Close Approach for Windows

Used Close Approach for Windows?

Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJune 16, 2015

This confusing space shooter needs a more user-friendly operation scheme before we can call it a truly compelling game. In Close Approach, your simple task is to destroy an asteroid, which breaks into smaller and smaller pieces the more you shoot it. The game lets you command your ship from the first-person view, but we initially had problems even figuring out how to play. No matter whether we tried maneuvering our spacecraft with the mouse or the keyboard, the game kept tell us we weren't inside the containment field. After some wrangling, we eventually got to the point where we could blast away at the asteroids and began to enjoy ourselves. For a game that consumes only 2MB, Close Approach has decent music and graphics, but its feature set may be its strongest point. You can customize the game by choosing the difficulty level, setting the graphics quality, specifying ship movement style, and disabling the audio. Although its learning curve may be a little too steep for casual gamers, more experienced folks might find this program worth a try.

Close Approach for Windows

Used Close Approach for Windows?

Explore More

Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: February 10, 2004

Latest update: June 16, 2015

Version: 2.03

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 95
Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 43,959

Downloads Last Week: 0

Report Software

Program available in other languages

Descargar Close Approach

Last Updated

User Reviews

2.3/5

3 User Votes

Very Hard To get a feel for it
laythssApril 7, 2006
Pros
May Be that is the challange... But I realy was not impressed
Cons
Too hard to get a feel for the controls...get boaring so quickly
Summary
Great game and really 3D
February 19, 2004
Pros
Cons
Summary
It takes a while getting used to controlling a ship to move in any direction. Mouse control is nice, and combined with using the left (Q) and right (W) side thrust/strafe it is great for dodging enemy fire.
I wasn't much impressed
lake_atop_mountainFebruary 13, 2004
Pros
Cons
Summary
Yes, it's inexpensive, but very hard nearly impossible to play. It's real hard to get a feel for the battlefield. You want cheap, try Acceleron -- now THAT was a bargain (at $2.95)!

Developer’s Description

By Abstract Worlds

Destroy the asteroids before they reach the Earth in this 3D shooter.