Terra Lander Remastered

Not my kind of game. Gameplay don't touch anything, land safely on the pad for each level.

This game reminds me of a 1980s game called Thrust, saw it and thought got to get this. It is exactly how I remember Thrust back in the day. I read a user comment who said it goes from ok to too difficult. I agree. I am on the 5th level (I think) and you start off with guns on the side then drop down to a cavern on your right. There are way too many guns shooting so your best bet is to shoot at the walls hoping the rebounds go in line of guns and destroy them. Even so you have to stay hoovering away from the walls which at start are very narrow, then just when you get through you have even more guns shooting at you but there are too many enemy bullets passing and rebounding off the walls just waiting to get you from behind (sort of). I have spent way too long on this level so its just got me where I leave the game and come back a few days later. It feels like the levels went from 1 to 100! Still a good game but just too difficult too quick, it makes you feel totally defeated instantly into the game. Still I`m going buy the 2nd one anyway. Recommended.

Could be fun if you didn't restart from the beginning when you loose all lives.

https://youtu.be/I9uO2u1aaUs Original or remaster this version of moon lander game doesn't have the basics locked down to build it's new elements upon.

This is a very fun game with a very Retro / Thrust / Lunar Lander characteristic from back in the day. Taking a gentle nod towards Space Odyssey 2001 with it's background music from the trip to the moon and sound effects, you are challenged to get your lander to the landing platforms without crashing into the environment or getting obliterated by enemy cannons. The graphics are colourful with fauna and vector based landscapes that have hazards around every corner. Guide your lander with precision using it's four directional thrusters, taking advantage of gravity and momentum to use as little fuel as possible. Levels get progressively more difficult quite quickly, so keep your whits about you as you improve your high score to the top of the leader board. All in all, a very fun game that'll keep you busy for hours.

Picked this up cheaply as I'm a longtime fan of the old classics like Thrust on the ZX Spectrum. Oddly the demo works perfectly on one of my laptops, a Ryzen 5 3600U based one, but the full game won't launch at all, the screen goes black and then it crashes back to Steam. Reinstalling doesn't help. It does, however, run on my other laptop, an i5 10400 system with an RTX 3050, and plays really nicely. It's not the best game in the world, it doesn't set out to be, but it's extremely playable and will doubtless bring back memories for oldies like myself. The graphics do their job, the sound and music are good, and the dual stick controls work well. Worth picking up for quick bouts of play, especially if it's on offer.