Reviewer: Dos-Games-Online
Just about everybody has played Asteroids in their life, haven't they? Well, if you're one of the few that haven't, the point of the game is to shoot asteroids (giant space rocks) with your spaceship, and not allow asteroids or alien ships/bullets to hit you.
Now here we have Sirius, pretty much like the other Asteroids games, except for one major thing: The point of view is amazingly different! Instead of looking down at the entire playing field, you are now on a horizontal level and the ship and asteroids are right in front of you, in 3-D!
Due to such a major deviation from traditional Asteroids, the experience has changed a lot even though the core gameplay is almost identical. It's a little bit harder to aim and to navigate your ship in the right direction. To compensate for this extra challenge, your ship is now a lot stronger, and it can take several hits before being destroyed (compared to the usual one hit).
With all that in mind, this is a game to remember. Worth a download just to see it, even if you don't care much for Asteroids or similar games.
Reviewer: Obnublior
This revolutionary 3-D space shooter has taken the game play of Asteroids to a whole new dimension. Fans of the Asteroids game will likely have a great time navigating this different development of the genre, and those unfamiliar with the previous game enjoy it as well. As a 3-D DOS game, it is surprisingly advanced for its time.
As early 3-D games go, the controls are acceptable, although people hoping for smooth, easy game play will be sorely disappointed. It’s a rather challenging game, and while the graphics are good for its time, it would have been much more enjoyable if the game had been created with more attention to the game play aspect rather than the 3-D graphics.
The camera often makes the asteroids and spaceships you’re supposed to be shooting at difficult to see, but it usually doesn’t cause too many problems. For an early game, it was certainly ahead of its time, and any shortcomings can be easily overlooked.
The game is very interesting in itself, being sort of a transition between 2-D gaming and 3-D gaming, and it’s very well made. It’s easy to spend far longer than you probably should playing an early game, and it’s almost as addicting as the original Asteroids. Within the game, you can see how games like this evolved over time into the advanced space shooters of today.
If you were looking for a good, early game to occupy your time, or just need a reminder of the ‘good old days’ of gaming, this game would be perfect for you. If you have an old computer that won’t run the newer space shooters, this should fill the void quite nicely, and can be a bit of a history lesson as well.
In terms of graphics, the ships and asteroids are fairly simple, although the terrain is surprisingly detailed. The developers seem to have made an effort to reproduce quality terrain, complete with mountains and bodies of water, things rarely given proper attention in later games.
People frustrated with Asteroids, finding it too difficult, will be happy to know that these developers have given the ship more health, making it far less catastrophic if you miss a ship or two, or aren’t quite as good of a pilot as you’d like to be. The controls are a bit difficult, though; so don’t be surprised if you get GAME OVER a few times.
Overall, a fun game, ahead of its time in graphics and game play, and a welcome twist on an old classic that kept people occupied for hours. A good find, and completely worth it.
Download Sirius (sirius.zip)
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