids includes a mod player, and a directory
called Music. There is few mods shipped with the game
(see the credits), but the main idea is that you can use
your own mods (put them to the Music folder) to be played
in the game. There is room for 128 mods, and they must
be MOD, S3M or XM. If you don’t have any mods lying around,
the Mod Archive (www.modarchive.com) is a good place to
download some.
Another thing that really makes Ultimate Steroids enjoyable for me is how it manages to stay interesting even after playing it multiple times. Many games feel repetitive after a while, but here, the experience still feels fresh because of the small details and different ways you can approach the gameplay. As you continue playing, you naturally start improving and understanding the mechanics better, which makes everything feel more rewarding. I also appreciate the balance the game maintains—it’s not too difficult, but it’s not too easy either. You can play it casually for a short break or spend longer sessions without getting bored. That flexibility is one of the biggest reasons why I keep coming back to Ultimate Steroids. Overall, it’s the kind of game that doesn’t just entertain you for a moment, but actually gives you a consistently enjoyable experience every time you play.
