Dreamstars for Windows

By Jai Shaw
Trial version
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Download.com staffJune 16, 2015

Although it possesses its share of pluses, this Asteroids remake also has several downsides. Before you can begin playing Dreamstars, you must build a customized space vessel by choosing from engines, fins, rudders, and weapons. However, we opted to just have the game design a ship for us until we got the hang of what each component adds. Your simple goal in Dreamstars is to shoot the incoming asteroids and enemies to move on to the next level. We thought the game could be a bit easier to control; not only did we have a tough time maneuvering our ship, but it took us quite awhile and a trip to the help files to even figure out how to fire. Therefore, it's unfortunate you can't reconfigure the keyboard or choose to play with your mouse. Graphically, Dreamstars is better than many similar games we've seen, and the explosions looked particularly good to us. The intriguing music sets the proper tone, but it also created a huge problem. When we exited the game, the soundtrack kept playing and wouldn't even stop after uninstallation, forcing us to shut down our PC. Still, if you like Asteroids and have plenty of patience, you might enjoy this program.