astroCommander - Version 1.0, updated 2010-08-07
Require at least Android 1.6 / Donut.What it is
Save the earth from incoming asteroids and alien attacks.
Fight your way thou 100 levels with a boss on every 10 of them. The final boss will be involved in more then one encounter until the battle.
Collect coins on your way to upgrade weapons and buy extra lifes if needed. Check your rank on the online global hiscore list to see if you can beat your friends and everyone else out there fighting.
Will you win and protect the earth from destruction? Download it now and try, is't 100% free to play.
Fight your way thou 100 levels with a boss on every 10 of them. The final boss will be involved in more then one encounter until the battle.
Collect coins on your way to upgrade weapons and buy extra lifes if needed. Check your rank on the online global hiscore list to see if you can beat your friends and everyone else out there fighting.
Will you win and protect the earth from destruction? Download it now and try, is't 100% free to play.
Reviews
[2010-07-26] More Must-Try Android Games Mid-July 2010
[2010-07-24] Wochenendliche Android App This page is not in english, here is one translated with google.
[2010-07-17] Weekly App Roundup: Tricorder, XDA, AstroCommander
[2010-07-14] Octoba.net This page is not in english, here is one translated with google.
Latest blogs
1.0rc2 is out, a bit new..., 2010-08-07 01:24There we go, version 1.0rc2 is now out on the market. No saved data is changed so you can safely upgrade and resume your game in the new version.
As I wrote in the last blogpost there is not a lot for you as a player to notice about the upgrade.
But I stumble into some interesting stuff when I was browsing the developer pages. There is now an API for the backup manager (See code.google.com/android/backup/ for more info about that) and since it sounds like a nice feater it's now implanted in the game.
If you ever factory reset your phone, root and install a new rom, buying a new phone or just delete the game, all your hard work is gone... But now when the backup manager is in play, all you need is to download the game again from the market and all your saved data is magically back as if you never deleted it!
Please note that this feature is only available on phone running Android 2.2 using Google servers and having a backup transport on the device.
As I wrote in the last blogpost there is not a lot for you as a player to notice about the upgrade.
But I stumble into some interesting stuff when I was browsing the developer pages. There is now an API for the backup manager (See code.google.com/android/backup/ for more info about that) and since it sounds like a nice feater it's now implanted in the game.
If you ever factory reset your phone, root and install a new rom, buying a new phone or just delete the game, all your hard work is gone... But now when the backup manager is in play, all you need is to download the game again from the market and all your saved data is magically back as if you never deleted it!
Please note that this feature is only available on phone running Android 2.2 using Google servers and having a backup transport on the device.
Next version: Nothing new!, 2010-08-04 20:43Soon there will be a new version of astroCommander, 1.0rc2, the last in a long chain of beta releases. All releases after that will be deemed as full versions.
And the news in it? Absolutely nothing :)
Well, the truth is that it will of course contain some new stuff, but nothing that you as a player will notice. The gameplay will be exactly the same and all of your saved data will be intact when doing an upgrade.
It will have some internal changes as I try to clean it up a bit after all changes made to the source during the test period. The most important change for me is that it will send your upgrades when submitting/updating hiscores. With this data I will have a better view of where the coins are spent and if I notice anything wrong (From my calculated "normal game experience") the upgrades will have a tweak in version 1.0.
Due to the nature of how the hiscore data is stored on your phone and how the update works the upgrades will only be sent after you have got a new hiscore. This I hope will not be a big problem since most of you out there have an ongoing hiscore in your current game or start from a saved restart point and dont have that long to your hiscore from there.
And version 1.0 will be out not long after that. It depends on the amount of new data that I receive and if I need to act on it or not. So please break your hiscore and send it in asap when you install rc2, the faster I get your data the faster 1.0 will be there...
And the news in it? Absolutely nothing :)
Well, the truth is that it will of course contain some new stuff, but nothing that you as a player will notice. The gameplay will be exactly the same and all of your saved data will be intact when doing an upgrade.
It will have some internal changes as I try to clean it up a bit after all changes made to the source during the test period. The most important change for me is that it will send your upgrades when submitting/updating hiscores. With this data I will have a better view of where the coins are spent and if I notice anything wrong (From my calculated "normal game experience") the upgrades will have a tweak in version 1.0.
Due to the nature of how the hiscore data is stored on your phone and how the update works the upgrades will only be sent after you have got a new hiscore. This I hope will not be a big problem since most of you out there have an ongoing hiscore in your current game or start from a saved restart point and dont have that long to your hiscore from there.
And version 1.0 will be out not long after that. It depends on the amount of new data that I receive and if I need to act on it or not. So please break your hiscore and send it in asap when you install rc2, the faster I get your data the faster 1.0 will be there...
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Comments from Android Market
Jamot, 2011-11-15 Nice Nice game but not accilent i like it
Chris, 2011-11-05 Just in time for asteroid 2005 YU55 ... This game "ROCKS"!! Is fantastic on my LG Op. V. Simple and addictive with gr8 graphics & sound effects. Lite on internàl mem. too. A+
Jeff, 2011-10-30 Awesomely addictive!! Don't start playing this game before you plan to go to sleep because sleep won't happen. It is so addictive and fun, its tough to stop playing!
joshua, 2011-10-06 Excellent Smooth and sharp. No flaws. This dude needs to make more apps
Adam, 2011-09-20 Unreal gameplay and flawless graphics. Im lv 59 and its getting testy! Mike, u need to hone ur skills!
Bodo, 2011-09-11 Gutes Spiel. Erinnert, wie schon erwähnt an Missile Command. Für kostenlos absolut o.k.
MIKE, 2011-09-09 Can't acquire enough money fast enough for defense.
, 2011-09-01 There is no nag for buying the full version, think you talking about the wrong app. Cool game, can't wait to see the new boss.
Nicklas, 2010-07-25 There is no nag for buying the full version, think you talking about the wrong app. Cool game, can't wait to see the new boss.
ken, 2011-04-16 no good!
terry, 2011-04-15 Hours of fun. A great game. Works fine. No problems av all. X10mini pro. Thnx.
益群, 2011-04-03 很好玩的遊戲
Berto, 2011-03-28 Awesome on HTC EVO. Helps you to be alert as a defender.
makar, 2011-01-17 Poor collision detection and firing is unresponsive. Htv desire.
誠, 2010-12-22 本家より面白い!
誠, 2010-07-25 本家より面白い!
George, 2010-12-07 Don't like it....
Neko_Noskire, 2010-11-22 I hate this kind of game
Felipe, 2010-11-16 Great!!! Realmente bueno, y además gratuito y sin publicidad... ¿que más se puede pedir?
Jon, 2010-11-07 Fun! Free! Brings back that old Missile Commander experience. Lags a bit at higher levels. Rooted Ally.
Ray, 2010-11-05 Great!
aquarius, 2010-11-02 シンプルで楽しい!
Kevin, 2010-10-29 Cool this is!
Heather, 2010-10-24 Ok game. Nice graphics. Looks nice on the Vibrant, yet kinda boring.
Fabio, 2010-10-19 Un ottimo sparatutto, complimenti agli sviluppatori anche per l'utilissimo Multicon widget.
平, 2010-10-16 好玩^^
al, 2010-10-13 Неудобно стрелять!
dave, 2010-10-06 Pretty cool. Droid x
Jay, 2010-10-03 Fun free game. Works great on Droid X 2.2. Thanks for providing it!
Jay, 2010-09-23 Pretty cool game. It's the only one I have on the Droid. Nice graphics, runs well.
Felipe, 2010-09-29 Solid game. Simple and entertaining
Heiko, 2010-09-28 Gutes Gratis-Spiel. Remake des 30 Jahre alten Spiels Missile Command...
Cameron, 2010-09-24 This game is awesome! Not sure what could make it better
craig, 2010-09-22 Cracking game should earn money quicker
thomas, 2010-09-19 Why is this game being constantly opened when I haven't even run the game in 24 hours? Suspicious. Uninstalling
秀介, 2010-09-18 画像美しく、スマホ画面で遊ぶには丁度いい塩梅
jonasss, 2010-09-15 It gets really boring after..... 5 minutes...
David, 2010-09-10 Awsome
Mark, 2010-09-09 Pretty cool until you get to level 40....then the game lags badly.
Anonym, 2010-09-08 Macht süchtig
Justin, 2010-09-07 Great free game. Simple to play, but it starts to get hectic as the difficulty ramps up. Love it.
BENJIRY!, 2010-09-05 Just nice timekiller :)
Wayne, 2010-09-04 Excellent! !
寛明, 2010-09-03 完成度が高く、面白い! 日本語対応してほしい。
さく, 2010-09-03 (^^)d
Steve, 2010-08-30 Excellent, especially for a freebie!
Lasse, 2010-08-26 Nok det bedste og mest krævende spil jeg har spillet
Azad, 2010-08-26 Nice grafik.
Alex, 2010-08-22 Actually very fun. But why does it keep showing up as actively running when i havent used it in weeks? 1*ing.. and uninstalling
Alex, 2010-07-19 Actually very fun. 5* for cool features, upgrades, and interesting levels. Scoreboard is cool too, 13 and dropping lol
Alex, 2010-07-12 Actually very fun. 5* for cool features, upgrades, and interesting levels. Scoreboard is cool too, 6 and climbing :))
AZLl, 2010-08-21 Works great on my HTC legend.
James, 2010-08-19 Great game can't stop playing it.
ninjamunkee, 2010-08-15 Its killer..
逢平, 2010-08-12 好玩!到後面有難度"."
Jeff, 2010-08-10 Just an awesome game. Even more so because it's free!! Droid X
John, 2010-08-09 Really a greaT time waster... i wish it wasn't quite so stingy with the coins though... that does add a lot to difficulty
Henry, 2010-08-08 Fun...evo
T, 2010-08-08 Good game. Just wish it was easier to get upgrade $$, or maybe adjust difficulty.
ryan, 2010-08-07 finally a game worth keeping. good games are really hard to find in the market
Krzysztof, 2010-08-07 Grafika OK ale grywalnosc slaba
jeff, 2010-08-07 Does what it says
matt, 2010-08-07 Its solid. A basic game for sure, but it delivers what it promises.
Scott, 2010-08-07 Missile Command returns only better! Love it!
Christian, 2010-08-06 Fun, free game. Well done.
Eddie, 2010-08-06 Great game, very addictive, just no sound on streak
Kim, 2010-08-02 Addictive and enough lvls and changes to keep you entertained. Pretty graphics for what it is
albov, 2010-07-31 Чушь. Тупая и не интересная. Ракетами по астероидам... Бред ИМХО.
paul, 2010-07-30 Awsome game, very addictive :)
Justin, 2010-07-28 This one of the better games good graphics and smooth gameplay need more like it most of the games on the market are trash
Derek, 2010-07-27 Very good game. Fun fun
Leif, 2010-07-27 Fairly good worth a try evo
Glen, 2010-07-26 amazingly good grafics
jon, 2010-07-25 Its ok
Matthew, 2010-07-25 I would like money earned to be able to collect interest between levels & option to buy better interest rates. Love the gameplay, great grapics.
Дмитрий, 2010-07-25 Бред, тупо тачишь экран и всё
Samir, 2010-07-25 Good game worth to download
Aaron, 2010-07-25 Cool...except it keeps interrupting u and asking u to buy the pro version!!! How lame is that? When all it is, is a freaking flashing light!!!
Aaron, 2010-07-16 Cool game...my favorite.
Aaron, 2010-06-23 Cool game
Brent, 2010-07-25 Not mind blowing...hard to find a good game though. Worth the free trial
Rosko, 2010-07-25 Frustrating and flawed gameplay.
David, 2010-07-25 Sympathique.
Chris, 2010-07-25 Great graphics and gameplay. Best version of missile command on Android... and free! Credit to dev for app2sd
Cornelio, 2010-07-22 Very fun game. Great graphics, solid gameplay and loads of fun on my moto droid
Matt, 2010-07-21 Would get 5* if it didn't lag after level 40
Miles, 2010-07-20 Really fun, but I have yet to get past level 10. Not enough coins to really have upgrades be worthwhile.
micah, 2010-07-19 The game would be far better if the ratio of money was higher so that you could upgrade fast enough to keep up with the increased difficulty.
Chris, 2010-07-19 Very addictive
josh, 2010-07-19 Good game moto Droid
Justin, 2010-07-19 Best Missile Command clone I think I've ever played. Evo.
Dan, 2010-07-17 Awsome... works great... very responsive... Droidx
Dish, 2010-07-17 Too good... I am supposed to be at work!
Jason, 2010-07-17 awesome! froyo droid smooth as butter and loads of fun
Jeff, 2010-07-17 Awesome game. Free but worth money.
Mark, 2010-07-17 Excellent app w/ great graphics and leveling system. Better than many paid apps.
Shane, 2010-07-15 Fun program but a little easy to beat now
joe, 2010-07-14 Great game fun distraction
Joerg, 2010-07-13 Very cool game!
myron , 2010-07-13 Doesnt save like the upgrade says on Droid but still fun to play
myron , 2010-07-13 Like the game play but you don't earn enough coin to buy the options. Also what's with like 4 coins going up top after each round but only counting 2
Don't Be Stupid, 2010-07-13 Good game. Could you make a version of Sinistar or Moon Patrol?
Irfan, 2010-07-13 Very cool game.
mike, 2010-07-13 So, much fun. Plus, new features almost weekly. Keep up the good work.
Dave, 2010-07-12 Awesome game, great graphics and frame rate and just plainold fun. Moto droid needs more games with quality standards like this?
Alex, 2010-07-12 Actually very fun. 5* for cool features, upgrades, and interesting levels. Scoreboard is cool too, 6 and climbing :))
Alex, 2010-08-22 Actually very fun. But why does it keep showing up as actively running when i havent used it in weeks? 1*ing.. and uninstalling
lamart, 2010-07-11 Bof, vraiment pas terrible...
Edgar, 2010-07-11 Koo game blood. Mytouch
TheLameGamer, 2010-07-11 Please make paid version rather than donate.
Kasch Litai, 2010-07-10 Updated missile command not too bad but not that original either
Eric, 2010-07-09 Great game.
hugo, 2010-07-09 Nice
Loren, 2010-07-07 This is one of the better games I've played on Android. Which isn't saying much but either way this is a good game thank you. Nice graphics. HTC EVO
Billy, 2010-07-04 becoming the best game on Android! Ratio of difficulty increase to ability to upgrade weapons is slightly off,not enough money given at level ends!
Billy, 2010-06-21 Really good but quite hard.needs a little bit of work. Could do with some new additions like weapon power ups!
Andrew, 2010-07-02 Nice game & concept. Works smoothly!
Tim, 2010-07-01 Great game. Love the constant updates and new features.
Philipp, 2010-06-30 Slow. Tattoo
Tom, 2010-06-29 graphics are okay
Stefan, 2010-06-28 I like it
john, 2010-06-28 Overheats just a little two much I think
Anders, 2010-06-28 Ikke noget at skrive hjem om
jptoys_ins, 2010-06-28 Good game !
barrie, 2010-06-28 Excellent game indeed but would get 5 star if you could upgrade weapons.... good work
najy76, 2010-06-25 v0.92 bug Su tattoo prende un solo punto di lancio.
Aaron, 2010-06-23 Cool game
Aaron, 2010-07-25 Cool...except it keeps interrupting u and asking u to buy the pro version!!! How lame is that? When all it is, is a freaking flashing light!!!
Gregory, 2010-06-21 De quoi passer le temp x10
Joe, 2010-06-20 Great old school missile defense game!! Retro gamers will like it.
Alex , 2010-06-20 Really cool game fun and hard
Cary, 2010-06-20 Addictive!!! Smooth high resolution graphics. Awesome game. Needs more levels and more ships and options but this developer is bringing iPhone quality
Charlie, 2010-06-20 Bon jeu, bien réalisé
Chance, 2010-06-20 Needs a mute setting, otherwise pretty fun
Daniel, 2010-06-20 Topklass
perry, 2010-06-20 Works well.
Jerry, 2010-06-20 Great game with good graphics , only how can u turn off the sound ?
William, 2010-06-20 Fun game with cool visuals! Works great EVO!
steve, 2010-06-20 Lots of fun. Cool graphics. I want more